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Movies of the Week #10 (2026): Whistleblowers, Existential Jokes, and Generic Nightmares
This week’s movies cover mediated lives, cracked identities, and the shaky line between satisfying pulp and total collapse. The Truman Show still feels soulful in its anxiety about manufactured reality, while Relay, Prodigal Daughter, and The Bluff each deliver partial pleasures without quite transcending their limits. Return to Silent Hill is the clear washout, turning… Read more
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Movies of the Week #49 (2023)
The Holdovers (2023): After the dud that was Downsizing, a rare blip in Alexander Payne’s illustrious directorial career, he returns with one of his best movies yet. Set in the magical 70s (seriously, any movie set in the 70s and 80s is basically playing the game with cheat mode on), Paul Giamatti plays a grumpy… Read more
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