Category Archives: Opinion

JUICE (FIRST HALF ONLY)

Like my recent viewing of La Femme Nikita, I was discomfited by how much my memory of Juice fell short of Juice’s actuals. The first twelve minutes of the movie are just people getting dressed for school and while it … Continue reading

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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE SERIES: #YOLO

Every few months, my husband somehow cajoles me into watching an entire franchise of movies. Once it was all the Lord of the Rings in a row (by the end you want Frodo to choke to death on that fucking … Continue reading

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The Catechism Cataclysm

It is such a pleasure to be able to bring to you a movie nobody saw but should have. Remember Fido? Or even The Box? It’s like that! You go to the movie store and you’re like “what on earth … Continue reading

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A Walk Down Memory Lane: Billy Madison

It holds up! I want to start a new feature where we watch the beloved films of our youth. Like Clue!! Did you know that a certain co-blogger was so excited to see the additional endings in the theater that … Continue reading

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A Dangerous Method

I am a big Sigmund Freud fan. I taught him in both semesters of my class this year and just generally think he’s really onto something, except for all the penis stuff which frankly gets a bit old. Then again … Continue reading

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Take Shelter

Some spoilers!!! This movie is awesome, so if you haven’t seen it, don’t read this! This movie is one of the best explorations of mental illness and its slow encroachment I have ever seen. Or, as someone who is not … Continue reading

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Wanderlust

I have been following the careers of all the people in The State basically since they were on The State, when I was in high school. In high school I thought of them as grownups, and only recently has it … Continue reading

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Marilyn Movie: My Special Incredibly Tedious Week With Marilyn Monroe The Actress

PLOT SYNOPSIS: “look how pretty Marilyn Monroe was, such that this young man truly did wish to french her, can you imagine a more compelling tale” The ladies sitting behind us were talking intensely about how hard it is that … Continue reading

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Andy Whitfield RIP

NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I WISH I’D NEVER STARTED WATCHING YOU, SPARTACUS BLOOD AND SAND! Why give the world such a beautiful face only to take it away immediately via google? Poor Andy Whitfield. He was WELSH! Ugh, he just keeps getting … Continue reading

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SPARTACUS BLOOD AND SAND THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL

Well like any film buff worth their weight in geldings I am of course a huge fan of the original, best, and eternal Kubrick Spartacus, starring Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, Jean Simmons, and an extremely emo Kirk Douglas. And, like … Continue reading

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