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Jul 23

‘The Odyssey:’ Beautiful and Often Boring

Christopher Nolan cannot conjure the narrative propulsion or human connection that made his past films brilliant as movies, not just as…

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Mar 13

Motherhood at the 2026 Oscars: I Have Some Notes

In the Best Picture lineup, some brilliant and some baffling maternal choices have been made

Motherhood at the 2026 Oscars: I Have Some Notes

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Jan 8

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Motherhood as Its Own Inferno

All the peril, none of the joy: a grim descent into maternal hell emerges yet again, albeit with stellar acting and directing.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Motherhood as Its Own Inferno

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Oct 11, 2025

‘One Battle After Another’: Missing Perfidia, Missing Parents

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film benches its most interesting character, turning ‘One Battle After Another’ into a celebration of flawed…

‘One Battle After Another’: Missing Perfidia, Missing Parents

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Jul 16, 2025

‘Stick’: Boomers and Zoomers Holding Space On The Green

The inter-generational, found family relationships of ‘Stick’ turn out to be salvific—for the oldies and the youths alike.

‘Stick’: Boomers and Zoomers Holding Space On The Green

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May 11, 2025

A Tale of Two Prestige TV Moms

Oh, the difference nearly two decades makes in the motherhood offerings from two very different HBO series

A Tale of Two Prestige TV Moms

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Feb 18, 2025

Motherhood at the 2025 Oscars: Pretty Slim Pickings

Few moms feature in this year’s Best Picture nominees, and even fewer good ones, with one glorious exception.

Motherhood at the 2025 Oscars: Pretty Slim Pickings

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Dec 29, 2024

‘Anora’ Is A Best Picture Frontrunner: It Shouldn’t Be

The film is Sean Baker’s weakest work, offering up a manic pixie dream stripper, not a real person

‘Anora’ Is A Best Picture Frontrunner: It Shouldn’t Be

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Dec 22, 2024

Amy Adams and the Search For A Language of American Motherhood

Adams brings the lonely isolation of American motherhood to the silver screen in inimitable style. I call her a hero.

Amy Adams and the Search For A Language of American Motherhood

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Nov 6, 2024

‘Megalopolis’ Ostensibly Likes Motherhood. Why Does It Feel So Weird?

Motherhood is elevated in ‘Megalopolis.’ Why am I still disappointed?

‘Megalopolis’ Ostensibly Likes Motherhood. Why Does It Feel So Weird?

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Writer on Education, Politics, and Pop Culture. I stan all things Marilynne Robinson, and I’m still here for Saul Bellow.

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