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Crisis of meaning, part 3: What lies beyond the Spider-Verse?
Canon events, anomalies, and “the way the story is supposed to go”
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Crisis of meaning, part 2: The lie at the end of the MCU multiverse
He Who Remains is not great: How the TVA poisons everything
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Crisis of meaning on infinite earths, part 1: The multiverse and superhero movies
How we got here: Comic books, caped crusaders, alternate realities…and the meaning of life
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Silly odes to Alan Rickman in ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘Die Hard’
Alan Rickman ride a horse: Two of my children at play, and the curious value of ephemeral art
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A Catholic nurse, a Nazi officer, and Jews in the basement: ‘Irena’s Vow’
Like all such movies, this fact-based account of a Polish Catholic nurse boldly hiding Jews under the nose of a Nazi officer challenges us to ask…
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Two things I wish George Miller had done differently in ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
The “Fury Road” prequel is a satisfying return to the world of the demented 2015 film—but there were two missed opportunities, relating to Immortan…
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‘Furiosa’ tells the story of a world (almost) without hope
The latest installment in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic “Mad Max” saga depicts the struggle for survival in a broken world with neither heroes nor…
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The face of God in ‘Cabrini’
Does the movie “secularize a saint”? Reckoning with the curious dearth of God talk and overt religiosity in this faith-based biopic about the founder of…
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‘Cabrini’ celebrates human dignity and solidarity; the saint remains an enigma
What kind of world do we want, and what will we do to achieve it?
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‘Dune: Part Two’ exceeds expectations in every way—except humanity
Visionary filmmaker Denis Villeneuve doubles down on immense production design, complex religious themes, and coldblooded political machinations
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‘Dune’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’
Worldbuilding in the mythic past and the remote future in two of the 20th century’s most influential literary sagas
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