Politics and Destiny

On June 11, 2019June 15, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

When analyzed together, a handful of movies released in May take viewers on a trek from the political to the metaphysical.

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I Told You So (Not)

On June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Well…

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Men on Grass, a Souvenir

On June 7, 2019June 10, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Four movies, three one-liners, and one discursive paragraph:

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To Win a Tony

On June 3, 2019June 15, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Happy Tony Awards week!

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Reflecting and Responding

On May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Over the last two days, we covered how horror movies both reflect AND respond to generational fears, most recently the 21st century’s climate crisis.

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An Intermezzo Aside to the Climate

On May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Speaking of reviving horror tropes relevant to the zeitgeist’s current discourse:

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A Slaughterhouse Indeed

On May 29, 2019May 31, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Will 2019 be remembered as the dawning of the Climate Movie Epoch?

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Mean?

On May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Another op’nin’, another…exploitation of child labor?

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‘The Third Wife’

On May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Pair The Third Wife with Working Woman in a “trapped by the patriarchy” double feature of 2019 theatrical releases.

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‘The Professor’

On May 23, 2019May 24, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

How many years has it been since we last saw Johnny Depp’s mug, up on that big screen, unvarnished underneath gobs of Hollywood effects–from practical makeup to CGI spectacle?

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