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Three’s a charm
If Toy Story 3 had sprung, Slinky Doglike, from any creative think tank besides Pixar Animation Studios, it might be considered a classic. As is, it’s a good sequel to the 1999 Toy Story 2 and the 1995 original. After a rather shrill and conventional first half, ...
‘The Departed’ beer dinner
The timing couldn’t be better. The Alamo
Drafthouse’s series, Hot Takes & Remakes, is a bizarre and beautiful
collection of 30ish movies — some revered, some...
A fun, fierce and frivolous political act
Tuesday, Oct. 13 marks the halfway point for TCM’s Women Make Film series — easily the cinematic highlight of 2020 — and the premiere...
‘Nothing to do with death, everything to do with life’
How do you sum up a life in 500 words? That’s the problem Bruce Weber, veteran obituary writer for the New York Times, faces...
When talent and influence aren’t enough
Everyday Sunshine tells the sometimes tragic, often-funny story of Fishbone, a band from Los Angeles that influenced many, yet never found a way to mainstream success...
Perry gets serious
It’s dated, theatrical and overthe-top. In the 35 years since the play’s premiere, it still doesn’t cut black men a lot of slack...
The shame of a nation
The year was 1978, and
China’s future did not look promising. The country had survived wars,
depression and famine, plus a cultural revolution was taxing the...
More suspense from ‘Whiteout,’ please
Here's a really cool idea for a film: you're a U.S. Marshal working at a United States research facility in Antarctica, helping keep the peace. Like a campus cop, your primary job is dealing with drunks and minor thefts, but you're hoping that a major crime will ...
