Friday Recap 10/22/21

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Monday I weighed in on the return of HBO’s “Succession,” the anti-”Ted Lasso”  where everyone’s reprehensible and niceness gets you killed.

The Sweet Smell of "Succession"

The Nut Graf: “Succession” returns for a third season of corporate chicanery and family throat-cutting — but have the times passed it by?

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On Tuesday, paying subscribers got to argue their case for the best rock movie of all time. Lot of good discussion here and one clear winner.

Tuesday Thread: Pick the Best Rock Movie Ever

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In time for the baseball post-season, a meditation on the existential pain that once came with being a Red Sox fan, pegged to a little-known gem on the subiect.

Sleeper of the Week: "Game 6"

The Nut Graf: With a script by Don DeLillo, and Michael Keaton in the lead, “Game 6” (2006, *** stars out of ****) knows the eternal existential angst of the Red Sox fan.

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For the weekend, I had some nice things to say about “Dune” (to my surprise) and less than nice things to say about the new Wes Anderson movie (ditto).

New This Week: "Dune," "The French Dispatch"

The Nut Graf: “Dune,” in theaters and on HBO Max, is an old-school spectacle that demands to be experienced on a big screen. (***1/2 stars out of ****). “The French Dispatch,” in theaters, may be the worst thing Wes Anderson has ever done. (*1/2 star out of ****)

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