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‘One Battle After Another’: Missing Perfidia, Missing Parents

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film benches its most interesting character, turning ‘One Battle After Another’ into a celebration of flawed…

Oct 11

‘One Battle After Another’: Missing Perfidia, Missing Parents

Oct 11

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‘Stick’: Boomers and Zoomers Holding Space On The Green

The inter-generational, found family relationships of ‘Stick’ turn out to be salvific—for the oldies and the youths alike.

Jul 16

‘Stick’: Boomers and Zoomers Holding Space On The Green

Jul 16

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A Tale of Two Prestige TV Moms

Oh, the difference nearly two decades makes in the motherhood offerings from two very different HBO series

May 11

A Tale of Two Prestige TV Moms

May 11

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Motherhood at the 2025 Oscars: Pretty Slim Pickings

Few moms feature in this year’s Best Picture nominees, and even fewer good ones, with one glorious exception.

Feb 18

Motherhood at the 2025 Oscars: Pretty Slim Pickings

Feb 18

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‘Anora’ Is A Best Picture Frontrunner: It Shouldn’t Be

The film is Sean Baker’s weakest work, offering up a manic pixie dream stripper, not a real person

Dec 29, 2024

‘Anora’ Is A Best Picture Frontrunner: It Shouldn’t Be

Dec 29, 2024

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Amy Adams and the Search For A Language of American Motherhood

Adams brings the lonely isolation of American motherhood to the silver screen in inimitable style. I call her a hero.

Dec 22, 2024

Amy Adams and the Search For A Language of American Motherhood

Dec 22, 2024

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Can We Get A ‘No Scrubs’ for Gen Z?

TLC’s hip-hop/pop divas imparted knowledge, offered advice, and did so with unimpeachable panache. Is there any equivalent today?

Dec 11, 2024

Can We Get A ‘No Scrubs’ for Gen Z?

Dec 11, 2024

‘Megalopolis’ Ostensibly Likes Motherhood. Why Does It Feel So Weird?

Motherhood is elevated in ‘Megalopolis.’ Why am I still disappointed?

Nov 6, 2024

‘Megalopolis’ Ostensibly Likes Motherhood. Why Does It Feel So Weird?

Nov 6, 2024

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Motherless Middle Earth

Tolkien’s brilliant LOTR creation unfolds in a fantasy world where fathers matter and mothers don’t actually exist

Sep 19, 2024

Motherless Middle Earth

Sep 19, 2024

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Letting the Moms Live

Give motherhood a chance, Hollywood. And cast Rachel McAdams.

Jul 23, 2024

Letting the Moms Live

Jul 23, 2024

Jessicah Lahitou

Jessicah Lahitou

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Writer on Education, Politics, and Pop Culture. I stan all things Marilynne Robinson, and I’m still here for Saul Bellow.

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