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More Dispatches From Grad School: 'Fat Girl,' 'Foxy Brown,' & 'Cemetery of Splendor'
On three movies I watched for class, and their contrasting forms of transgression.
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Dispatches From Grad School: 'Ikiru,' 'Daisies' & 'A Question of Silence'
In my film hoe era
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December 2022

Paying it Forward (2022)
+ some life updates.
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March 2022

Thoughts on the 94th Academy Awards
On Will Smith, CODA, fan-voted categories and more
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Oscars 2022: Picks and Predictions
The Oscars are Sunday night. Here's what will win (and what should).
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February 2022

The Top 25 Films of 2021
Father, son and House of Hamaguchi.
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January 2022

Critics Survey: The Best of Spielberg
What’s the American director’s best film? Seven writers weigh in.
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2021 Music Superlatives: The Best Albums, Singles, Collabs & More
It was a year of tears, of heaven and hell, a year we’ll remember all too well; a year of red flags, red scarves and red lights; a year that did not…
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December 2021

Paying It Forward
If my own experiences and those of everyone I know are anything to go by, 2021 has been a difficult year—albeit not a fruitless one. I started Reading…
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Ursula Muñoz S.
The Nostalgic Appeal Of 'Shazam!'
How this Christmas caper hones its inspirations to crowd-pleasing effect
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November 2021

Anyone Can Cook: 10 Great Meals On Reels
With Thanksgiving coming up, I've written about the films that make my mouth water.
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October 2021

The 13 Scariest Shots In Film
Boo!
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