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Published inFanfareMotherless Middle EarthTolkien’s brilliant LOTR creation unfolds in a fantasy world where fathers matter and mothers don’t actually existSep 1939Sep 1939
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‘Civil War:’ Catastrophe Porn Hits A NadirThe Lincoln Monument explodes, no one learns anything, and everyone loses. But Kirsten Dunst is magnificent.May 92May 92
Published inFanfareIn ‘Dune 2’, Lady Jessica Goes Full Stage MomWhere the film falls short of the bookApr 213Apr 213
Published inFanfareMotherhood’s Street Cred At The ’24 OscarsMotherhood’s rep at the Academy is usually lousy, but this year feels differentFeb 135Feb 135
Published inFanfareJulianne Moore Just Brought Fresh Awful to Motherhood. Twice.‘May December’ and ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ both ask: just how cruel can moms played by Moore get?Jan 52Jan 52
Published inFanfareChristmas Schmaltz Detox: You Do Not Sufficiently Appreciate ‘Con Air’The GOAT of 90s action movies achieves the Platonic ideal of its genre.Dec 30, 202314Dec 30, 202314
Published inFanfare‘The Gilded Age’? More Like The Gilded Boss LadiesThe Gilded Age gives us middle-aged women in million-dollar dresses hustling New York City into existence — yes, it’s the best thing on TVNov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023