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Jess Lahitou

Dallas
As seen in: Medium, Bustle, Elite Daily, YourTango, AlterNet
Writer and editor. Former teacher + ed commentator. Mostly here for the subtweets and navel gazing. “Nothing is more necessary than the unnecessary,” etc.
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‘The Odyssey:’ Beautiful and Often Boring

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By Jessicah Lahitou, Jess Lahitou
| fanfare.pub
Christopher Nolan cannot conjure the narrative propulsion or human connection that made his past films brilliant as movies, not just as art. Press enter or click to view image in full size Image Credit: Universal Pictures, Syncopy Director Christopher Nolan has a special knack for remembering and casting a certain sort of chronically under-appreciated (or simply forgotten) actor. Three years ago, Nolan gave us Josh Hartnett and David Krumholtz in Oppenheimer.
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Motherhood at the 2026 Oscars: I Have Some Notes

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By Jessicah Lahitou, Jess Lahitou
| Medium
Motherhood at the 2026 Oscars: I Have Some Notes In the Best Picture lineup, some brilliant and some baffling maternal choices have been made Press enter or click to view image in full size Image Credit: Warner Bros Firstly, the obligatory and off-topic bone picking: the two best films of the year were not nominated for Best Picture (Eddington sitting easy in the №1 spot, and Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man a comfortable №2.).
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‘One Battle After Another’: Missing Perfidia, Missing Parents

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By Jessicah Lahitou, Jess Lahitou
| fanfare.pub
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film benches its most interesting character, turning ‘One Battle After Another’ into a celebration of flawed fatherhood. Press enter or click to view image in full size Sean Penn’s portrayal of Steven Lockjaw is so in-your-face audacious, Paul Thomas Anderson and Co. must have believed Lockjaw’s trembling grimace and constipated strut would be the loitering mental image of One Battle After Another.
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