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Daily Archives: August 18, 2023
Documentary Review: Meet the “Canary” in the Coal Mine of the Climate Crisis — Lonnie Thompson
“My dad spends every day looking at climate change,” Regina Thompson says of her father, the paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thompson, in the new documentary “Canary.” Her dad drills ice-core samples on the world’s glaciers, archiving a record of climate history going … Continue reading
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Netflixable? An animated take on an old favorite — “The Monkey King”
That oft-filmed and televised mythic Chinese folk hero “The Monkey King” earns a slick, slapshticky animated treatment for Netflix in his latest incarnation. He’s a classic flawed “hero,” a manic brawler and antic egomaniac, on a quest to join the … Continue reading
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Movie Review: This hotel is where “Bad Things” happen
“Bad Things” is an intimate thriller about the haunting power of trauma and four women whose messy interpersonal relationships and “history” aren’t done any favors by being in this spooky place. The place is an empty suburban hotel Ruthie (Gayle … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Why so “Blue Beetle?”
The new “Blue Beetle” embraces its heritage — the proud Latino one and not-too-proud to not have a laugh at its checkered DC comics and TV history . It’s representational, emphasizing its Spanishness with Spanglish and has laughs at North … Continue reading
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