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What I'm Thankful For This Year (2023)
A few thankful thoughts.
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David Chen
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When Superheroes Punching Things Doesn't Make As Much Money As Before
Thoughts on 'The Marvels,' plus a few other things.
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David Chen
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It's Been a Terrible Week for the Internet We Grew Up With
Just a bad week for people who make things in general, actually.
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David Chen
3
'The Marvels' Is Fun and Depressing in Equal Measure
What do we expect from a movie like 'The Marvels'?
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David Chen
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Bloys Will Be Bloys
Plus: Some thoughts on 'The Killer' and 'Priscilla.'
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David Chen
October 2023
One Year Later, Twitter Is In Shambles
Also: Should 'Killers of the Flower Moon' have an intermission?
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David Chen
'Killers of the Flower Moon' Is a Powerful Epic About Awful White People (As Told From the POV of the White People)
A few thoughts on Scorsese's latest.
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David Chen
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'Saw X' Shows How To Reboot a Franchise The Right Way
But can Tobin Bell keep playing this character forever?
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David Chen
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September 2023
'The Creator' Is a Dazzling, Breathtaking Vision of the Future
Assorted thoughts on Gareth Edwards' latest.
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David Chen
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Hasan Minhaj Went Too Far
All comedians make things up. But Minhaj's work can't be easily defined as just "comedy."
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David Chen
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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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David Chen
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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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David Chen
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