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All comedians make things up. But Minhaj's work can't be easily defined as just "comedy."
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The Five Best Films of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
Stephen David Miller runs down the best of the fest.
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It used to be a big deal when Apple announced a new phone
Could this presentation have been an email?
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Sometimes Joel Schumacher Decides If You Succeed or Fail
A few thoughts on random chance and success.
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The Simple Pleasures of the 'Equalizer' Movies
Only Denzel can equalize the odds for us.
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Twenty Years Later, Park Chan-wook's 'Oldboy' Still Rips
See it in theaters if you can.
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'Gran Turismo' Is a Metaphor for Neill Blomkamp's Career
Stop me if you've heard this one before.
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Stuff I'm Still Doing Because of COVID
It's still a thing.
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Notable Cultural Moments from 100 Days of the Writers Strike
There's no end in sight.
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Marvel's Secret Invasion Was a $200MM+ Disaster
The Marvel streaming experiment hits a massive speed bump.
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