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The Studio Loves The Movies

The Studio Loves The Movies

The Studio is an absurdist satirical adventure about the battle between art and commerce, one that leads to all kinds of hijinks but ultimately showcases an endearing love of making movies — for all its good and bad.
John McStravick Oct 17, 2025
Peak Good

Peak Good

Mare of Easttown is good. With exceptional acting, an interesting, layered story, and a solid production, it’s a worth a watch. A focused story about a woman and her job, a town and its people, and the shared experience of struggle, there is a lot to like. But while
John McStravick Jul 9, 2021

The Oscars are obviously an advertisement and that’s okay

The Academy Awards (and every other mainstream awards show) often draw the ire of those who like to go against what is seen as the norm or popular in our culture. They can’t believe that we have a zero some game of competition between subjective creative works. This is
John McStravick Mar 8, 2019

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