Stories By Julia Rhodes
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Heat Wave: Movies that make us feel
September 23, 2026Dreamy, steamy summertime: Kirsten Dunst in The Virgin Suicides. I’ve no idea how the rest of...
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Movie Review: Toy Story 3
September 22, 2026The toys have to employ numerous Rube Goldberg-style methods of escape—one imagines that board meetings with...
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The Weekly Listicle: Remakes We Love
September 18, 2026Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in June 11’s remake of The Karate Kid. This week’s release...
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QUIT IT! (A Moviegoer’s Pet Peeves)
September 18, 2026In the last year or so I’ve become almost as comfortable in the local theater as...
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Movie Review: Sex and the City 2
September 17, 2026Abu Dhabi, in case you were unaware, is the “new Middle East” and Dubai is “over.”...
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The Weekly Listicle: Epic Movies of Epic Epicness
September 16, 2026Aside from questionable casting and probable cheesiness, this week’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time...
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Bret Easton Ellis: Film requires the male gaze, female directors need not apply
September 15, 2026Movieline printed an interview with author Bret Easton Ellis, whose most famous work is probably American...
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What summer should have been: Camp in Movies and TV
September 14, 2026It’s already mid-May, guys. Summer’s nearly upon us. “Summer” means something different to everyone, but universally...
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The Weekly Listicle: Action Heroines!
September 13, 2026For some reason Ridley Scott decided another retelling of Robin Hood was a good idea, and...
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The Final Word: Is horror better left off-screen?
September 13, 2026Welcome back to The Final Word, a running feature from me (Julia Rhodes) and William Bibbiani,...




