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• Nick's Picks: No Holds Barred

  

  Film: No Holds Barred Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on The Nook. This is the second in a series of twelve movies selected by Nick Jobe. With friends... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• You Always Hate the Ones You Love

  

  Film: Bloodbrothers Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. I try very hard not to be judgmental about the movies that I review on this site. I... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rule of Law

  

  Film: Talk of the Town Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Talk of the Town is a film that’s going to play with our expectations in the opening... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1989

  

  The Contenders: Born on the Fourth of July Dead Poets Society Driving Miss Daisy (winner) Field of Dreams My Left Foot What’s Missing Looking at 1989... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Daria: The Movie

  

  Film: Ghost World Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. There are movies that we come to at the wrong point in our lives. I think Ghost World is... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: The Sender

  

  Film: The Sender Format: Internet video on The Nook. Not long ago, Paramount released a bunch of video clips of their movies on YouTube. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Schoolhouse Rock

  

  Film: Blackboard Jungle Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s a weird little subgenre of dramas that take place in troubled schools. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Picks from Chip: Stoker

  

  Film: Stoker Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. This is the second in a series of twelve movies selected by Chip Lary. Plenty of movies explore... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Twice in One Week?

  

  Film: Hail, Caesar! Format: Market Square Cinemas. I like the Coen Brothers’ movies. I’m not a complete fanboy—I haven’t seen everything they’ve done and I... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• It's Real Life, Man

  

  Film: American Splendor Format: DVD from personal collection on rockin’ flatscreen. As I look through the various lists of films on my different lists, there ar... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Animated Feature 2002

  

  The Contenders: Ice Age Lilo and Stitch Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Spirited Away (winner) Treasure Planet What’s Missing I don’t have a great deal of... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Number 28

  

  Film: Wilson Format: Video from The Magic Flashdrive on laptop. When I was about eight years old, my father taught me a memory trick and had me memorize the... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lawyering Up

  

  Film: The Client Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on laptop. Courtroom drama is its own special thing. I tend to like courtroom dramas, or at least I’m... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Déjà Vu

  

  Film: Algiers Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. Sometimes you watch a remake knowing it’s a remake. Sometimes, that sneaks up on you. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Swing, Baby!

  

  Film: The Glenn Miller Story Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. One of the problems I tend to have with movies made in the earlier days of film is that actors... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• So, I Finally Went...

  

  Film: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Format: Market Square Cinemas. There are benefits to seeing a huge release on opening weekend. Avoiding... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Prison

  

  Film: Prison Format: Internet video on laptop. There’s a sense with any list of films that advertises itself specifically as containing obscurities of the... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1999

  

  The Contenders: American Beauty (winner) Being John Malkovich Magnolia The Sixth Sense Topsy-Turvy What’s Missing Evidently, 1999 was a great year for original... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Guess Who's Coming to Marriage

  

  Film: One Potato, Two Potato Format: Turner Classic Movies on rockin’ flatscreen. There are some movies that age well and play pretty much the same way now as... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Make a Wish

  

  Film: Three Coins in the Fountain Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on various players. I have online office hours on Sundays and Tuesdays. It’s a rare... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES