November 24, 2024

Conclave

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An excellent thriller (without any violence) or soapy drama (without any sex) and that most rare of theatrical experiences: a movie for grow...
November 23, 2024

Paths of Glory

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I picked up Kirk Douglas's autobiography The Ragman's Son this summer, so I'm backfilling my Douglas filmography: Paths of Glor...
November 20, 2024

234 Zwitterion

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Mistakes; Sharon Van Etten maybe now I'll finally remember the difference between Sharon Van Etten and Great Van Fleet? Cadillac Ranch; ...
November 8, 2024

The Secret Of NIMH

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Never saw this one back in the 1980s, but my wife did, and she was happy to introduce it to our boy. Simply delightful, gorgeous animation, ...
November 6, 2024

233 Where Do I Begin?

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'Knucklehead', The Bar-Keys . I bought the complete Stax/Volt Singles box set at a tag sale recently. An online review of the box se...
October 25, 2024

Edward Scissorhands

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Watching mild PG-13 movies with the family. I hadn't seen this one in many many years. I probably saw it in the theater, but I hardly ha...

Aliens

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Showing my nearly 15 year-old son some scary movies this Halloween. Watched Aliens last night. I love it, but I haven't watched it in...
October 11, 2024

The Wild Robot

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A love letter to motherhood, The Wild Robot succeeds in the tradition of Bambi ,  The Iron Giant, WALL-E , and Big Hero 6 .  Have your Klee...
September 27, 2024

232 North Country Music

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It can be clever to take an iconic image, zoom into a corner of it, and use that as your cover art. Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) Swin...
September 16, 2024

231 Versteckte Bedeutung

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As discussed back in April , I had created a glut of playlists in early 2024, and a reset was necessary before I could continue. I spent the...