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Spoiler Sensitivity: What’s the deal?
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Book Review: Kaboom by Matt Gallagher
September 4, 2026Gallagher has a lot of conversations with his platoon’s interpreter (“tarp”), a man his men call...
After Image
The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600-1700
September 4, 2026Saint Serapion (1628) by Francisco de Zurbarán A new show at the National Gallery of Art...
Movies
Why Clash of the Titans might be “The Worst Movie Ever Made”
September 4, 2026Is Clash of the Titans one of the worst movies ever made? William Bibbiani makes an...
Movies
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 4-6-10
September 4, 2026For all the money thrown at Wolfgang Peterson’s remake of The Poseidon Adventure, I find myself...
Movies
The Weekly Listicle: SPOILER ALERT
September 3, 2026In honor of April Fool’s Day, The Weekly Listicle issues a SPOILER WARNING as we describe...
Mythology
Movie Review: Clash of the Titans
September 3, 2026Some films were meant to be viewed in three dimensions, but this one wasn’t. Clash of...
Movies
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 3-30-10
September 3, 2026Hot on the heels – or shall we say paws – of Alvin & The Chipmunks...
Children's Literature
The Wonderful World of Maira Kalman
September 3, 2026Well, Susan, 2004-05 by Maira Kalman [Image source: How Blog] The intelligent curating at Philadelphia’s Institute...
Movies
Movie Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
September 1, 2026A hot tub repairman cum “mystical time traveling guy” (Chevy Chase) warns the men that “the...
Movies
The Weekly Listicle: Time Travel At Its Best!
September 1, 2026Since there are relatively few “Hot Tub” movies to recommend, Julia Rhodes and I (William Bibbiani)...
Art
Museums: Attracting a Younger Crowd
September 1, 2026Brooklyn Museum iPhone Application Museum-goers today are very different than they were one hundred years ago. ...
Movies
Happy Birthday, NC-17!
September 1, 2026The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
The Fourth Wall
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 3-23-10
September 1, 2026Frankly, after three Free Willy movies I can’t help but wonder if maybe the universe is...
The Fourth Wall
A CLR Interview with The New Year Parade Filmmaker Tom Quinn
September 1, 2026The New Year Parade: A taut, small-scale family drama from independent filmmaker Tom Quinn. Tom Quinn’s...
Movies
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
August 31, 2026Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
Art
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat
August 31, 2026In addition to depriving Iranians of their cultural property, a decision to turn over the artifacts...
Movies & TV
Movie Review: Repo Men
August 31, 2026The only way it could be more topical is if there was a subplot about Sandra...
Science Fiction and Fantasy
The Weekly Listicle: Dystopian Futures
August 31, 2026The March 19 release Repo Men is about a near-future in which organ transplants are simple,...
The Fourth Wall
When Film Critics Lose a Bet, Part 1: The Oscar!
August 30, 2026(The Oscar) has a reputation as one of the biggest turkeys in Hollywood history, in large...
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Movies
Happy Birthday, NC-17!
September 1, 2026The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
Movies
Why Clash of the Titans might be “The Worst Movie Ever Made”
September 4, 2026Is Clash of the Titans one of the worst movies ever made? William Bibbiani makes an...
Movies
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
August 31, 2026Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
Art
Paul Bril’s Restored Paintings in the San Silvestro Chapel at Rome’s Sancta Sanctorum
August 10, 2026Born in Antwerp in 1554, Bril was working in Italy at the end of the century,...
Art
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
August 7, 2026The people of that ancient nation had been decimated in the opening genocide of modern times,...
Art
Tim Burton at MoMA
August 11, 2026Predictably, Tim Burton is already a wildly popular show. As throngs of families, film buffs and...
Movies
Movie Review: Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
August 8, 2026Comedian Mo’Nique, best known for urban comedies like Phat Girlz and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, gives...
Art
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat
August 31, 2026In addition to depriving Iranians of their cultural property, a decision to turn over the artifacts...
Movies
Movie Review: The Lovely Bones
August 16, 2026The novel opens with a striking, abrupt proclamation: “My name is Salmon, like the fish; first...
Movies
Corey Haim Found Dead of Accidental Overdose
August 26, 2026Corey Haim, one of the ’80s brightest teen stars, was found dead aged 38 of an...
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