Alternative monitoring of popular culture ~ broadly defined ~ in the pursuit of deeper understanding
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Mary Poppins Returns
Rob Marshall's Mary Poppins Returns has two ace troupers in Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, but the narrative is cloying, often dull, the musical numbers flat and unengaging despite hawking the message our troubles disappear when we take a risk and unharness our imaginations.
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That Certain Summer
Pride Month television ... In 1972, ABC aired Lamont Johnson's made-for-television film That Certain Summer, which starred Hal Holbroo...
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As you closely read the two photographs above -- Sally Mann's "Candy Cigarette"(top) and Diane Arbus's ...
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The release of a new Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) feature film is an event for cinephiles because the decidedly quirky and celebrated auteur...
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In traditional Hollywood terms, director Joseph Kosinki's $200 million racing baby, F1: The Movie , is a sure winner. With the epic ci...

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