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Scarlett Johansson

A collection of 4 posts
Film Review

The Jungle Book (2016)

[This post was originally titled "A Mowgli I Can Believe In."] • For the first time in my experience with The Jungle Book — an experience that includes growing up with the 1967 animated Disney film, knowing all the words to all of the songs, and then being surprised by
06 May 2016 9 min read
Under the Skin (2014)
Under the Skin

Under the Skin (2014)

Feel free to eavesdrop as I argue with myself upon exiting the theater after seeing Jonathan Glazer's troubling new sci-fi horror film Under the Skin...
23 Apr 2014 6 min read
On Movies & Media

Let Us Now Praise the Great Voices of the Movies...

Mel Blanc may have been the king of voice actors for cartoons. But who are the great "unseen voices" of live-action moviemaking? James Earl Jones looms large. Is there any voice that gets your attention like Darth Vader's? Christine Cavanaugh gave us the voice of Babe
02 Dec 2013 1 min read
Will Ferrell

The Browser, 5/14: Brooks on "Neural Buddhism"; Fraggles; Scarlett Johansson; Why I'll Miss Dubya

Brooks on a new challenge for those who believe in a "personal God" David Brooks talks about why believers' debates with Richard Dawkins are "just a sideshow," and that the real revolution is something like "neural Buddhism." * Fraggle Rock is here to stay
14 May 2008 1 min read
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