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Emily the Criminal

 It seems strange to recommend "Emily the Criminal" in this holiday season. This is a brutal movie about a Hobbesean world; a young woman (Emily) loses her power after a felony conviction, and she has to fight to stay afloat. She works for UberEats (or something like this) in an attempt to pay off her student loans. A colleague alerts her to an opportunity. If you purchase a TV with a stolen credit card, various thugs will reward you with cash. You just need to breathe deeply and wear a poker face. Emily is tough and smart, and she performs her new work without seeming to sweat. But the tasks get dicier. In one upsetting scene, a buyer follows her to her front door, then assaults her on the carpet. He steals everything from her; he holds a knife to her throat and says, "Remember, I know where you live." Amazingly, Emily dusts herself off, grabs her taser, and follows her assailant to his car. She strikes him, grabs her stuff, looks through various wallets, and reads...

On the Horizon

*The new episode of "Big Little Lies." I'm interested to see how Kidman manages Meryl, and how Witherspoon copes with the news that her daughter refuses to go to college.... *"Fleishman Is in Trouble" and "No Visible Bruises." These seem to be the books "of the moment." "No Visible Bruises"--or at least the press surrounding it--gives me the impression that we now have a companion piece to the first season of "Big Little Lies." *"Child's Play." Do you want a brilliant idea? Cast Aubrey Plaza in an update of the Chucky story. This could be terrible. But it seems audacious enough that it might work (maybe). You know I'll be at the theater. Happy viewing!