Posts by Wesley Morris
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: The Final Episode
In the series finale of ‘Do You Like Prince Movies?,’ Alex and Wesley make their last stand against the forces of darkness — and one of them isn’t coming back. Translation: They trace the origins of their friendship and finally explain the podcast’s name.
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Sportstorialist: The Hair Up There
A brief look at Derrick Rose and Kiko Alonso.
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Meyers’s Lemons: Robert De Niro Saves ‘The Intern’
Nancy Meyers’s latest film is saved by its star — but only barely.
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: The Emmys, ‘The Overnight,’ and Ryan Adams’s ‘1989’
On their second-to-last show, Alex and Wesley talk Emmys, Richard Gere’s barely contained sexiness, and Ryan Adams’s Taylor Swift cover album, which somehow works.
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Honey, He’s Homeless: Richard Gere Living on the Streets of New York
‘Time Out of Mind’ doesn’t quite suit its star — but it is a work of empathy and good-hearted advocacy nonetheless.
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Mob Deep: Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ and Climbing ‘Everest’
Releasing a mob drama on the 25th anniversary of ‘Goodfellas’ takes serious guts — too bad Johnny Depp’s latest isn’t quite good enough. Plus: cross-border darkness in ‘Sicario’ and mountain-climbing madness in ‘Everest.’
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘The Overnight’ and ’80s Songs
Alex and Wesley saw some movies, but not the same ones. Plus Pitchfork’s 200 Best Songs of the 1980s and the generational nature of canon-making.
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Sanaa, You in Danger, Girl: The Perfunctory Stupidity of ‘The Perfect Guy’
The quiet importance of the (actually pretty terrible) no. 1 movie in America.
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Night’s Vision: An Outcast Director Returns With ‘The Visit’; Plus, ‘Digging for Fire’ Throws Sparks
M. Night Shyamalan’s comeback isn’t a disaster — but it’s not without problems.
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Race to the Top: The Meaning of ‘Key and Peele’
One of the three most important television shows about race in the Obama era says goodbye — way too soon.
