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July 24, 2017
Valerian: Popcorn and Spectacale
Yesterday Jan & I saw Valerian. We believed we knew what we're in for. The...
July 19, 2017
Enter Max Fleischer. Okay, and with him, Ko-Ko the Clown, Betty Boop, and, Popeye the Sailor
Max Fleischer was born on this day, the 19th of July, in Krakow, in 1883....
July 03, 2017
‘The Big Sick’ Is a Movie to Heal Many Ills
The plot for the Big Sick is simple enough. Boy meets girl. In this version...
June 2017
June 12, 2017
Radio Dreams, Immigrant Dreams, A Movie for Our Times
The plot of Radio Dreams is simple enough. A Farsi language radio station in San...
June 05, 2017
Wonder Woman: A Film for Our Times
Jan and I went to see Wonder Woman Sunday afternoon. Because of the buzz, and...
May 2017
May 15, 2017
Enter the Mouse
It was on this day in 1928 that Walt Disney Studios showed Plane Crazy, a...
April 2017
April 25, 2017
The Short Review: We Saw “Their Finest.” We Liked It. You Might, as Well.
Jan and I took off for our regular weekly movie and a dinner this past...
February 2017
February 26, 2017
That’s Entertainment: My Reviews of the 2017 Best Picture Nominees for the Academy Award
Over the years Jan & I have said we'd love to go the movies more....
February 13, 2017
Bearing Witness: The Horror & the Glory of I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro is filmmaker Raoul Peck's imaginative recreation of James Baldwin's last...
February 06, 2017
We Went to See Moonlight: And I Give it a Reluctant, but strong Recommendation.
Yesterday Jan and I followed our almost regular program of going to a late matinee...
January 2017
January 30, 2017
Building Fences, Tearing Down Fences: A Review of the Movie Fences
Sometimes the timing is just perfect. For me yesterday morning I preached a sermon at...
January 19, 2017
Finding Myself Thinking of “You Nazty Spy!” Can’t Imagine Why…
While Charlie Chaplain's Great Dictator was in the can, in fact the very first film...
January 16, 2017
Our Fucking City: A Review of Patriots Day
My interest in going to see Patriots Day was a mixed bag. I don't have...
January 09, 2017
Want to Feel a Little Hope for Humanity? Go See Hidden Figures
Jan and I, when possible, like to take in a movie on Sunday late afternoons...
January 05, 2017
La La La La Land: A Perfect Entertainment
Jan and I saw La La Land on Sunday. The headline: it was a delight!...
January 01, 2017
We went to see Lion. I think you might want to, as well…
The other day Jan and I and Jan’s mom went to see Lion, the film...
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December 19, 2016
We Went to See Rogue One
Yesterday Jan & I went to see Rogue One. Today I want to write about...
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