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Posted on November 26, 2019 at 8:00 am
My favorite Thanksgiving movies are the delightful “What’s Cooking?” and “Pieces of April.” What’s Cooking? is a peek at the Thanksgiving celebrations of four families celebrating Thanksgiving with all of the secrets, drama, longing for approval, and, yes, gratitude and love we all face at this time of year. The cast includes Julianna Margulies, Dennis …
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Posted on November 25, 2019 at 5:11 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language, sexual references, and drug material |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and non-explicit situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Murder mystery with graphic and disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
November 26, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
February 24, 2020 |
You know those murder mysteries where a big rich family all gathers in a big gothic house and someone gets killed and everyone has a motive and we get a bunch of red herrings (often the initial suspect is the second murder victim) and then the detective gathers everyone in the drawing room at the …
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Posted on November 24, 2019 at 8:00 am
My friend and fellow critic Scout Tafoya has written my favorite piece of movie criticism I’ve read in a long time. I have mixed feelings about Martin Scorsese’s new epic film, “The Irishman,” but the part I liked best is exactly what he describes here. Fear of death and refusal of old age in movie-making …
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Posted on November 23, 2019 at 3:08 pm
The Ringer picks out some of Martin Scorsese’s most striking — and most influential shots.
Posted on November 22, 2019 at 8:04 am
“The Good Place” is my favorite show, and I love the way it grapples with the deepest questions of existence in a sophisticated and nuanced but remarkably accessible (and funny and endearing) way. What does it mean to be a good person? Why should we try to be good? What do we owe each other? …
Continue reading “The Good Class: Television’s Best Show Takes Us to School, This Time Literally”
