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Al Alexander

Raleigh

Senior Movie Critic at The Patriot Ledger

Patriot Ledger film critic for 32 years. Member North Carolina Film Critics Association and two-time runner-up for AP award for best feature writing.

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  • Language-Based Disparities in Route of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease

    Sep 18, 2024 | sciencedirect.com | Al Alexander

    Section snippets INTRODUCTION Hysterectomy is the most frequently performed major gynecologic procedure.1 Minimally invasive hysterectomy (including laparoscopic, robotic, vaginal, or laparoscopic-assisted vaginal) is associated with improved surgical outcomes compared to abdominal hysterectomy.2 A large body of research demonstrates a patient's race and ethnicity influence the route of hysterectomy, and various researchers have postulated that this relationship is in part driven by...

  • Laughter, tears, music: 15 shorts vying for Oscar-gold

    Feb 15, 2024 | bostonmovienews.com | Al Alexander

    By Al Alexander/Boston Movie NewsTo the many who believe today’s movies are just too damn long, I offer you some infinitely briefer alternatives: the Oscar-Nominated Shorts. Here, you won’t find anything longer than 40 minutes, with most clocking in at around a half-hour.

  • ‘The Taste of Things’: A delicious love story

    Feb 15, 2024 | bostonmovienews.com | Al Alexander

    By Al Alexander/Boston Movie NewsFood is love, and love is food. It’s a symbiotic relationship that tantalizes the taste buds as well as the heart, often accented by heat. It’s part of the natural order. And it defines a substantial portion of Trần Anh Hùng’s scrumptiously delicious “The Taste of Things,” an appetizing ode to the simmering passion ignited by two chefs whenever they get cooking.

  • Skip or stream? Buyers beware of these three titles

    Feb 9, 2024 | bostonmovienews.com | Al Alexander

    By Al Alexander/Boston Movie NewsSuper Bowl weekend is here, and so are a slew of mediocre movies looking to capitalize on a “holiday” devoid of major releases. These subpar offerings may look harmless, but buyers beware. That’s why your humble consumer advocate has decided to take one for the team by watching three of them, so you won’t have to.

  • ‘How to Have Sex’: A cautionary tale about consent and hookup culture

    Feb 7, 2024 | bostonmovienews.com | Al Alexander

    By Al Alexander/Boston Movie News“How to Have Sex” rides into town on a tsunami of hype generated by last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it captured the Un Certain Regard for its highly original take on the minefield that is teenage sexuality. And much of the puffery surrounding Molly Manning Walker’s writing-directing debut is warranted, from her film’s gritty feel to the star-making turn she coaxes from Mia McKenna-Bruce as an exuberant, naive adolescent determined to lose her virginity.

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Al Alexander
Al Alexander @aalex_Ledger
12 Sep 20

I urge everyone to read this piece I wrote: https://t.co/GlrN6RB9tL

Al Alexander
Al Alexander @aalex_Ledger
4 Feb 19

President @realDonaldTrump: Please use the State of the Union to make lowering Rx costs a top priority. It's outrageous that Americans pay the highest drug prices in the world, and many of us are suffering. https://t.co/HMeyMSyWvB #CutRxPrices #SOTU

Al Alexander
Al Alexander @aalex_Ledger
15 Sep 15

Saw Black Mass last night and was pretty much disappointed, but Depp and the host of other great actors are superb. Boston also looks great.