‘Overcompensating’ Review: Benito Skinner’s Amazon Coming-of-Age Comedy Delivers College Hijinks with Laughter and Heart

‘Overcompensating’ Review: Benito Skinner’s Amazon Coming-of-Age Comedy Delivers College Hijinks with Laughter and Heart

It’s been several years since I graduated from college, so I’m unqualified to say with certainty whether or not it’s a regular occurrence for today’s savvy students to bond over their love of Ashlee Simpson, whose last album came out before most of them were born. This unexpected celebration of the “Pieces of Me” auteur…

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#Alexandra Daddario on ‘The White Lotus’

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“#Alexandra Daddario on ‘The White Lotus’” These people are about to check in for an unpredictable stay.  The darkly comic limited series “The White Lotus,” airing new episodes Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO, follows a group of eccentric guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort in Hawaii.  There’s high-powered executive Nicole (Connie Britton),…

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#‘Good Joe Bell’ Review: Mark Wahlberg’s Anti-Bullying Drama Has Nice Message, Muddled Execution [TIFF 2020]

#‘Good Joe Bell’ Review: Mark Wahlberg’s Anti-Bullying Drama Has Nice Message, Muddled Execution [TIFF 2020]

“#‘Good Joe Bell’ Review: Mark Wahlberg’s Anti-Bullying Drama Has Nice Message, Muddled Execution [TIFF 2020]” Towards the end of Good Joe Bell, Mark Wahlberg’s titular character takes a load off his feet from his cross-country walk to condemn homophobic bullying. He sits down at a police station underneath pictures of Barack Obama and Joe Biden…

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