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The Merits of Escapism

Via social media,  I’ve just come across this 2007 cartoon by Clay Bennett. As a commentary on the human tendency to avoid unpleasant realities, it works. But the cartoon also seems to misunderstand why we go to the movies. For that, let’s go to the legendary Pauline Kael: Movie audiences will take a lot of…Continue Reading…