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Viewing Log: March 2013
The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross, 2012) – Should probably keep these thoughts to myself, but this movie disturbed me terribly. Say what you will about reality television being the new voice of t… more →
Precious Bodily Fluids
Viewing Log: March 2013
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wrote 1 month ago: The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross, 2012) – Should probably keep these thoughts to myself, but t … more →
Amour: Moving Emotions Without Moving the Camera
wrote 2 months ago: For a slightly more polished and less tangential review than is customarily posted here, see Post De … more →
Viewing Log, 12/9/2012 - 12/21/2012
wrote 5 months ago: Magic Mike (dir. Steven Soderberg, 2011) – Despite a lot of time trying to find reasons to val … more →
Catch-Up, cont'd: 11/2012-12/2012
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wrote 5 months ago: Skyfall (dir. Sam Mendes, 2012) – Really want/need to see it again, but here’s the first … more →
Catch-Up: 10/2012 - 11/2012
wrote 5 months ago: We’ll see how this goes. It’s going to start as a list, with attempts to fill in the spa … more →
Skyfall
wrote 6 months ago: Skyfall (2012) does not play like a spy thriller featuring the character of James Bond; rather, it p … more →
Viewing Log, Week of 9/9/2012
wrote 8 months ago: Albatross (dir. Niall MacCormick, 2011) – An “independent,” acting-driven story ab … more →
Viewing Log, Week of 9/2/2012
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wrote 8 months ago: The Dark Knight Rises (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2012) – Thought it was funnier than the first t … more →
Viewing Log, Week of 8/26/2012
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wrote 8 months ago: The Bourne Legacy (dir. Tony Gilroy, 2012) – It rewards fluency in the first three, although n … more →
Viewing Log, Week of 8/19/2012
wrote 8 months ago: Les cousins (dir. Claude Chabrol, 1959) – If only the title had “dangereux” tacked … more →
Viewing Log, Week of 8/12/2012 (Vol. I)
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wrote 9 months ago: Elevator to the Gallows (dir. Louis Malle, 1958) – Am going to need to read up on this one, on … more →
Viewing Log, Week of 7/22/2012
wrote 9 months ago: Midnight in Paris (dir. Woody Allen, 2011) – I’ve tried, and I can’t get more out … more →
Viewing Log, Week of 7/8/2012
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wrote 10 months ago: Sometimes you just need, like, a year-long break, you know? Drive (dir. Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) … more →
The Adjustment Bureau: Politically Determined
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s the political background that takes precedence in The Adjustment Bureau to such an extent … more →
Midnight in Paris: From One Flâneur To Another
wrote 1 year ago: Bored in the monochromatic present What the ex-advisor said was true and remains true: you haven … more →
Quickies, Vol. XXXI
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wrote 1 year ago: The Double Life of Véronique (1991, dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski) – A film that continues to chal … more →
Quickies, Vol. XXX
wrote 1 year ago: The Stranger (1946, dir. Orson Welles) – Deserves more space, obviously. Suffice it to say, We … more →
True Grit, 2.0
wrote 2 years ago: On a narrative level, there’s little to say about the Coen brothers’ new version of True … more →
"Tron: Legacy": Look, 80s, no hands!
wrote 2 years ago: Sweet Dreams Many would probably say that no viewing of Tron: Legacy is complete without first viewi … more →
