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What makes stories stick? We’ll explore where film, TV, and books meet; review films; discuss characters and choices that work (or don’t); highlight interviews; and challenge stereotypes, especially about gender and disability.
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Dec 23, 2022
Review: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
The best kind of reimagining, this stop-motion film transforms a familiar tale into a…
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Aug 26, 2022
Review: “Emily the Criminal”
Aubrey Plaza is riveting as a woman who dips into credit card fraud in…
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Aug 20, 2022
Review: “Prey”
This prequel flips the script on the “Predator” franchise with a fierce, intelligent…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Jan 27, 2022
Review: “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power”
This 2022 Sundance documentary from director Nina Menkes…
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Feb 11, 2022
Review: “Leonor Will Never Die”
This winsomely offbeat adventure from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival…
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Feb 13, 2022
Review: “I Didn’t See You There”
This Sundance 2022 documentary offers a nuanced and empathetic look…
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Aug 24, 2021
Review: “CODA”
This Sundance award-winning drama is a coming-of-age story that speaks from the heart
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Nov 13, 2020
Review: “Rebecca”
The only ghosts in Netflix’s take on this Gothic classic are the suspense and…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Oct 10, 2020
Retrospective Review: “Private Benjamin” at 40
Goldie Hawn’s society princess was never meant to be…
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Nov 22, 2019
Review: “Frozen 2”
The filmmakers craft an ultimately satisfying story of more mature themes for an
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