Posts by Wesley Morris
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Let There Be Light: Juliette Binoche Is Luminous; ‘Ex Machina’ Lacks Life. Plus, Hallelujah! You Can Survive ‘The Longest Ride’
‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ has a striking intelligence, while ‘Ex Machina’ lacks imagination. Plus: Good-lookin’ kids fall in love in ‘The Longest Ride.’
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: Talking ‘Furious 7’ and California’s Water Crisis
Wesley Morris and Alex Pappademas discuss the implausible highs of ‘Furious 7,’ and then pivot to the drought in California.
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Small(er) Movie Roundup: The Least Fast, Least Furious Edition
‘Woman in Gold,’ works, ‘Serena’ doesn’t, and ‘Effie Gray’ is a slog. Plus: haunting dogs and stagey acting.
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Drivin’ and Cryin’: Old Ridiculousness and New Emotion Converge in ‘Furious 7’
The phoenixes of the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise rise in the series’ seventh installment.
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When Orange Calls for Black: The Racial and Sexual Impotence of ‘Get Hard.’ Plus: Al Pacino Is Great Again!
The Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart comedy starts out strong, but never subverts its stereotype-ridden premise. Also: ‘Danny Collins’ delivers pure old-fashioned entertainment.
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‘Do You Like Prince Movies?’ Podcast: Talking Ethnic Casting and Kendrick Lamar
This week, Alex and Wesley are joined by Grantland’s Dave Schilling to talk about an alleged nonwhite casting boom in the wake of TV’s ‘Empire’ and ‘Black-ish.’ Is this for real? They move on to a conversation about ‘Empire’ itself. Then it’s on to a discussion of Kendrick Lamar’s second album, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly,’ thematic coherence in rap records, and what on earth it means not to be able to subject Lamar’s record to pop criticism.
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Kingdom Came: Notes on ‘Empire’ and the State of Black Television Drama
The sensational ‘Empire’ and the landscape of black television.
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Armed and Tedious: Sean Penn Bulks Up for ‘The Gunman’ and Shailene Woodley Gets Stuck in ‘Insurgent’
‘The Gunman’ is unconvincing and incoherent. ‘Insurgent’ is an even bigger mess.
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Small(er) Movie Roundup: Because ‘Cinderella’ Can’t Have Everything
Sex, geriatrics, and Vince Vaughn: a movie roundup.
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Overkill: The Return of Liam Neeson and Cinderella
Paying for it: Liam Neeson’s ‘Run All Night’ and Disney’s live-action ‘Cinderella.’
