By JIM SABATASO | STAFF [A version of this review appears in an edition of the Rutland Reader.] Guardians of the Galaxy was Marvel’s big gambit. A departure from the familiar faces of the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D., the film tests the waters to see just how far out audiences are willing to let the Marvel Cinematic…
By JIM SABATASO | CORRESPONDENT [A version of this review will appears in an upcoming edition of the Rutland Reader.] Over the course of his career, Richard Linklater has created a body of work that is restless but never lost. Slacker, his 1991 debut was just that: a meandering look at a day in the life…
By TPC STAFF With the current conflict in the Gaza Strip entering its fourth week, the Western media has been struggling to keep the narrative fresh. While there’s some thoughtful reporting out there, most of the coverage has devolved into partisan noise and celebrity nonsense. But now that we’ve entered the media circus portion of this story’s life, here are some tone…
By JIM SABATASO | STAFF The most controversial thing about Obvious Child is how uncontroversial it is. The new comedy by first-time director Gillian Robespierre stars Jenny Slate as Donna, a struggling Brooklyn standup comic, who, after a boozy one-night stand, discovers she’s pregnant and decides to get an abortion. That wasn’t a spoiler. While the…
By JIM SABATASO | STAFF [A version of this review appears in an upcoming edition of the Rutland Reader.] On my more cynical days, I kind of hope the Rapture is real, and that it will happen in my lifetime. I imagine a world free of subjective morality, overzealous bible thumpers, and obnoxious culture warriors.…
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