The Post – My mini-film review of The Post that follows is biased. Let me explain how and why. First, it was my birthday and I invited friends to join me for a matinee and post-film discussion.
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I, Tonya – I must confess, I entered the theater to see I, Tonya with conservative expectations and a liberal curiosity.
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Wonder Woman – First, let me go on record, that both Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot were snubbed by the Academy and other award-issuing guilds and media, not for the fact that the film was the third highest-grossing movie domestically for 2017,
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The Big Sick – First, one of my favorite film genres is a well-made romantic comedy. Base it on real life events and as a memoir-writer I appreciate the
story-telling even more.
Get Out – Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, in which he also wrote the screenplay, is a hybrid of genres, part horror film, suspense thriller, dystopian satire, social commentary about race, dysfunctional romantic dramedy, and “meet the parents road trip.”
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