Category Archives: Movies

“Everybody Wants Some!!”

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Richard Linklater’s new college comedy, “Everybody Wants Some!!,” takes place over three or four days in 1980, but it may have more to say about growing up, experience, and relationships than all of the 2013 “Boyhood” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, The Good Life | Tagged Baseball, Blake Jenner, Boyhood, college, Dazed and Confused, Everybody Wants Some!!, Film, movies, Richard Linklater, Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell, Zoey Deutch | 3 Comments

“Weiner”

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks to the brouhaha about Anthony Weiner these past couple of weeks, I’ve let myself get fascinated by the case. My verdict on the guy: Anthony Weiner is almost certainly someone who in person would strike me … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Anthony Weiner, documentaries, Huma Abedin, movies | 11 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Girls Dancing

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tuHIhXyxrI

Posted in Movies, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged Cyd Charisse, Margaret Qualley, Nicholas Ray, Spike Jonze | 1 Comment

Turd-Free Lists of the 21st Century’s Best Movies

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The BBC just released a list of the 100 greatest films of the 21st century as chosen by an international panel of film critics. Movie fans that we are — cinephiles, if you will — we immediately began … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged listing movies | 16 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Background/Foreground

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies | Tagged alicia vikander, Armie Hammer, Film, Guy Ritchie, Jae Song, James Lester, Joe Griffin, Juxtaposin', Kendra Elliot, Lloyd Fonvielle, Majestic Micro Movies, movies, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Some Recent Woody Allen Movies

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Every four or five years, Woody Allen makes a movie that everyone — critics and audiences alike — seems to love. Often, people will talk about these movies using some variation of the phrase “Woody’s return to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged movie criticism, movies, Woody Allen | 1 Comment

“Dior and I” (2012)

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I thought this was a not-bad documentary about fashion designer Raf Simons, the Belgian who took over as creative director for the storied House of Dior in 2012. The movie focuses on the beginning of Simons’ tenure, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Women men and fashion | Tagged Calvin Klein, dior, Fashion, Frédéric Tcheng, Raf Simons | 1 Comment

Juxtaposin’: Hawks Songs

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged Cary Grant, Come and Get It, Dean Martin, Film, Frances Farmer, Gail Hire, Hogy Carmichael, Howard Hawks, Jean Arthur, Lauren Bacall, movies, Only Angels Have Wings, Red Line 7000, Ricky Nelson, Rio Bravo, to have and have not | Leave a comment

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: View post on imgur.com Bonus Bond: one of the great moments of onscreen Game:

Posted in Movies, Sex | Tagged James Bond, Pussy Galore, Sean Connery | 2 Comments

Listing Movies: Streaming but Not on Disc

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In case you haven’t heard, the Criterion Collection will begin streaming content via Filmstruck sometime in the next few months. Presumably, once that happens the company will cease to have a presence on Hulu. With that … Continue reading →