Have we seen the end of motion pictures as we knew them?
John Anderson
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Catholicism gave ‘The Godfather’ gravitas. Why didn’t it redeem ‘The Godfather III’?
The last movie in his “Godfather” trilogy was critically eviscerated when it debuted, and “The Godfather: Coda, The Death of Michael Corleone” seems a last-ditch effort to redeem the film.
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Netflix’s ‘Mank’ is an old Hollywood tale of hubris—fueled by Scotch
There is no way not to see “Mank” as a tale of self-destruction and professional suicide.
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Review: Aaron Sorkin’s new Netflix film ‘Chicago 7’ is like the ‘The Mid-West Wing’
That “Chicago 7” is turning up on Netflix at this precise moment is no accident, the moment being serious.
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Review: Flannery O’Connor meets Quentin Tarantino in Netflix’s ‘The Devil All the Time’
“The Devil All the Time” is a story of fathers and sons, serial killers, religious frauds and fundamentalist lunatics.
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Review: ‘Personal History of David Copperfield’ takes a micro approach to a classic
“Copperfield” on the page or on the screen is a moral fable, the story of a boy growing into a moral man
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Review: ‘Fatima’ scores a point for faith by exploring doubt
‘Fatima,’ gives both the innocent faithful and the innocently faithless their due.
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‘Flannery’ profiles one of literature’s miracles
“Flannery” is an apologia for O’Connor but, like any good defense, it takes the position that she doesn’t need one.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Hilary Mantel’s case against St. Thomas More
Mantel’s portrait of More is of a self-serving whiner with a death wish. But what must always be remembered is that she is creating fiction.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Hannah Gadsby isn’t doing comedy
One of the basics of comedy is the element of surprise, and Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” surprised us by not being comedy.