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On the Rocks

October 20, 2020

Sweet and frothy, this likeable re-meet of Bill Murray and Sophia Coppola goes down easy.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7

October 14, 2020

Of course it’s delightful to get to watch a snappy courtroom drama, offering some terrific actors, all getting a chance to shine, but, as he often does, Aaron Sorkin has a lot more on his mind.

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David Byrne’s American Utopia

October 13, 2020

A gift that keeps on giving, this filmed version of the Broadway smash couldn’t hit home screens at a better time.

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The War With Grandpa

October 9, 2020

Among the so many other things I don’t understand lately is why they’re opening this one “in theaters only”.

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The Glorias

September 29, 2020

Why can’t we have a movie about our female icons that’s even half as exhilarating as they are?

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A Rainy Day In New York

September 29, 2020

In his new autobiography, Woody Allen insists, several times, he is an ordinary guy who makes ordinary movies. This, his latest, proves him right. At least for the movie part.

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The Artist’s Wife

September 23, 2020

What could have been just another one of those “wife” stories gets a bit more interesting than we might have expected.

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Kajillionaire

September 22, 2020

Miranda July’s newest is deft, but disappointing.

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Coastal Elites

September 9, 2020

I owe Paul Rudnick an apology. While I was complaining he wasn’t posting his gloriously acerbic tweets enough, he was shaping this series of monologues about life as it is now, reminding us with a poignant hilarity, we are not alone.

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Mulan

September 3, 2020

Now, this is my kind of Superhero movie. Disney’s live action remake is more than Marvel-ous, it’s a sweeping, inspirational and beautifully made film, one any family can and should enjoy.

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