Posts by Wesley Morris
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Swerve and Protect: Wanting More From ‘Blackhat,’ ‘Taken 3,’ and ‘The Wedding Ringer’
We’re firmly in January movie season, folks, and the results are uninspiring.
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘Empire,’ ‘Selma,’ and Remembering Taylor Negron
Alex and Wesley talk Fox’s ‘Empire’ and Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma.’ Plus: remembering the late, great ‘That Guy’ actor Taylor Negron.
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Looking Good Today: Neneh Cherry Comes to New York City
Where she is now: Neneh Cherry’s first New York show.
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The Dream Act: The Powerful, Profound ‘Selma’
Bending the arc toward justice: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma.’
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: ‘The Interview,’ ‘The Gambler,’ and More
‘The Interview,’ ‘The Gambler,’ ‘Listen Up Philip,’ and the films of Josephine Decker are discussed; Morrissey’s prose is raved about; Joe Don Baker is objectified.
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Risking Business: Why See a Remake of ‘The Gambler’ When There Is a Better Version in ‘A Most Violent Year’?
The sleepy ‘Gambler’ and the dicier ‘A Most Violent Year.’
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13 of the Most Underappreciated Movie Acting Performances in 2014
The contentious, headache-inducing onslaught of prizes for acting usually end up going to the same four people. Even when they’re the “right” people, dozens go wronged.
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Use the Farce: The Underwhelming ‘The Interview’
‘The Interview’ is the broken clock of international comedies: right only twice a day.
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Kitsch and a Witch: Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’ and the Movie Musical ‘Into the Woods’
‘Big Eyes’ is Tim Burton pretending to be ordinary, while ‘Into the Woods’ is diet Sondheim.
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Every Which Way But Loose: Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ and Angelina Jolie’s Eastwood Impersonation ‘Unbroken’
Two very different directors. Two very similar, very inert movies.
