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“Die Hard With a Vengeance” Gave Me My Best Friend

Die Hard with a Vengeance
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One writer’s childhood bond with his best friend was sealed by a fateful late-night screening of Die Hard with a Vengeance.

Tim Stevens Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019

Queerness and the Small Subversions of “Big Business”

Big Business
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The Bette Midler/Lily Tomlin mistaken-identity comedy played a curiously strong role in one writer’s journey to queerness and leftism.

B.L. Panther Posted on November 28, 2019November 26, 2019

Desire, Use, Repeat: Patterns of Grace in “Her Smell”

Her Smell
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Alex Ross Perry’s punk-rock elegy isn’t just a bittersweet portrait of rock stardom, it’s a beautiful model of the long, hard road to sobriety.

Rick Kelley Posted on November 27, 2019November 26, 2019

“You’ve Got Mail” and the Fight for a Vulnerable Life

You've Got Mail
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Nora Ephron’s charming Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan comedy also makes the case for letting yourself be vulnerable and brave.

Sarah Gorr Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019
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