I Don’t Want To Go Back To the Movies Yet
There’s been a lot of handwringing in the news about moviegoers’ failure to return to cinemas when they rolled out Tenet and Mulan earlier this month. As a critic,…
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Turns out I’m not alone in hating ‘The Notebook’
(CNN) Recently, I wrote a piece about how classic movies we once loved can disappoint us in hindsight. As a critic, I get lots of feedback, especially…
‘I Am Woman’ review: Helen Reddy biopic stars stellar leading lady
Watching this biopic about the creator of an iconic feminist anthem, I wondered what singer Helen Reddy makes of the one we’re loving in 2020: Cardi B’s “WAP.”…
Have Covid-19 test results, will travel
(CNN) — After our summer of housebound limbo, a handful of international travel options are finally opening back up, with conditions.So how do you meet the Covid-19 safety…
‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: Charlie Kaufman, master of psychological horror?
The title suggests a joke about director/writer Charlie Kaufman’s reliably baffling third acts. But this Netflix release is an adaptation of Iain Reid’s acclaimed 2016 novel…
Colon cancer survivor says it’s time to take the disease seriously
In a year that has already brought so much tragedy and loss, Chadwick Boseman’s death at age 43 seems unthinkably cruel and unfair. How could such a…