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All content by Jesse Baalman
Top five ‘Broad City’ episodes

Top five ‘Broad City’ episodes

Jesse Baalman
April 23, 2019
‘The Beach Bum’ should be way funnier

‘The Beach Bum’ should be way funnier

Jesse Baalman
April 9, 2019

Body snatchers invade Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’

Jesse Baalman
April 3, 2019
Headliners dominate South by Southwest

Headliners dominate South by Southwest

Jesse Baalman
March 12, 2019

Five roles that led Brie Larson to ‘Captain Marvel’

Jesse Baalman
March 12, 2019
‘American Factory’ documents workplace culture wars

‘American Factory’ documents workplace culture wars

Jesse Baalman
March 4, 2019
Best and worst of awards season 2019

Best and worst of awards season 2019

Jesse Baalman
February 26, 2019
Movies that flew under radar in 2018

Movies that flew under radar in 2018

Jesse Baalman
February 18, 2019
What’s hot at Sundance 2019

What’s hot at Sundance 2019

Jesse Baalman
February 12, 2019

Oscar Predictions 2019: What Movies Will Win?

Jesse Baalman
January 21, 2019
‘Widows’ adds striking social dimensions to heist formula

‘Widows’ adds striking social dimensions to heist formula

Jesse Baalman
November 28, 2018

‘Halloween’ thrills once again with PTSD survivalist story

Jesse Baalman
October 25, 2018

‘A Star is Born’ review: Lady Gaga’s evolutionary popstar fantasy

Jesse Baalman
October 10, 2018

For horror junkies, ‘Mandy’ is the guiltiest of pleasures

Jesse Baalman
September 20, 2018
With ‘Big Little Lies,’ ‘Sharp Objects,’ Jean-Marc Vallée takes TV by storm

With ‘Big Little Lies,’ ‘Sharp Objects,’ Jean-Marc Vallée takes TV by storm

Jesse Baalman
September 13, 2018
Top five movies to see this fall

Top five movies to see this fall

Jesse Baalman
August 28, 2018

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a watershed moment for cultural representation

Jesse Baalman
August 23, 2018
‘Eighth Grade’ probes adolescent anxiety in the digital age

‘Eighth Grade’ probes adolescent anxiety in the digital age

Jesse Baalman
August 21, 2018
‘First Reformed’ review: a fully realized expression of wordly anxiety

‘First Reformed’ review: a fully realized expression of wordly anxiety

Jesse Baalman
July 10, 2018
Best movies of 2018 (so far)

Best movies of 2018 (so far)

Jesse Baalman
July 9, 2018

Review: ‘Deadpool 2’ disguises tired tropes with snappy smarm

Jesse Baalman
May 31, 2018
Top five movies to see in June

Top five movies to see in June

Jesse Baalman
May 18, 2018

‘A Quiet Place’ serves up old-school scares in silence

Jesse Baalman
April 16, 2018
‘Annihilation’ offers a surreal distortion of genre thrills

‘Annihilation’ offers a surreal distortion of genre thrills

Jesse Baalman
March 21, 2018

True/False review: Chloé Zhao’s ‘The Rider’ skews a classical redemption story

Jesse Baalman
March 8, 2018
What to watch at this year’s True/False Film Fest

What to watch at this year’s True/False Film Fest

Jesse Baalman
March 1, 2018
Film review: Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project’

Film review: Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project’

Jesse Baalman
February 20, 2018

Review: ‘The Shape of Water’ is a mythical antidote for modern times

Jesse Baalman
February 15, 2018

The most overrated and underrated movies of 2017

Jesse Baalman
February 4, 2018
Rotten Tomatoes threatens movie criticism

Rotten Tomatoes threatens movie criticism

Jesse Baalman
January 24, 2018
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