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Tag Archives: coming of age
Review: When You Finish Saving the World (2023)
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. I’m not sure what happened here. I reviewed for Ebert. Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel inclined to support my work, … Continue reading
December 2022 Viewing Diary
The Whale (2022; d. Darren Aronofsky) I thought it was appalling, and not for the obvious reasons. His body is viewed as literally a movie monster, with all these horror-movie shots of his gigantic ankles, etc.) It felt tired and … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged action movies, animation, Austria, Brad Pitt, Brian De Palma, Charles Dickens, Christopher Walken, Claude Chabrol, Claudette Colbert, comedy, coming of age, Czechoslovakia, Darren Aronofsky, David Bowie, documentary, drama, England, France, Germany, heist movies, historical drama, Hungary, India, Isabelle Huppert, Kentucker Audley, Natasha Richardson, Paul Schrader, Paul Thomas Anderson, Preston Sturges, Punch-Drunk Love, Russia, Sandrine Bonnaire, screwball comedy, thrillers, Ukraine, war, women directors
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Movies I Loved in 2022
It is the month of Top 10 Lists. I’ve submitted a few to different sites. And … each list is slightly different. Because I’m not a list person and I don’t rank things and I really don’t like to argue … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged action movies, Argentina, Aubrey Plaza, Australia, Austria, Baz Luhrmann, biopic, comedy, coming of age, documentary, drama, Elvis Presley, England, France, Georgia, historical drama, India, Iranian film, Jackass, Jafar Panahi, Kentucker Audley, poetry, Poland, romantic comedy, romantic drama, Scotland, South Korea, Steven Spielberg, Sweden, thrillers, true crime, Ukraine, war movies, women directors, WWI
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Review: Funny Pages (2022)
This is some pretty bleak shit. But also entertaining. Dark. Weird. I had no idea what was going to happen from one moment to the next. I reviewed for Ebert.
Review: Summer Days Summer Nights (2021)
I have a feeling a lot of people might pooh-pooh Ed Burns’ latest film – who knows, I could be wrong – but I enjoyed it. There are a couple of issues but they weren’t deal-breakers for me. I reviewed … Continue reading
Review: Skater Girl (2021)
Loved it, loved it. On Netflix now. I reviewed for Ebert.
Review: Moxie (2021)
I reviewed the new Netflix movie Moxie – directed by Amy Poehler – for Ebert.
October 2020 Viewing Diary
American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020; d. Jenny Popplewell) Very amateurish. Perhaps interesting to those who weren’t following the case as closely as I was. I’m STILL following the case. Chris Watts seems to think he’s going to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Bill Murray, comedy, coming of age, crime movies, documentary, drama, George Lucas, horror, Joan Fontaine, Kristen Stewart, Laurence Olivier, Martin Scorsese, Olympia Dukakis, Robert De Niro, romantic drama, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, women directors
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