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August 2017 Viewing Diary

Posted on September 1, 2017 by sheila

Columbus (2017; d. Kogonada) I loved this movie so much. One of the best of the year so far. My review. Dunkirk (2017; d. Christopher Nolan) Overwhelming. Saw it in IMAX 70 mm so I can’t compare to others’ experiences … Continue reading →

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December 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on January 1, 2017 by sheila

Supernatural, Season 7, Episode 22, “There Will Be Blood” (2012; d. Guy Norman Bee) I had started a re-watch of Season 7 in November, so I finished it out this month. Season 7 was one of my least favorites, when … Continue reading →

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Performances I Loved This Year

Posted on December 15, 2016 by sheila

I still haven’t seen a couple of big ones. Hence … it’s a work in progress, and I’m sure I’m forgetting people. But these stand out. Royalty Hightower, “The Fits” [My review] Matthias Schoenaerts, “A Bigger Splash” Cliff Curtis, “The … Continue reading →

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2016 Movies To See

Posted on November 18, 2016 by sheila

Out Now Out Soon Out Earlier This Year

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Conversations with Mitchell, Part 4: Zac Efron

Posted on February 24, 2016 by sheila

Part 1: Justin Timberlake, Lena Horne, Doris Day, Jill Clayburgh, Cary Grant, Don Rickles. Part 2: Woody Allen, Joan Crawford, Lily Tomlin, Claude Rains, Burt Reynolds. Part 3: Joan Rivers. The game: I pick a bunch of famous people, without … Continue reading →

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Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016); d. The Coen Brothers

Posted on February 8, 2016 by sheila

That’s the official poster. Boring. I like this one much better. In comparison to Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail, Caesar! has an outlook on humanity that is damn near sunny. Inside Llewyn Davis’ was a well-observed portrayal of the coffee-house folk-music … Continue reading →

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January 2016 Viewing Diary

Posted on February 1, 2016 by sheila

“30 for 30” Chasing Tyson (2015; d. Steve Cantor) I love the 30 for 30 series on ESPN but had never seen this one, the story of Evander Holyfield’s pursuit of Mike Tyson. I’ve got a Tyson thing. I loved … Continue reading →

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November 2015 Viewing Diary

Posted on December 1, 2015 by sheila

Spotlight (2015; d. Tom McCarthy) Excellent newspaper movie. I reviewed for Rogerebert.com. Supernatural, Season 11, Episode 4, “Baby” (2015; d. Thomas J. Wright) Perfection, both formally and structurally as well as emotionally and spiritually. Truth (2015; d. James Vanderbilt) Another … Continue reading →

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October 2015 Viewing Diary

Posted on November 1, 2015 by sheila

Moontide (1942; d. Archie Mayo – and an uncredited Fritz Lang) And John O’Hara wrote the screenplay. How I love this film. Ida Lupino plays a suicidal girl, rescued from the waves by Bobo (a to-die-for Jean Gabin). Bobo is … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Grantland

Posted on October 31, 2015 by sheila

First The Dissolve, then Grantland? I’m devastated. There was too much great content over there to even count, and I hope, like The Dissolve, it will at least remain online because I go back and reference essays over there all … Continue reading →

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