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Valkyrie
It is hard to believe that Valkyrie is a Hollywood movie. This is the industry where half the Best Documentary Oscars go to Holocaust movies, and all of the major studio executives understandably hav… more →
J. & C.'s Movie Reviews
Valkyrie
J wrote 6 months ago: It is hard to believe that Valkyrie is a Hollywood movie. This is the industry where half the Best … more →
Lost: Season 5
J wrote 6 months ago: Lost has nearly lost it. We think that the unraveling has slowly been occuring, but sped up greatly … more →
Frankenstein (1931)
J wrote 7 months ago: This is where we get our image of Frankenstein’s monster as a stiff brute with a funny walk. I … more →
Captain Blood
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J wrote 10 months ago: They don’t make ‘em like they used to. Even though it doesn’t have the trillion d … more →
The Big Sleep
J wrote 11 months ago: The Big Sleep is at least two movies. The first is a typical private detective story. Another is t … more →
Quiz Show
J wrote 12 months ago: Quiz Show is a fine morality play about lying and its consequences. What’s even better is tha … more →
The Accidental Tourist
J wrote 1 year ago: Hey, finally! A movie that isn’t hyperemotional. If you want a quiet character study, in whic … more →
Encounters at the End of the World
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J wrote 1 year ago: Yes, there are people in Antarctica. Encounters at the End of the World is a documentary about them … more →
Fort Apache (1948)
J wrote 1 year ago: Fort Apache is the sigh of relief after a long return home. The film, set on a southwestern America … more →
The Great Santini
J wrote 1 year ago: Take George C. Scott’s General Patton and plop him down in a domestic family drama, and you ha … more →
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
J wrote 1 year ago: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance attempts to be the American allegory. It might have succeeded. Si … more →
Les Miserables (1998)
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J wrote 1 year ago: We’re hearing lately about the hot new Christian movie, Fireproof, which is supposedly a heart … more →
Being There
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J wrote 1 year ago: Just in time for another election extravaganza! Being There is a devastating commentary on national … more →
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J wrote 1 year ago: It’s a shame that Order of the Phoenix features good witches and benevolent sorcery. Cut that … more →
The Secret of Roan Inish
J wrote 1 year ago: The Secret of Roan Inish is about storytelling, particularly the Irish way, or at least the way we t … more →
Return of the Jedi
J wrote 1 year ago: In honor of the release of the spectacularly bad Clone Wars, let’s revisit the point at which … more →
Return to Oz
J wrote 1 year ago: Disney’s sequel to The Wizard of Oz, Return to Oz flopped really badly on its initial release … more →
Joe Versus the Volcano
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J wrote 1 year ago: “Our lives are a continual process of getting away from ourselves, to get to ourselves.” Though we m … more →
Lost: Season 4 -- Some Remarks
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J wrote 1 year ago: We don’t have much else to add to what we have said about “Lost” previously. Seas … more →
