Film & TV: First Cow
In what is possibly the first bakery attack, TLS commits small time milk robbery in latest A24 flick, First Cow. [Aggregate score: 7]
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Film & TV: Honey Boy
TLS checks out a missed film from last year, the deeply personal and fascinating story about little boy LaBeouf and the man on the moon.
[Aggregate score: 9]
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Film & TV: Extraction (2020)
TLS salutes the 4th by reviewing an ostensibly American action flick that is more of a vehicle for showcasing foreign talent.
[Aggregate score: 6.6]
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TV & Philosophy: The Modern Antihero/ine
Our take on The Take’s take of the idea of the newest iterations of antihero/heroine characters largely in ‘prestige television.’
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Film & TV: Da 5 Bloods
TLS checks out the latest and quite great Spike Lee joint, Da 5 Bloods.
[Aggregate score: 8.75]
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Film & TV: Uncut Gems
TLS hustles to chase the next big score by taking a chance on a missed A24 (often a sure bet) film from last year, the Safdie bros. and Adam Sandler vehicle, Uncut Gems.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]
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Film & TV: Bulworth
TLS takes a look back at Warren Beatty’s depressingly prescient dark comedy/satire about the sad state and unfortunate reality of American politics and how continuing to call out its hypocrisies can hopefully help reform them.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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Film & Literature: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson starring Will Smith (2007)
TLS combines the original story and the latter film version of vampire-virus related tale, I am Legend, for a double feature compare/contrast session in lieu of separate MOTS reviews for each.
[Aggregate scores– Novella: 8.5 Film: 5.25]
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Film & TV: It Comes at Night
TLS fosters a healthy paranoia during a review of tense pandemic psych-horror, It Comes at Night. [Aggregate score: 9]
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Film & TV: 12 Monkeys
TLS questions reality to stop a plague while reviewing time-travel/virus related flick, 12 Monkeys.
[Aggregate score: 9.75]
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