Unforgettable is like a soft-core porno without the sex scenes.
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Author: Steven Strauss
THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN (Jared Moshe)
For anyone who’s ever wondered why the legendary Peter Fonda hasn’t appeared in more movies of late, his performance in The Ballad of Lefty Jones provides a pretty conclusive answer: Over the years, his acting talents may have just dried up as much as the desert that serves as the setting for this deliberately old-fashioned western.
One Door Closes…
For those who believed that John Oliver’s recent treatment of Dustin Hoffman during their now-infamous Q+A would scare away others from booking the former for similar public conversations, I always maintained that any cancellations would be more than made up for by these sorts of sociopolitical-entertainment events:
QUEST (Jonathan Olshefski): Familyhood
For those who view the idea of making a movie as a daunting quest, the documentary Quest serves as yet another reminder that all one needs is camera equipment and life itself.
Anna Ziegler’s Impressive Double-Edged Sword
Anna Ziegler earned the privilege of two prominent off-Broadway theatre companies simultaneously staging a duo of her new plays this winter.
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NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES (N.E.R.D.)
Slipping in just under the calendar year wire, NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES is one of 2017’s best albums.
PRESSURE (Jeezy)
Pressure stands as a testament to the fact that Jeezy still goes hard as fuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh.
PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS: A Transatlantic Journey (To Another Website)
People, Places & Things will go down as one of this theatre season’s very best shows.
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ARTHUR MILLER: WRITER (Rebecca Miller)
Rebecca Miller is a consummate filmmaker, known as an independent darling for such films as The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, and Maggie’s Plan.
JUST GETTING STARTED (Ron Shelton)
Morgan Freeman is to geriatric group comedies as Liam Neeson is to offspring-rescuing action movies. Which is to say, they’re the goddamn masters of each.
Write All Nite 