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Formidable: Review of ‘The Whale’

The Whale is probably the most formidable entry in the 2023 Oscars, though it has not been nominated for best film. In this film adaptation of Samuel Hunter’s one-act play, the circumstances that lead to a reclusive, massively obese man giving writing lessons online...

“The Kings of the World” (“Los Reyes Del Mundo”)

Armed with a piece of paper, a government notice informing one of them that he has inherited a parcel of land in a distant province, five young friends from the mean streets of a Colombian city, go off in search of Utopia. In a journey filled with encounters both...

Overrated: Review of ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’

The "message" of this film is that, hey, your world is is still the best of all possible worlds. “Everything Everywhere…” brings the viewer through a series of parallel universes in which Evelyn, played by Michelle Yeoh, and her dysfunctional family are jumbled up...

Rereading a Classic: Review of City of Quartz by Mike Davis

A rereading of "City of Quartz" by the recently departed Mike Davis is necessary to appreciate how brilliant it is, with insights dripping from every page, delivered in writing that is beautiful in its smoldering anger. Who else could convey, by invoking the metaphor...