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Tag Archives: romantic drama
Review: Wander Darkly (2020)
I was almost surprised by how much this movie really touched me, moved me. I was almost shook, if you want to know the truth. I hope my review for Ebert expresses that, and intrigues people enough to check out … Continue reading
Loneliness and Lovers Rock
Shaniqua Okwok and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn in Steve McQueen’s “Lovers Rock” Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, part of his Small Axe anthology (5 films depicting the life of West Indians in London) is a dreamy swoon of a movie. I’m not … Continue reading
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
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
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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Review: Rebecca (2020)
A new adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s book for Netflix, starring Lily James, Armie Hammer and Kristin Scott Thomas. I reviewed for Ebert.
July/August 2020 Viewing Diary
Let’s get to it. July and August have been very … extra. Movies are fine, but I am gravitating towards series, anything I can binge-watch. I get clicked into something that interests me, and then feel so relieved that I … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged biopic, Brad Pitt, comedy, coming of age, documentary, drama, Eminem, Flannery O'Connor, horror, Jackass, John Garfield, Leonardo DiCaprio, musical, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, religious movies, romantic drama, sci-fi, Shelley Winters, women directors
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Review: Matthias & Maxime (2020)
I reviewed Xavier Dolan’s latest for Rogerebert.com.
Review: Palm Springs (2020)
I really really liked this. It’s gonna be streaming on Hulu. Check it out. Its depth and poignancy surprised me, as well as how ROMANTIC it is. Supernatural referenced in the review. When you read it, you’ll know why. My … Continue reading
April 2020 Viewing Diary
Almost Love (2020; d. Mike Doyle) This movie really irritated me. I reviewed for Ebert. Lovesick. (original title Scrotal Recall) (2014/2016/2018; d. Tom Edge) Again. I finished it up last month and started a re-watch immediately. Johnny Flynn crush going … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, comedy, documentary, drama, England, Germany, Hitler, Ireland, Joan Didion, Johnny Flynn, Leonardo DiCaprio, romantic drama, Slings & Arrows, Steven Spielberg, Supernatural, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tuesday Weld, women directors
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Review: Endings, Beginnings (2020)
My review of Endings, Beginnings is now up on Ebert. It’s so drenched in indie-movie cliches the characters barely have room to breathe. But they aren’t really characters and that’s a problem too.
Review: Almost Love (2020)
Wow. I was almost surprised at how much I was NOT in the mood for this one. Normally I put aside my mood. You kind of have to. Now? Nope. To be fair, I would have called out the things … Continue reading
