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Film Review: Falling for Christmas
A pampered Daddy’s princess and a financially frazzled single father find themselves in a fix in this heartwarming holiday film.
by Courtney Howard
Audiences who click play on Netflix’s “Falling for Christmas” will be the…
7th Annual Ypsi-GLOW Scheduled for October 28
Illuminated artist installations, pop-up performances, luminary procession, and live music arehighlights at this favorite downtown Ypsilanti event.
Ypsilanti shines bright at the 7th Annual ypsiGLOW on Friday, October 28 on N.…
Film Review: “The Eternal Daughter”
Tilda Swinton plays a mother and daughter struggling to connect through mutual reticence in the 'Souvenir' director's similarly withholding ghost story.
by Jessica King
A mysterious nighttime mist swirls through Joanna Hogg’s…
Film Review: “See How They Run”
A performance of Agatha Christie's long-running stage smash "The Mousetrap" yields a backstage murder mystery of its own in this most enjoyable all-star comedy.
by Amy Nicolson
Agatha Christie, master of deduction, was wrong only…
“Firekeeper’s Daughter” Native Teen Discovers Intrigue and Betrayal in a Michigan Upper Peninsula Community
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
When author Angeline Boulley wrote her new young adult novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, she had a goal for the thriller. She writes about her main character, Daunis Fontaine, in her Author’s Note:
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The Pleasure Principle: The Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Short Story Collection “Rainbow Rainbow,” Seek Gratification and Identity
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Rainbow Rainbow perch on the precipice of something—a decision, a change, the start or end of a relationship, or even the dangerous cliff above a quarry where people…
Film Review: “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”
A hapless canine is recruited to protect a village of hostile cats in this animated reimagining of 'Blazing Saddles' voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Michael Cera and Ricky Gervais.
Rated PG, 1 hour 37 minutes
by Frank…
An Ode for the Anthem: U-M Professor Mark Clague’s “O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of the Star-Spangled Banner”
Jenn McKee, Pulp
It seemed a little on the nose to be reading U-M associate professor Mark Clague’s new book, O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of the Star-Spangled Banner, on the 4th of July—at U-M’s Camp Michigania, no…
Film Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones in “Where the Crawdads Sing”
A young woman raised in the North Carolina marshes becomes the subject of investigation after a grisly murder in this film adaptation of Delia Owens’ best-selling novel.
Rated PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes
by Lovia Garkye
Where the…
Film Review: “Zero Contact”
Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins stars in this pandemic-produced thriller, shot almost entirely on Zoom, that is also the first feature film NFT.
Rated R, 1 hour 37 minutes
by Frank Scheck
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly and…