Matthew Wollin

‘The Childhood of Jesus’ Has the Simplicity of Myth But None of the Clarity
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‘The Childhood of Jesus’ Has the Simplicity of Myth But None of the Clarity

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 / 25 September 2014
Like many of J.M. Coetzee’s books, this one feels written for and about the author himself, ruthlessly interrogating his own beliefs and purpose.
HBO’s ‘True Detective’ and the Gentle Apocalypse of the Louisiana Landscape
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HBO’s ‘True Detective’ and the Gentle Apocalypse of the Louisiana Landscape

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 / 12 January 2014
Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) encounter a rogues' gallery of supporting characters, including the bad men we need to keep other bad men from the door.
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‘New York Film Festival 2013’: A Dizzying Panorama

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 / 30 October 2013
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‘The Mindy Project’: James Franco as a Sex Therapist

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 / 17 September 2013
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‘Adore’ Looks Like Porn Produced by Architectural Digest

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 / 6 September 2013
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‘Orange is the New Black’ Is Imprisoned Between Comedy and Drama

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 / 11 July 2013
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‘Anna Nicole’s Story of Sheer Shamelessness

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 / 28 June 2013
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‘Twixt’ Is Francis Ford Coppola’s Story of Artistic Reinvention

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 / 21 June 2013
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Two Crazy Porcelain Dolls with Great Hair: ‘Violet & Daisy’

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 / 19 June 2013
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‘Becoming Traviata’ Is a Journey to Transcendence

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 / 7 June 2013
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‘Treehouse Masters’: Reality TV Fantasies

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 / 31 May 2013