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Review Index Overhaul

One of my long term goals for The Goods is to make it easy for readers to navigate my archive of 500+ (and counting) reviews.

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My OFCS Nominating Ballot (2024)

Here is my OFCS nominations ballot for 2024.

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A Real Pain (2024)

In some of his press interviews for A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg reveals that some constructive feedback he received on his first film, When You Finish Saving the World, was that his characters were too closed off to the audience.

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The Piano Lesson (2024)

Even if you didn’t know it in advance, you can guess that The Piano Lesson is a play adapted for the screen.

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Juror #2 (2024)

The idea behind Clint Eastwood’s latest film is fantastic.

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Heretic (2024)

I am very, very mixed on Heretic.

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I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

If you’ve been hanging around film and TV forums the past fifteen years, you’ve probably heard the story of Cry Baby Lane.

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Ham on Rye (2019)

Google Translate launched in 2006.

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Good One (2024)

In my review of The Royal Hotel, I posited that the phrase “well-observed” is a backhanded compliment that indicates a film is good but somewhat pointless.

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My Old Ass (2024)

My Old Ass has a premise that is evocative and mystical until you think about it for ten seconds.