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The perfect return of 'Better Call Saul'
By Lucas Bertsche | May 16With the show “Better Call Saul,” writer Vince Gilligan crafts something special: a perfect prequel.
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“Everything Everywhere” blends big action with heart
By Lucas Bertsche | April 25Lucas Bertsche describes his take on the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
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‘The Batman’ explores the flaws of iconic character
By Lucas Bertsche | April 4A&C writer Lucas Bertsche gives his review of “The Batman.”
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ABC series tells the story of Emmett Till’s murder
By Lucas Bertsche | February 28“Women of the Movement” recounts the reality of hatred and racism in the past and present while spotlighting a grieving mother who opened the way for a brighter future.The show is a planned anthology series that will highlight a different woman behind the Civil Rights Movement each season. Season ...
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‘Eternals’ MCU film polarizes critics and audience
By Lucas Bertsche | November 22Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao crafts a divisive superhero epic unlike anything previously seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for better and for worse.The film tells the story of the Eternals, a group of 10 immortals sent to Earth millennia ago to protect humanity from the monstrous Deviants. ...
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‘Dune’ fuses cerebral sci-fi with blockbuster spectacle
By Lucas Bertsche | November 11With ”Dune,” visionary director Denis Villeneuve serves up a Thanksgiving-sized feast for the eyes and ears that’s so delicious it’ll have you coming back for seconds … and even thirds.This masterful adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel tells the story of Paul Atreides (Timothee ...
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‘Ted Lasso’ season two cranks up the humor and heart
By Lucas Bertsche | November 1Apple TV+ captures lightning in a bottle twice with its electrifying second season of the hit comedy/drama “Ted Lasso.”The show hilariously tells a classic underdog/fish-out-of-water story about a happy-go-lucky college football coach, Ted Lasso (Jason Sudekis), who moves to the U.K. to manage a ...
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‘Shang Chi’ revitalizes the post-pandemic movie industry
By Lucas Bertsche | October 12Marvel’s most recent film, “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” promises a bright future for both the franchise and the film industry as a whole, but still raises a few red flags at the same time.Director Destin Daniel Cretton’s film has become the highest-grossing movie domestically ...
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‘In the Heights’ celebrates all the dreamers
By Lucas Bertsche | September 20Hot off the heels of “Hamilton,” Lin Manuel Miranda’s charming musical “In the Heights” premiered on HBO Max and in theaters this summer, only to be criminally under watched.The story follows a young dreamer, Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who longs to leave his New York neighborhood and return to ...
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“The Father” uniquely examines dementia in film
By Lucas Bertsche | May 7Anthony Hopkins uniquely explores dementia through his best picture nominated film, "The Father."
