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• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2021

  

  The Contenders: Kenneth Branagh: Belfast Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Drive My Car Paul Thomas Anderson: Licorice Pizza Jane Campion: The Power of the Dog (winner)... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Australia Has No Second Amendment

  

  Film: Nitram Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. Whenever there is a mass shooting in the U.S., it is inevitable that someone will... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Robbery, Assault and Battery

  

  Film: Emily the Criminal Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. There’s something about Aubrey Plaza that rubs me the wrong way. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Marsh Girl

  

  Film: Where the Crawdads Sing Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. When award season comes around, there are always those movies... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What I've Caught Up With, January 2023 Part 2

  

  I've done a little re-arranging, adding a new page here for movies that aren't on any list but that I've watched because they were recommended. I'm still workin... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What I've Caught Up With, January 2023 Part 1

  

  I said last month that I was going to try to put more reviews up and watch more movies, and I think I've done that so far. In fact, I caught up with so many... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 2021

  

  The Contenders: Javier Bardem: Being the Ricardos Will Smith: King Richard (winner) Benedict Cumberbatch: The Power of the Dog Andrew Garfield: tick, tick…BOOM! Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Return to the Danger Zone

  

  Film: Top Gun: Maverick Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen I’m not going to lie; Top Gun: Maverick had a real uphill climb for me.... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Helicopter Parent Panda

  

  Film: Turning Red Format: Streaming video from Disney Plus on Fire! I knew when it was released that Turning Red was going to be nominated for Best Animated... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Giving Someone the Finger

  

  Film: The Banshees of Inisherin Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. The Banshees of Inisherin has attracted a great deal of attention... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2021

  

  The Contenders: Nicole Kidman: Being the Ricardos Jessica Chastain: The Eyes of Tammy Faye (winner) Olivia Colman: The Lost Daughter Penelope Cruz: Parallel... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Flipping the Bird

  

  Film: Hatching (Pahanhautoja) Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Hatching (or Pahanhautoja if you want the Finnish) is a film that... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Say "Cheese(y)"

  

  Film: Smile Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. When you watch movies based on a list (or a variety of lists) there are certain... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 2021

  

  The Contenders: CODA (winner) Drive My Car Dune The Lost Daughter The Power of the Dog What’s Missing The Best Adapted Screenplay award is a frustrating one... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Cinematic Cheeseburger

  

  Film: CODA Format: Streaming video from Apple+ on basement television. Years ago, I was a fan of the HBO show Mr. Show. One of the many skits on that show was... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Self-Referential Title is Self-Referential

  

  Film: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Format: Streaming video from NetFlex on rockin’ flatscreen. On the day after Christmas, 2022, noted failed screenwriter... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Welcome to the Family

  

  Film: The Invitation (2022) Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I knew within the first 10 minutes that The Invitation was going to... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2021

  

  The Contenders: Belfast (winner) Don’t Look Up King Richard Licorice Pizza The Worst Person in the World What’s Missing There was a surprising number of... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Brokeback Ranch

  

  Film: The Power of the Dog Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on Fire! I tried to watch The Power of the Dog a couple of months ago, and for whatever reason, ... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 0 62, 0 Hell

  

  Film: Bingo Hell Format: Streaming video from Amazon Prime on Fire! One of the things I like about horror movies is that they don’t really take a lot of set up... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES