Category Archives: Movies

Juxtaposin’: Intros

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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My Year in Movies

Blowhard, Esq. writes: First, my favorite movies of 2016. OK, so I saw maybe 15 movies actually released this year. Details, details… 1. The Lost City of Z 2. La La Land 3. The Nice Guys 4. Hail, Caesar! 5. Cafe … Continue reading

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Juxtaposin’: Dark Lords of the Shit

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related “Rogue One” Makes White Guys the Enemy of the Future

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Movie Still Du Jour

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Emma Stone and friends in LA LA LAND (2016) Click on the image to enlarge.

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Notes on “Eight Days a Week”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Eight Days a Week,” Ron Howard’s new documentary on the Beatles’ touring years, isn’t anything new, and yet it caused me to see its subject in a new light. Like similar works it uses the Beatles as a … Continue reading

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Rory Stewart’s “Afghanistan: The Great Game”

Paleo Retiree writes: Really good. This two episode British doc is billed as “a personal view” by Rory Stewart — in other words, it isn’t a wannabe-objective news feature. But it supplies a lot of worthwhile and interesting information anyway. If … Continue reading

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Notes on “The Shallows”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found the highly praised shark movie “The Shallows” to be a tolerable but rather joyless experience. Taken as a genre picture it’s weirdly flat — not exciting and funny like “Jaws,” or empathically harrowing like “Gravity,” or … Continue reading

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Noma Two Ways

Paleo Retiree writes: I recently watched and enjoyed “Noma: My Perfect Storm,” Pierre Deschamp’s documentary about René Redzepi, the brilliant chef behind Noma, an avant-garde Copenhagen restaurant that’s often been called the best restaurant in the world. Inspired and curious, … Continue reading

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21st Century Films

Fenster writes: The dog ate my homework and I did not post to the recent UR list of the best turd-free films of the 21st Century.  Here’s my list, and it makes no pretense to best though they are pretty … Continue reading

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