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‘Lady Bird’
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‘Lady Bird’

While wholly novel in its approach, director Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age debut “Lady Bird” seems so well-known, personal, and honest that it’s considered an instant classic. “Lady Bird” is an era-defining story — in the same category as the “The Graduate,” “The Breakfast Club,” and “Garden State” — that will have a similarly enduring impact on...

Tom Petty supplied the soundtrack to our best memories
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Tom Petty supplied the soundtrack to our best memories

While rummaging through my car last week, I happened to dredge up Tom Petty’s anthology CD from my glove box. I smiled when I found it. He was my ultimate road-trip companion, and I hadn’t heard his songs in a while. By happenstance, that same evening, a friend asked me about Tom Petty’s greatest song....

‘Atomic Blonde’s’ feminism is toxic for society
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‘Atomic Blonde’s’ feminism is toxic for society

Reviews portrayed David Leitch’s “Atomic Blonde” as the “female James Bond” flick of the summer — a film in which audiences can cheer on Charlize Theron as she cuts down every bad guy in her way. Playing a British spy sent on a mission to East Berlin, Theron stepped into her role of Lorraine Broughton...

Film is an intellectual medium
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Film is an intellectual medium

If someone spends his entire day reading, he might be perceived as scholarly or cultured, but if he spent the last 48 hours binge watching a TV series, he’d probably be viewed as some sort of degenerate couch potato. People buy books just to appear smart, but people aren’t running out to red-box to impress...