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Local Hero

A quirky enchantment that makes a case for saving localness LOCAL HERO is a comic idyll by the man who last year gave us the witty and delightful GREGORY’S GIRL. In that film Bill Forsyth told an affectionate tale of first romance among some refreshingly unsophisticated Scottish teenagers. The
27 Jun 2026 3 min read
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Six Weeks

Sweet but not sugary tale of people caring about people A kind politician, a rich businesswoman and a grown-up 12-year-old pack all the love and fun they can into one short season in SIX WEEKS, an elegant, uplifting drama that is just right for the yuletide. Patrick
27 Jun 2026 2 min read
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Tex

Dillon brings authenticity to an earthy but weakly acted film The people from Disney have ventured way past the borders of fantasyland to make TEX, a realistic, contemporary salute to wholesomeness. Pollyanna it is not, but optimistic and decent, in a gritty sort of way, it certainly is. Unfortunately the
27 Jun 2026 2 min read
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The World According to Garp

An oddly buoyant man in a world of hard landings “The important thing is to live before you die,” the mother explains to her child. “It can be a real adventure having a life.” It so happens that young T.S. Garp has already had one adventure that nearly ended
27 Jun 2026 2 min read
Nocturnal

End of the World With Rob and Jack

From an email to Rob McCaskill Dream last night. You and I and your friend Jack were having a series of adventures in Manhattan, making our way from uptown to The Battery over a course of several days. Elements of espionage, science fiction, comedy. The buildings and streets, the crowdedness,
27 Jun 2026 2 min read
Nocturnal

Sick in a Time of Invasion

Sue and Ciarra and Ashley and Mandy are driving me to see the doctor, up Highway D. The space aliens have come. The government and private industry are responding with secret technologies, all caginess and sinister plotting on the table now—technology they’ve been saving for some future they
27 Jun 2026 2 min read
Nocturnal

The Night Revel

Car trouble at night in an unfamiliar town. I’m lucky to find a mechanic. He’s a very accommodating, a black man in his 30s, someone who clearly takes customer service seriously and works hard to run a good business. In appearance and personality he reminds me of Rudy,
27 Jun 2026 3 min read
Nocturnal

The Old Woman's Canal

Mom, Dad and us kids were looking to buy a new family home. We found ourselves meeting with an old woman who might have some land to sell us in her private valley. She was amazing—90 years old and in great health, with amazing energy and a mind in
27 Jun 2026 2 min read
Nocturnal

The Office Tornado

I was working at a new job. My workmates included many people I’ve known at jobs or other parts of my life. Among them were Crow Norlander, Nancy Thornton, someone vaguely like my junior high schoolmate Eddie Bonney, and my grade school friends Ron Bocklage and Jack Backs. The
27 Jun 2026 3 min read
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