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I will miss you on Little Gold Men so much! Where can I read your next reviews from TIFF?

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We Are the Resistance Delivered at the Women’s March in Ft. Walton Beach, FL

Today I spoke at the Women's March in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Here's a transcript of my talk:

_The Brutalist_ (Brady Corbet, * * * *)

Laszlo Toth (Adrien Brody), a Hungarian Jewish architect who studied the Brutalism movement at the Bauhaus, escapes the Holocaust and immigrates to the United States. There he encounters the brutalism of xenophobia/capitalism in the Van Burens (Pierce/Alwyn).

9) _Dune: Part II_: anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism, pro-ecology, anti-religious oppression [Max and Netflix]

10) _Nickel Boys_: anti-white supremacy [coming to MGM+ Feb. 28]

6) _A Complete Unknown_: anti-establishment [in theaters, coming soon to streaming]

7) _Anora_: pro-women, pro-sex worker [streaming for rent]

8) _The Substance_: pro-women, anti-male-objectification, anti-gender-workplace disparities [streaming for rent]

3) _Wicked_: pro-inclusion, anti-racism, anti-xenophobia, anti authoritarianism, anti-ICE, pro-disability [streaming for rent]

4) _Conclave_: pro-inclusion [I won't spoil it!], anti-religious certainty [Peacock]

5) _I'm Still Here_: anti-authoritarianism [opens wide Feb. 14]

Need a break from cruel, exclusionary policy decisions? See one of the Best Picture nominees:

1) _The Brutalist_: pro-immigrant, anti-unchecked-Capitalism [in theaters]

2) _Emilia Perez_: pro-trans (including Karla Sofia Gascon, the first openly-trans actor nom. for an acting Oscar) [Netflix]

Karla Sofia Gascon is the first-ever openly trans actress to be nominated for an acting #Oscars 

See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarsNoms25

Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

Journalist. Activist. University professor. They missed the warning signs of tyranny in their home countries, and they have a warning for Americans.

Watch the Opinion Video:

‘EMILIA PEREZ’ has broken the record for the most-nominated non-English film at the #Oscars  with 13 nominations.

See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarsNoms25

This Is the Moment We Were Made For Talk Delivered at the Unitarian/Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast in Niceville, FL on December 1, 2024

Here's a talk I recently delivered at the Unitarian/Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast. It may be good to read it today.

He wanted to hear a message about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s and how it continues today. Very understandable.

This National Book Award Finalist is not only brilliantly written in its form but mind-blowing in its content.

A reminder to every person at every step of the system: When your superiors inform you that you are required to do immoral, harmful, and unethical things, you can and should refuse to comply.

Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.

Breaking News: President-elect Trump’s advisers are said to be trying to identify a disease that could help them justify closing the U.S. border with Mexico. They have spent months trying to find the right disease to build their case.

Video: Auli'i Cravalho Talks Bringing Youth to Sally Bowles in CABARET On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Auli'i Cravalho discussed her recognizable voice as Moana, being the youngest person to play Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and more. Watch her interview now!

Video: Auli'i Cravalho Talks Bringing Youth to Sally Bowles in CABARET

Golden Globes 2025: See Our Predictions for Every Winner Will Emilia Pérez prevail over Wicked? And who’s going to win best actor in a drama—Timothée Chalamet, or Adrien Brody?

Ahead of the 2025 Golden Globes, Vanity Fair’s experts share their winner predictions for every category.

The Best (and Worst) Films of 2024 and Where to Stream Them Dr. David Simmons, Professor of Film Studies

Here's my list of the 70 best films of 2024!

The American oligarchy is back, and it’s out of control It’s the third time in the nation’s history that a small group of hyper-wealthy people have gained political power over the rest of us. Here’s what we must do.

Today the great divide is not between left and right. It’s between democracy and oligarchy.

Let me explain.

_All We Imagine as Light_ (Payal Capadia, India, * * * 1/2)

A soft, gentle film about letting go of the dark chains of society’s traditions and instead choosing the light of love.

_Nickel Boys_ (RaMell Ross, * * * *)
Told through the POV shots of Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), in an abusive reform school for Black youth in Marianna, FL. (In 2012-2019, mass graves were discovered.) It’s ingenious and terrifying, as we literally walk in their footsteps.

_Queer_ (* * * 1/2)
Call me by your nombre. This time the melancholic desire belongs to Lee (Daniel Craig), living in 1950s Mexico, who falls for the younger Eugene (Drew Starkey). Filled with surrealism, the title not only refers to a type of desire but to the strange, dreamlike quality of life.

N.J. just struck a blow against banning books It's called the "Freedom to Read Act."

In a world of Floridas, be a New Jersey

N.J. just struck a blow against banning books It's called the "Freedom to Read Act."

NJ passes a law preventing cranky fucknuts from going apeshit on school libraries and librarians.
www.nj.com/politics/202...