Stories By Julia Rhodes
Movies
Movie Review: The Informant!
August 1, 2026Perhaps the most ingenious part of Whitacre’s affect (and the film) is his stream-of-consciousness inner monologue....
Movies
Movie Review: 9
July 30, 2026The film is truly gorgeous to behold. Starz Animation has officially given Pixar a run for...
Movies
Movie Review: Taking Woodstock
July 28, 2026Though his oeuvre includes everything from melodrama to martial arts, Lee’s most endearing projects are intimate,...
Movies
Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds
July 28, 2026Smart though Tarantino may be, his self-aggrandizing filmic techniques grow old. Placing arrows and title cards...
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Movie Review: District 9
July 28, 2026It is perhaps the most dystopian vision of alien contact ever filmed: the aliens are not...
Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “At the Codfish Ball” (Season 5, Episode 7)
May 7, 2026Sunday’s Mad Men was a bit of a doozie, and I’m late to the ball due...
Movies
Movie Review: The Avengers
May 5, 2026Not to compare actors to superheroes, but this cast could easily have exploded in our faces;...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Lady Lazarus” (Season 5, Episode 8)
May 5, 2026Can you believe we’re already two-thirds through season five? As Pete’s high school crush said a...
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Movies
Movie Review: Dark Shadows
May 2, 2026As Ichabod Crane, as Willy Wonka, Ed Wood, the Mad Hatter, or Sweeney Todd, Depp’s persona...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Dark Shadows” (Season 5, Episode 9)
May 1, 2026This week marks the return of Betty Francis, the wounded whale. Betty, struggling to lose weight,...
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