latest ARTICLES by jordan
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Media, Movies, ReviewReview: The Invisible Man–Gaslighting: The Movie–Is a Worthy Thriller
There’s a playbook for movies like this year’s first big-name thriller, The Invisible Man. Following their doubts, an abused partner…
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Media, Movies, ReviewRaw, Funny, Vulnerable, “Charm City Kings” is a Triumph for Black Boyhood
Film marketing is a quagmire. On one hand are trailers that tell too much of a movie, too often revealing…
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Media, Movies, Review“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” Sequel Continues Teen Rom-Com Perfection
In its debut, the book-turned-film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was an unexpected hit in its Netflix debut…
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Media, Movies, ReviewReview: Harley Quinn and the Pips is Fun, and a Letdown
The challenge of Birds of Prey — DC’s newest hero film featuring antihero Harley Quinn — was to decouple its…
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Literature, ReviewAli Wong’s ‘Dear Girls’ Is Better Than Your Typical Comedian Money Grab
There’s a standard formula for this. A comedian begins to take off, seemingly rising out of nowhere to become the…
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Media, Movies, ReviewReview: ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Underscores “Unnecessary” Can Still Be Fun
Where you stand on a third installment of the Bad Boys franchise was probably revealed mere seconds after learning its…
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Media, Movies, ReviewReview: “Like a Boss” is a Disappointing Abuse of Talent
In a rare sighting of a genuine comedy (separate here from romantic comedies), it was easy to be excited for…
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Media, Movies, ReviewReview: Cats Sense Doesn’t Make Any I Recover Never May Not
To get it out the way: Cats is the worst film of 2019. The bizarre musical-turned-movie is a lucid fever…
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Editorials, Features, Literature, Review‘The Science of Rick and Morty’ Wants to Inspire You
Cartoon Network has an animated phenomenon on its hands with Rick and Morty. Created by Dan Harmon (think Community) and…
