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Tag: jesse plemons

festivals, reactions, TIFF

THE POWER OF THE DOG plays TIFF 2021

Jane Campion turns her camera towards a male protagonist, and makes no bones about just how toxic he is.

Posted on September 11, 2021September 10, 2021
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THE POST

Democracy dies in darkness.

Posted on January 5, 2018September 22, 2019
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BRIDGE OF SPIES

The new Steven Spielberg film asks us what is noble, what is evil, and what is somewhere in-between.

Posted on October 16, 2015October 25, 2015
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THE MASTER

Paul Thomas Anderson’s tale of faith, rage, and broken spirits is his most audacious story yet…and like many highly audacious stories, it is very complexed.

Posted on September 23, 2012September 28, 2012

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