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Living Dahl

"The BFG" is too eccentric to be a massive box-office hit yet too mainstream for a cult following; it nevertheless deserves to be seen. more...

Monkeying Around

How much effort do you put into a broken cultural property like "Tarzan" before you just throw up your hands and walk away? more...

A Boy and his (dead) best friend

"Swiss Army Man" is a rapturously strange comedy-drama that suggests "Cast Away" crossed with "Weekend at Bernie's" more...

Messy, necessary history

"Free State of Jones" is a deeply strange movie, but that's fine -- so is the history on which it's based. more...

Master of disaster

"De Palma" catalogues a filmmaker's obsessions over the decades. more...

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Some self-evident observations

Happy birthday, America! The Fourth of July means more than you may realize. more...

A crisp new "Hamilton"

Change happens. Don't let Broadway replacements throw away their shot. more...

The stars still among us

Do you mind if I use today's column for the strictly lightweight task of appreciating some legends who are NOT dead? more...

Brock Turner and Bro culture

Our digital commons is a megaphone inside a bubble -- and sometimes the bubble pops. more...

Take a Chance

Chance the Rapper's "Coloring Book" just bookmarked spring 2016 for me forever. more...

Big screen, small stars

Emilia Clarke stars in a new movie. Who? Oh, right, Daenerys. more...

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