John DiLillo

Writer and student based in New York. Ask me about my Blu-Ray copy of The Book of Henry.
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The Year of the Wikipedia Blockbuster

By John DiLillo 

This year’s Hollywood tentpoles were more interested in filling in encyclopedic gaps than they were in telling their own stories.

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J.K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore, and the Perils of Hero Worship

By John DiLillo 

The defining author of our generation has become her own worst enemy.

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Amazon’s Proposed ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Misses the Point of Middle-Earth

By John DiLillo 

A rumored “Young Aragorn” story flies directly in the face of what made Tolkien’s work so special.

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The Tom Cruise Renaissance

By John DiLillo 

Our last remaining movie star has made the latter half of his career into a showcase for white-knuckle thrill rides that successfully distract from the more unsavory parts of the Tom Cruise mythology.

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The Horrors of ‘Eighth Grade’

By John DiLillo 

Bo Burnham’s coming-of-age film is part of a new movement that draws on the tone and aesthetics of horror without embracing the classic content of the genre.

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When Marvel Continuity Goes Wrong

By John DiLillo 

This month’s charming ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is another victim of the MCU crossover machine.

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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ and Iconography Cannibalism

By John DiLillo 

The latest dinosaur romp abandons ’90s nostalgia and instead gets high on its own supply.

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‘Sorry to Bother You’ Review: Boots Riley’s Debut is a Trippy Delight

By John DiLillo 

Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson shine in one of the best movies of the year.

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Movies Don’t Have to Define You

By John DiLillo 

It’s okay to let go.