Author: Chad Comello
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Review: ‘The Last Republican’
An infuriating and illuminating documentary that follows Rep. Adam Kinzinger during his lonely battle against Trump and his own party.
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Top 5 ‘High Fidelity’ Top 5 Lists
The Chicago-set John Cusack dramedy High Fidelity is full of Top 5 lists about all kinds of things. Here are the 5 best.
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The A24 Enneagram
Which film from the iconoclastic production company most closely matches your personality type?
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Double Take: ‘Arrival’ and ‘Little Women’
Though singular achievements on their own, Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women share a breathtaking symmetry—both on the page and screen.
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4 Lessons on Creativity from Roger in ‘101 Dalmatians’
What we can learn from the eccentric English dog owner and musician Roger Radcliffe about a productive and fulfilling creative life.
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‘In the Heights’ Sings of COVID-Era America
A sudden crisis with an unknown duration. Increased outdoor interaction with neighbors and friends. Personal and political discontentment spilling out into the public square. Sound familiar?
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7 Types of Letterboxd Users
The Archivist, The Flake, The Rebel, and other archetypes mingling in the social network for cinephiles.
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Why ‘The Fabelmans’ Should Have Won Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All At Once conquered the 2022 awards circuit with its quirky, multiversal charm. But what if I told you there’s a parallel universe where Steven Spielberg’s auto-biopic rightfully won the top Academy prize?
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Movies Are Us: Why the Nicole Kidman AMC Ad Matters
It’s been two years since AMC’s memed-to-death ad debuted, but only recently did it give me a moment of clarity about why movies matter.
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Top 5 Better Ways Lloyd Could Have Gotten Diane’s Attention in ‘Say Anything’
Just sayin’.
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Western Quotes for Your Dating App Bio
These’ll make ‘em swipe right…
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Insults Dished Out by Hailee Steinfeld in ‘True Grit’, Ranked
#1 rule of the Wild West: Don’t mess with Mattie Ross.
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The 6 Types of Movie Pool Partygoers
The Lounger, The Schmoozer, and other folks you’ll find at movie pool parties.
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Amity Island Summer Travel Guide
9 things to do in and around the non-shark-infested waters of beautiful Amity Island!
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How ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Once’ Made Me Love Musicals
I used to think musicals were frivolous, unserious entertainment. Then one fateful summer, two diametrically different movies accidentally teamed up to convince me otherwise.
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7 times Steven Spielberg should have won Best Picture
It’s hard to believe Schindler’s List is the only Steven Spielberg film to win Best Picture. Here’s how I’d change that—if only in my dreams.
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Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
I didn’t love Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas dramedy The Family Stone when I first saw it. But I’ve come to realize it’s actually one of the great Christmas movies.
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Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type
9 characters from Christmas movie classics and the Enneagram type they best represent.