Posts by Wesley Morris
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘Orange Is the New Black’
This week Alex and Wesley discuss the vast and complex greatness of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and the grim details of the Australian postapocalypse thriller ‘The Rover.’
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Spike Lee’s Vampire Weekend: What to Make of His Kickstartered ‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus’
The U.S.-Portugal soccer match had more suspense and more horror than Lee’s movie. In its defense, ‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus’ is actually going for something beyond scares: churchiness, drugginess, eroticism, and social commentary.
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Broken Hart: The Witless, Deeply Unnecessary ‘Think Like a Man Too’
It somehow surpasses ‘Ride Along’ as a piece of lazy, lousy comedy.
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Lucky Punks
Clint Eastwood’s flat, strange, but not totally unlikable ‘Jersey Boys.’
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘22 Jump Street,’ Lana Del Rey, and Casey Kasem
Alex and Wesley discuss ‘22 Jump Street,’ Lana Del Rey’s ‘Ultraviolence,’ and the exhaustedness of certain languages. Plus: remembering Casey Kasem and the Top 40.
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Sportstorialist World Cup Edition: Ghana Wore It Best; Alexi Lalas Wore It … Not the Best
It’s a relief to see clothes that showcase the contours of a man’s body rather than obscure them in too much state-of-the-art fabric. Still, can’t a company do that and push against the limits of design?
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Straight to Video: Which Low-Budget NOTbusters Should You See This Summer?
Grantland’s Wesley Morris and Chris Connelly discuss and recommend the lower-budget films they are excited about this summer. They’re especially excited about director Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Snowpiercer.’
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Reimagine Dragons: The Grimly Handsome ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
It’s easy to take for granted the familiar pleasures of a good animated movie. But it’s useful to consider how something like How to Train Your Dragon 2 makes magic.
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Too Fast! Too Fun! Too … Two?
Sequelitis and ‘22 Jump Street.’
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ and ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
Alex and Wesley discuss the teen tragedy ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ and explore what the underrated ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ says about the indomitable Tom Cruise.
