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West Side Story (2021)
- 20 Dec 2021
- This movie is faithful to the musical, but its style is more contemporary and its context is more grounded. It might not be better than its cinematic predecessor. Regardless, it's a timeless story about love and fear, hope and hate.
Reprising Inside Llewyn Davis
- 24 Dec 2020
- The journey resonates as much now as it had six years ago, but these days, I tend to focus more on its production and performances.
Brothers turns 10
- 18 May 2020
- Released on this day 10 years ago, this album became a commercial and critical breakthrough for the rock duo from Akron, Ohio.
Assassin’s Creed II
- 26 Dec 2019
- This historically-themed, sci-fi adventure was released on 17 November 2009 and it became an immediate hit. Beautiful presentation, larger-than-life-characters, and varied gameplay are its best features.
Fade to the Endzone
- 13 Oct 2019
- My interest in football has been on a downward trajectory like so many lobbed passes.
The Best Summer, Ever
- 2 Sep 2019
- In terms of personal memories and pop culture, the summer of 1999 was special.
Gap
- 22 Aug 2019
- An iconic fashion brand was started 50 years ago. It's still popular, but today it exists in no-man's land between fast- and luxury-fashion.
Gap – “Khaki” & “Everybody”
- 8 Aug 2019
- Gap's TV campaigns that aired in 1999 had the one-two punch of financial and cultural impact.
Stranger Things 3
- 8 Jul 2019
- The latest season of the popular Netflix show is true summer fun.
Jurassic Park
- 30 Jun 2019
- It might dated and over-the-top in some ways, but the book that's led to the blockbuster movies is more intellectually engaging than any of them.