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• What I've Caught Up With, February 2025

  

  It’s been a difficult month for my family; my mother is very ill right now, and it’s difficult to deal with because of the diagnosis she has received. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Watery World

  

  Film: Flow (Straume) Format: Streaming video from Hulu Plus on Fire! Of the seven Oscar categories I watch every year, Best Animated Feature is one that is... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Cartel Queenpin

  

  Film: Emilia Pérez Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on Fire! When you learn that the main actress in Emilia Pérez is transgender, you know immediately that... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• This is What I Expect from the G7

  

  Film: Rumours Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on basement television. Guy Maddin makes some crazy-ass movies. When I came across Rumours, I knew it was... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hush...Hush, Sweet Sarah

  

  Film: Silent House Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on Fire! If you’d told me years ago that the Olsen twins had a younger sister who was extremely... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2023

  

  The Contenders: American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer (winner) Past Lives Poor Things The Zone... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• At Least They Didn't Name Him Ryan

  

  Film: The Wild Robot Format: Streaming video from Peacock on Fire! Animated movies, the common wisdom is, are for kids. To be fair, most of them are for kids, a... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Actually, They Were Normal Length

  

  Film: Longlegs Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. A friend of mine saw Longlegs in the theater, and when I asked her about it,... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2023

  

  The Contenders: Justine Triet: Anatomy of a Fall Martin Scorsese: Killers of the Flower Moon Christopher Nolan: Oppenheimer (winner) Yorgos Lanthimos: Poor... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Mother Superior Jumped the Gun

  

  Film: Ms .45 Format: Streaming video from Plex on Fire! I like a good exploitation film, which is why I tend to be at least mildly fascinated by the work of Abe... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What I've Caught Up With, January 2025 Part 2

  

  I got through a lot of television in January. I've finished the Mike Flanagan NetFlix shows by watching The Midnight Club, which should certainly have gotten a... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What I've Caught Up With, January 2025 Part 1

  

  My goal every year is to watch 400 movies--not necessarily new movies, but movies in general. A secondary goal is that I'd prefer 80% or so of those movies to b... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2023

  

  The Contenders: Jeffery Wright: American Fiction Paul Giamatti: The Holdovers Bradley Cooper: Maestro Cillian Murphy: Oppenheimer (winner) Colman Domingo: Rusti... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Family Ties

  

  Film: A Real Pain Format: Streaming video from Hulu Plus on Fire! I’ve decided to be a little more proactive on watching Oscar films (and 2024 films in... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Return to Form

  

  Film: Alien: Romulus Format: Streaming video from Disney Plus on various players. In the world of science fiction, there are few film franchises that are more... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2023

  

  The Contenders: Sandra Hüller: Anatomy of a Fall Lily Gladstone: Killers of the Flower Moon Carey Mulligan: Maestro Annette Bening: Nyad Emma Stone: Poor... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• If Only, If Only

  

  Film: David Byrne’s American Utopia Format: Streaming video from HBO Max on Fire! Ask people who watch a lot of concert movies and you’ll hear over and over tha... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Good for Her!

  

  Film: Blink Twice Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on basement television. There’s a sub-genre of movies, typically horror and thriller movies, that are... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Psycho Killer

  

  Film: Strange Darling Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on basement television. There are a few films on my various lists that I will probably never watch. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What Some People Won't Do for a Slice

  

  Film: A Quiet Place: Day One Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. When A Quiet Place came out a few years ago, I thought it was a... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES