Tag: Murray Bartlett
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Opus with Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich
Opus is an allegory. The dictionary defines allegory as “a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.” That’s the closest I can come to interpreting what is happening in this muddled movie.
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Nine Perfect Strangers, S2, brrr
Nine Perfect Strangers, season 2, moves microdosing therapist Masha (Nicole Kidman) into the Bavarian Alps where she aims her mushroom concoctions at a whole new set of people.
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O’Dessa, a musical hero’s journey
O’Dessa is a little of The Wizard of Oz, a little of Romeo and Juliette, and a little of Orpheus and Eurydice all thrown together in a musical coming of age story starring Sadie Sink.
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Review: The White Lotus, season 1
The White Lotus tells the story of a group of wealthy white people vacationing at a luxury resort in Hawaii. We know from the first episode that someone died, but we don’t know any details. After we learn that much, we flashback to when this group arrived at the resort. This dark comedy is streaming…
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Tales of the City, 2019 style
Tales of the City was revived in 2019 from the stories by Armistead Maupin. Lauren Morelli is the creator behind the new series, which I found to be very much a series of right now. Contemporary.