Kurt Loder, Author at Reason.com

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The Best Ever Libertarian Gift Guide

Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.

Billy Binion, Eric Boehm, Veronique de Rugy, Emma Camp, C.J. Ciaramella, Addie Mae Villas, Christian Britschgi, Fiona Harrigan, Jackie Pyke, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Hunt Beaty, Adam Sullivan, J.D. Tuccille, Peter Suderman, Stephanie Slade, Bess Byers, Joakim Book, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Hilary Hackleman, Regan Taylor, Jason Russell, Brian Doherty, and Kurt Loder | 11.23.2022 2:01 PM

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Review: The Fabelmans

Past imperfect.

Kurt Loder | 11.11.2022 7:30 AM

Zar Amir Ebrahimi in 'Holy Spider'

Review: Holy Spider

Death on wheels.

Kurt Loder | 10.28.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Halloween Ends and The Banshees of Inisherin

Return of the Big Figure, and Colin Farrell at a new peak.

Kurt Loder | 10.14.2022 7:30 AM

Smile movie

Review: Smile

Stressed to kill.

Kurt Loder | 9.30.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Anvil! The Story of Anvil

The little band that couldn’t.

Kurt Loder | 9.16.2022 7:25 AM

Javier Barden as Blanco in The Good Boss

Review: The Good Boss

Funny business.

Kurt Loder | 9.2.2022 7:30 AM

Aubrey Plaza in Emily the Criminal

Review: Emily the Criminal

Aubrey Plaza gets in touch with her inner badass.

Kurt Loder | 8.19.2022 7:30 AM

Brad Pitt and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train

Review: Bullet Train

Running late.

Kurt Loder | 8.5.2022 7:30 AM

Daniel Kaluuya on a horse in the desert during the movie 'Nope'

Review: Nope

Not quite.

Kurt Loder | 7.22.2022 7:30 AM

Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Love and Thunder

Review: Thor: Love and Thunder

Please, hammer…

Kurt Loder | 7.8.2022 7:30 AM

Tom Hanks Austin Butler Elvis

Review: Elvis

King me.

Kurt Loder | 6.24.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise’s long-delayed return flight.

Kurt Loder | 5.27.2022 9:57 AM

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Review: The Innocents

The kids are all wrong.

Kurt Loder | 5.13.2022 7:30 AM

HATCHING—Still 1

Review: Dual and Hatching

Fright nights.

Kurt Loder | 4.29.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage in the action-movie metaverse.

Kurt Loder | 4.22.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Another return to Potterville.

Kurt Loder | 4.15.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Memoria

Art attack.

Kurt Loder | 4.1.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Speed demons.

Kurt Loder | 3.25.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: The Batman

Pro and con.

Kurt Loder | 3.4.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Kimi

Zoë Kravitz in Steven Soderbergh’s tough little cyber thriller.

Kurt Loder | 2.18.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Moonfall

In space, no one can hear you blowing money.

Kurt Loder | 2.4.2022 10:25 AM

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Review: The King's Daughter

Many moments too soon.

Kurt Loder | 1.21.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: The 355

Ladies only.

Kurt Loder | 1.7.2022 7:30 AM

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Review: Licorice Pizza

Squalls of flak suddenly surround one of the year’s most loveable movies.

Kurt Loder | 12.31.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Nightmare Alley

Going Down Again.

Kurt Loder | 12.17.2021 7:30 AM

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The Great Libertarian Gift Guide of 2021

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Billy Binion, Eric Boehm, Andrea O'Sullivan, Bess Byers, J.D. Tuccille, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Brian Doherty, Regan Taylor, Jason Russell, Christian Britschgi, Peter Suderman, Ian Keyser, Noor Greene, Kurt Loder, and Liz Wolfe | 12.10.2021 1:31 PM

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Review: House of Gucci

Lady Gaga kills.

Kurt Loder | 11.24.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: C'mon C'mon

Family ties.

Kurt Loder | 11.19.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Belfast

Hard times.

Kurt Loder | 11.12.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Last Night in Soho

Vintage creeps.

Kurt Loder | 10.29.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Dune and The Velvet Underground

Back to the future, out of the past

Kurt Loder | 10.15.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: No Time To Die

Daniel Craig’s final Bond outing is a little bit droopy

Kurt Loder | 10.1.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Jesus wept.

Kurt Loder | 9.17.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Daddy issue.

Kurt Loder | 9.3.2021 9:47 AM

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Review: Reminiscence

Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in a neo-hardboiled sci-fi mystery.

Kurt Loder | 8.20.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: The Suicide Squad

Second time around.

Kurt Loder | 8.6.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Old and Pig

Nicolas Cage back at his best, M. Night Shyamalan not.

Kurt Loder | 7.23.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Black Widow

Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh lead Marvel into a new age.

Kurt Loder | 7.9.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: False Positive

The kids aren't all right.

Kurt Loder | 6.25.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Censor and Flashback

Blood and confusion.

Kurt Loder | 6.11.2021 12:00 PM

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Review: A Quiet Place Part II

Come on, feel the noise.

Kurt Loder | 5.28.2021 7:30 AM

WRATH OF MAN

Review: Wrath of Man and The Columnist

Guy Ritchie returns (with Jason Statham, wisely) and a Dutch woman discovers the ultimate cure for online menacing.

Kurt Loder | 5.7.2021 7:30 AM

TOGETHER

Review: Together Together and Sisters With Transistors

Modern love and future sounds.

Kurt Loder | 4.23.2021 6:30 AM

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Review: Voyagers

In space, no one can hear you snooze.

Kurt Loder | 4.9.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Ecstasy

The weight of the world.

Kurt Loder | 3.26.2021 7:30 AM

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Review: Another Round

The Danish film is getting some well-deserved Oscar buzz.

Kurt Loder | 3.12.2021 7:30 AM

1. Olivia Colman as Anne, Anthony Hopkins as Anthony in THE FATHER. Photo by Sean Gleason. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Review: The Father

Anthony Hopkins at the latest peak of his power.

Kurt Loder | 2.26.2021 7:30 AM

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