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A Reel Observed

Joe Donaldson

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When an artist stops doing the thing you love them for, it’s hard to reconcile to them. Hereditary and Midsommar remain two of my favorite horror movies of recent years, and to see Ari Aster turn away from the genre hurts. I never watched B...

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Retconning the Good

Well, it’s almost over.

Stranger Things is about to end. Even as a fan, I, for one, am glad.

For years, the show felt like someone made it for me, as it had so many things I enjoy. It felt at times like the whimsical big-budget fantasy of...

5 months ago
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Nietzsche and Santa

John Hughes is the master of holiday movies, from the classic Planes, Trains, and Automobiles to his Christmas masterpieces. He wrote the screenplays for Home Alone and Home Alone 2, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. In truth, he i...

5 months ago
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Unprotected and Illequipped

Zach Cregger is on a hot streak.

In 2022, he burst onto the scene as a writer and director with the unexpectedly superb Barbarian, which became a critical and commercial success. Set in Detroit, the film quickly endeared itself to me with...

9 months ago

Slowing Down, Paying Attention

“I’m always last to see the beauty I inhabit.”
-Leif Enger

We humans are terrible at diagnosing our own problems. Sometimes we feel terrible without explanation, until someone points out what should have been obvious. This is no surprise...

10 months ago
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