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Tag: Tessa Thompson

  • Movie Review: “Creed” (Ryan Coogler, USA 2015)

    Nostalgia can be difficult to use in a film. Making references to earlier films, characters, etc. can be a great nod for older fans but can be empty for newer viewers. And if you’re borrowing too much, the winks and nods turn the film into a rehashing of the past. Look at the Back to the…

  • TV Season Review: “Copper” Season One (2012)

    The basic premise of BBC America’s first original show is a western set in Civil War New York City. The idea of a western set on the east coast (or even specifically in New York) is not new. It was done most prominently in Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, USA/Italy 2002), and it wasn’t unprecedented…