Movies
Dolittle (2020)
When I was a kid and I visited my grandma’s house, she had a lot of older hardback books from when her kids, including my mom, were younger. I’d try to read them sometimes, and I do remember a few Doctor Dolittle books. I picked one at random and didn’t Read more…
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Marriage Story (2019)
I was reluctant to watch Marriage Story, and were it not for the movie’s Best Picture nomination, I probably wouldn’t have. It wouldn’t have been due to any prejudice or animosity against anyone who made it. I like both Scarlett Johansson when she’s in the right roles, and Adam Driver Read more…
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Moon (2009)
Back in 2016, I saw Warcraft in theaters. That would have been about the time I started going to the movies every week. And, well, it wasn’t very good. I remember a lot commentary about how disappointing it was considering the director was Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie, and Read more…
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2019 Oscar Talk
The Oscar nominations came out yesterday. And, quite frankly, I don’t much care who wins. The Academy Awards are, like many entertainment awards, little more than the industry patting itself on the back. It’s generally good for winning a trivia contest and that’s about it. But I do write a Read more…
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Just Mercy (2019)
I noticed that trailers for both Just Mercy and Dark Waters came out around the same time. That makes sense since both are obviously aimed for awards season as prestige releases. Both are also legal dramas based on true stories of crusading lawyers working to right wrongs through legal actions Read more…
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1917 (2019)
Trailers are, by definition, designed to get your butt into a theater to see a movie. They’re commercials. That’s all they are. I know this, but I am hardly immune to a good one, especially if it’s something that is more or less in my wheelhouse anyway. My point is, Read more…
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The Thin Man (1934)
Some days, it’s rather cool to have Turner Classic Movies as part of my Hulu subscription because then I can check out older movies like, say, 1934’s The Thin Man. The Thin Man, based off a mystery novel by Dashiell Hammett, gave the world Nick and Nora Charles, an urbane Read more…
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Spies in Disguise (2019)
This is a bad time of year to hit the local multiplex at least once a week. January means all the stuff the studios didn’t think was remotely good comes out as it’s all they have left after releasing the good stuff for possible awards consideration. True, a number of Read more…
Movies
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
I don’t, for whatever reason, watch too many Netflix original movies. I find watching movies at home sometimes distracting, so I want something I am really going to want to focus on. But something about Dolemite Is My Name did catch my attention. I won’t claim to be the biggest Read more…