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MOVIES USED TO BE A THING:

Some Thoughts On The Theatrical Film Industry By A Total Outsider Who Loves Filmgoing

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SO, this is the time of year when I usually compile my Top Ten Movie List. I generally keep it to films I saw theatrically that were released in that year--rarely do I go with movies I saw "on video" (showing my age here)...
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Here's my bold predictions and wishes for this year's Oscars. Truth be told, I am not sure why I do this when I haven't even watched the show since the year Heath Ledger won (further truth be told I only watched half of that year). To me the ceremony is fun to watch but is also bo-ring. That sinking feeling you get when it's, like,...
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If you've ever had a sudden near-death experience, such as a car accident or something like the same, how do you know for sure that right now, this very instant, you're not living out some sort of weird flash-forward Jacob's Ladder/Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge situation just before the life spark is gone?

The new Clint Eastwood movie The Mule is, like many of his films, quietly engaging and powerful. Never a flashy "lookit me!" director, this film fits his style effectively. Eastwood gives a damn fine performance, and directs the cast to perfection (many actors have now gotten statues from his movies). Not totally sure why the reviews are a little lukewarm on this one, but it's...
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Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was easily one of the best times I've had at the movies all year. It's dazzling. Fast, funny, full of action and heart. The hero Miles is one of the most likable characters I've seen in a long time. Nice to have a superhero movie that's not just constant angst and moping. I already want to see it again (it's loaded...
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Boy Erased is well worth your time and is a candidate for my Top Ten Movies of 2018. Based on a memoir about a teenager undergoing conversion therapy, it manages to avoid cheap shots and overt melodrama. Lucas Hedges is wonderful in the lead role, and he is ably supported by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe as his parents. Joel Edgerton is also a highlight...
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I feel like anything Lynch does is worth my time so I shall be reading this forthwith.

So. Our President appropriated old footage from his professional wrestling days and turned it into a video of him attacking CNN. (Yes--our President has a background that involves his experiences in Professional Wrestling.)

I understand that some people didn't like and/or trust Hilary Clinton. I understand that some people were going to vote for the Republican nominee for President regardless of who it was. I...
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Martin Scorsese's Silence. I would be lying if I said I was desperately looking forward to a 2 hour 40 minute movie about the persecution of Christians in 17th century Japan, but it's Scorsese, so you go. Period. While it is slow I was never less than enthralled. It was a weighty film, full of scenes where intelligent characters debate things intelligently. Andrew Garfield is...
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