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“She’s created a dialogue, even a dialectic, of what kind of power identity has.”
“She’s created a dialogue, even a dialectic, of what kind of power identity has.”
“The series may not be as wild and crazy as its earlier and edgier self, but the even strain continues to fit neatly with the theme of maturation.”
“The thing about Vinyl is that, if it was good, the series would be a lot more fun to watch.”
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“As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
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“Triple 9 probably won’t go down as one of the great heist films on par with Die Hard or The Italian Job, but it might.”
“It’s a touching depiction of a bond between sisters, but it doesn’t really create such a bond with viewers.”
“Kiki is not the documentary that will prompt mass change or acceptance of fringe LGBTQ culture, but it doesn’t have to be.”
“Racism is, of course, the defining issue of discrimination in the O.J. case, but the show never lets us forget the misogyny which also haunts its characters.”
“The Witch does for the woods what Jaws did for the ocean. They’re ruined for you.”
“With the series and its central quartet now nearing a more fulsome sense of adulthood, the great delight in Season Five’s debut is in how thoroughly it revels in being a television show.”
“The pilot’s structure resembled a vinyl record by being circular. The follow-up resembles one because there’s a hole in the middle.”
“Kate Plays Christine finds itself at the at intersection of reality and performance art, but no matter how fabricated the precursor, the emotional core remains intact and exceptionally powerful.”
“Did we really need another Purge film? Probably not, but did we need another film where Frank Grillo kicks ass? Yes. Absolutely yes.”
“Like a drunken boxer shoving people outside of a nightclub, Gibney’s loud mouth is supported by his ability to knock you out.”
“Profoundly funny, shocking, sad and ultimately inspiring, Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq is the rude awakening that America needs to get its shit together.”
“Kurosawa possesses an almost supernatural ability to control his audience. “