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• Movie Cool Isn't Real Cool

  

  Film: DivaFormat: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. Is it wrong of me to root for the bad guys? I don’t often want the evildoers to come out on top in a film, but it... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Session 9

  

  Film: Session 9 Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. I like good horror movies. I don’t like it when I see the scare coming from a mile away,... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Off Script: Jack's Back

  

  Film: Jack’s Back Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Horror is a subjective genre. What scares one person leaves another one cold. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Watching Oscar: Wait Until Dark

  

  Film: Wait Until Dark Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Wait Until Dark puts me in a difficult position. I like to include a... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• His Word is Bond

  

  Film: Skyfall Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. When you play around with a legend, you always run the risk of losing a big part of... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Pacing

  

  Film: Days of Heaven Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Terrence Malick has a reputation for making some of the most beautiful films around. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Unkindest Cut

  

  Film: Moolaade Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. When I heard what Moolaade was about, it became the newest List addition that I least wanted to see. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Consequences

  

  Film: Hana-bi (Fireworks) Format: DVD from Western Illinois University through WorldCat on laptop. I was introduced to “Beat” Takeshi Kitano with the film... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Have Reservations

  

  Film: The Exiles Format: DVD from NetFlix on laptop. The Exiles is one of those films that I dread when it comes to the review. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Watching Oscar: The Truman Show

  

  Film: The Truman Show Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. I really love The Truman Show. It represents a particular example of what I... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Watching Oscar: Going My Way

  

  Film: Going My Way Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop. This is a film I vaguely remember as a kid. The local Chicago station (WGN, channel 9)... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Welcome to the Machine

  

  Film: The Man with the Golden Arm Format: DVD from personal collection on laptop. I’m kind of fascinated by Frank Sinatra as an actor. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Trapped in the Closet

  

  Film: El Angel Exterminador (The Exterminating Angel) Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. I’m never sure what I’m going to get when I sign myself up... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Okay with My (Orbital) Decay

  

  Film: Gravity Format: Kerasotes 16 IMAX. It’s not often that you walk out of a film thinking that you’ve seen something that could legitimately win all five... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Where's Our Documentary?

  

  Film: Bowling for Columbine Format: DVD from NetFlix on rockin’ flatscreen. With the exception of Roger and Me, I always come to the films of Michael Moore... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Some Kind of Monster

  

  Film: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Format: Streaming video from Hulu+ on laptop. Based on the films on The List, it would be easy to decide that... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Our Greatest Living Actor

  

  Film: Lincoln Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop. It would be forgivable to think of the term “Oscar bait” when contemplating Steven Spielberg’s... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The 46th State

  

  Film: Oklahoma! Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one who reads this site that I put... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Love the '80s

  

  Film: Back to the Future; Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Format: DVD from NetFlix (Back to the Future) and recorded video from DVR (Ferris Bueller) on rockin’... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Spit-Spot

  

  Film: Mary Poppins Format: DVD from Manhattan-Elwood Public Library through interlibrary loan on laptop. I can’t say that I was terribly surprised when Mary... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES