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Feb 2024
31m 35s

Modern Love at the Movies: Our Favorite ...

The New York Times
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The New York Times’s film critic Alissa Wilkinson has a theory about movies: They’re all about relationships. No matter how big the action, the suspense and tension we experience when watching a film is often really about the feelings between the characters. But romantic relationships often fall back on old tropes, like the long-suffering wife of an ex-cop ... Show More
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