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Sundance 2021: “Passing” lingers in the gulf between black & white

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Rebecca Hall adapts Nella Lawson’s novella about Black social mobility (and its corresponding resentments) to haunting effect.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

“Westworld” season 3 finale questions the nature of its programming

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Season 3 finally comes to a shuddering halt, bogged down in the same plotting problems it spent all […]

Clint Worthington Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

“Thor: Ragnarok” was a joyous punch in the face of colonialism

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Taika Waititi’s irreverent revamp of the Thor series, Thor: Ragnarok, manages to weave some much-needed criticism of imperialism among the gags.

B.L. Panther Posted on April 27, 2020May 4, 2020

Westworld season 3 episode 7 recap: Poetic Sensibilities

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Caleb learns the nature of his reality and graduates to the top of the food chain as the season draws to a close.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 6 Recap: “Decoherence” Clutches Its Pearls

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Lines in the sand are drawn (or deepened) as the world crumbles around our heroes.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: We’re in the Endgame Now

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The disparate players merge on the chessboard as Westworld starts making some game-changing moves.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: You Are My Sunshine

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Both Charlotte and Caleb wrestle with identity crises, and the show spins its wheels.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: A Whole New World

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HBO’s robot-revolution series reinvents itself and throws Aaron Paul into the mix.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

Men in Black International Review: You’ll Pray for a Neuralyzer

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Not even the cosmic star power of Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson can stop this tired, paint-by-numbers reboot.

Dusty Wilson Posted on June 12, 2019August 11, 2020

Little Woods Review: Suffering the Workin’ Woman Blues

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Tessa Thompson and Lily James are two sisters struggling with rural poverty and difficult choices in this gripping, but uneven drama.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 19, 2019August 6, 2020

Sorry to Bother You Review: Boots Riley Takes On Consumerism, Race in Scorchingly Funny Debut

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Boots Riley’s wild feature film debut throws racial politics, consumerism, and magical realism in a blender, making for […]

Clint Worthington Posted on July 7, 2018July 30, 2020
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