Tag: John Magaro
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Past Lives review: quietly powerful
Past Lives is a quiet and touching exploration of love, friendship, and the meaning of relationships. It stars Greta Lee as a Korean woman who emigrated as a child of 12 from Korea to Canada. Later she moved to New York City. Her childhood friend Hae Sung comes into her life again and again in…
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Showing Up review: quietly creative
Showing Up, which was co-written and directed by Kelly Reichardt and stars Michelle Williams, ticks all the boxes for films I look for. But I hesitate to recommend it because it’s the kind of film you will either love or hate with no gray in between.
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Orange is the New Black: The Mentally Ill
For the first 3 seasons of Orange is the New Black, two of our favorite characters are obviously mentally ill. At the end of season 3, two more mentally ill inmates join the cast. None of these women belong in a prison. The alternative provided, called simply Psych on OITNB, is apparently worse than the prison. Spoilers…
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Orange is the New Black: Musings and Observations
Season 4 of Orange is the New Black is on everyone’s mind now. I’ve barely had time to watch it all. This post collects some random observations and stray musings on season 4. It is not meant to be a review of the season, but there are some spoilers.