Category Archives: Opinion

Young Mr. Lincoln

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Yours Truly

This is a 1939 biopic of the eponymous president made by John Ford, who you may remember from such John Wayne movies as “The Searchers” and that one where they kill all the Indians (also true of “The Searchers”). The … Continue reading →

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Jaws

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Yours Truly

Me live-blogging Jaw at some point. I will write about Jaw again. “I tell ya, the crime rate in New York’ll kill ya” I am telling you, “Jaws” is a very good film. I think that people who disagree with … Continue reading →

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SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

Perhaps, you too, read Keith Richards unending and bestselling autobiography and grew to hate him? I think it’s the only logical response. I hate him now for being a) a terrible parent b) thinking we want the boring stories about … Continue reading →

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Tight Rope

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Yours Truly

Last night we did watch a terrible movie. I wish there were a lower rating on Netflix than one star. This is a film called “Tightrope” which is about Clint Eastwood wearing a very weird Saints hat and t-shirts tucked … Continue reading →

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BAD TIMING

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

Nicolas Roeg’s Bad Timing not only stars Art Garfunkel, during those like, two years when he was considered to be fair leading man material (the seventies!), before people figured out he has all the onscreen charisma of an old carrot. … Continue reading →

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WHITE DOG

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

White Dog is out now on DVD. I would recommend you throw it to the top spot on yr Netflix cue. Unfortunately, this nice little synopsis on the Criterion website fails to mention all the truly great stuff about the … Continue reading →

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THE WATCHMEN

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jessica Hopper

The Watchmen is the longest episode of Scooby Doo I have ever seen–so much bad guys explaining their motives. The best part was when Dr. Manhattan appeared full frontal for the first time and the lady behind us goes “his … Continue reading →

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FROZEN

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Yours Truly

When my brother was a wee boy, still in ski school, he once got stuck on a chairlift that broke down. He was probably 8 years old. Me, being in the big kids competitive freestyle team he would soon join, … Continue reading →

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THE BOX

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Yours Truly

Last night we watched The Box. There are spoilers in this post! I definitely give away everything that happens in this film, and let me just start by saying this film is AMAZING, so if you haven’t seen it, maybe … Continue reading →

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COCKTAIL

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Yours Truly

Somehow I never saw the wonderful “Cocktail,” the 1988 Roger Donaldson film in which Tom Cruise plays a saucy bartender (Gary: “Oh, Roger Donaldson!” Me: “Who’s Roger Donaldson?” Gary: “NOBODY.”). In my memory of the poster of the film, the … Continue reading →

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