Flannel Joel

Flannel Joel

Eternal cinephilettante. Queer flâneur. Midwestern/Midatlantic. Children’s librarian.

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  • Pokémon Detective Pikachu

  • Long Day's Journey into Night

  • John Carter

  • Conan the Barbarian

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  • Sorry to Bother You

    Sorry to Bother You

    Boots Riley answers the question, “What would leftist agitprop look like if it bothered to be persuasive and entertaining to people who don’t give a fuck about theory?”

  • Love, Simon

    Love, Simon

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

    Imagine if Wes Anderson made films about GOOD, SAINTLY BEAR-CHILDREN yet untwinged with the sorrowful knowledge that cinematic language is a lie.

    This film is a return to Eden, sticky-pawed with goodness.

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