Queen at Sea ends on the sort of abrupt note that demands consideration of why what we’ve just seen is significant enough to merit climaxing the entire movie on.
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Animals
Action stars grab the wheel before relinquishing their grip over the genre.
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Toil Trouble
The Ford/Hill Project and Pre-Existing Condition can be interpreted as companion pieces.
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La Finsh
There should be a name for an unclear ending.
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CoHorTing
A sizable subset of Colleen Hoover’s audience view her work as trashy smut.
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Something Wicked
What’s the role of witchcraft in The Crucible and Macbeth?
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Shorties
60 minutes or less is all the rage for the start of the 2026-2027 theater season.
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You Can See
There’s dramaturgy.
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Goob
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s unlikely combination of personality and artistry has falsely emboldened his fellow goobers into believing they can reach his pinnacle.
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Of Our Life
Dave Malloy’s Three Houses and Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn remain my favorite show and movie about COVID.
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