Film & TV: The Father
TLS reviews the last of this year’s Oscar noms, a quite powerful and moving familial story with some standout performances.
[Aggregate score: 9.5]
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AFI Top 100 #034: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
TLS takes on Disney’s early landmark work, one of the only few animated features on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]
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Film & TV: The Vast of Night
TLS pick up strange otherworldly signals themselves while reviewing this modern take/twist on classic ’50s Sci-Fi.
[Aggregate score: 7.75]
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Literature: The School by Donald Barthelme
TLS learns about the birds and the bees, and how they and everything else will eventually die in this short New Yorker story. [Aggregate score: 8]
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Film & TV: Willy’s Wonderland
TLS cleans up murderous animatronics alongside Nic Cage in his latest semi-bonkers but fully entertaining outing.
[Aggregate score: 6.75]
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Film & TV: LAVA
TLS grapples with world/art-devouring snakes and trees of life/expression in this bizarre but fun animated film.
[Aggregate score: 7.25]
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Film & TV: Johnny Mnemonic
TLS jacks into the subnet of an edgy 90s vision of 2021 to review this strange, silly, and subpar cyberpunk flick.
[Aggregate score: 4.5
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Philosophy & Narrative: Creator-transcending Characters/Figures
Springboarding off a previous topic, TLS delves into the use and evolution of pop culture entities throughout history; from Hercules to Thor, James Bond to Batman, and beyond. As well as addressing issues like who may own the IP rights to Jesus.
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Film & TV: Minari
Grab your favorite Grandma and come on down to Arkansas in our review of Minari, AKA A24’s Green Acres.
[Aggregate score: 8.75]
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AFI Top 100 #055: North by Northwest
Come along with TLS for this Cold War-era spy intrigue presented by Alfred Hitchcock, where we decide whether it’s more James Bond, or a Northern Snorefest. [Aggregate score: 5.5]
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