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• What I've Caught Up With, December 2020

  

  Technically, True Romance wasn't on the list of suggested movies, but I've put it here simply because I think it deserved to be here. It's one I hadn't watched... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 2019

  

  The Contenders: 1917 Ford v. Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story Once Upon a Time…in Hollywod Parasite (winner) What’s Missing Th... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of Year Eleven

  

  Year 11 and still going strong, or at least limping along. It seems that even with a pandemic I can’t quite hit that 400 movies in a year goal. I came closer... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Miss Jackson If You're Nasty

  

  Film: Shirley Format: Streaming video from Hulu Plus on basement television. When I watched The Invisible Man earlier this year, I said that Elisabeth Moss... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Soul Mining

  

  Film: Soul Format: Streaming video from Disney Plus on basement television. Pixar makes interesting choices with their films. We’re not going to see Oscar... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hello, Yes, No, Goodbye

  

  Film: Witchboard Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. There are some movies that scream out from the decade in which they were made... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Actor 1927-1928

  

  The Contenders: Emil Jannings: The Last Command (winner) Richard Barthelmess: The Noose Richard Barthelmess: The Patent Leather Kid Emil Jannings: Way of All... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• An Early Present

  

  Christmas falls on an Oscar day this year (note the order there—Oscar day does not fall on Christmas), so I’m putting up my yearly list of ten suggestions for... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hair of the Dog?

  

  Film: Hangover Square Format: Internet video on the new internet machine. There are plenty of sand and tragic stories in Hollywood. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Open the Door and Let 'em In

  

  Film: The Gate Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. It’s always a mixed bag when you’re watching films based on a list. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Picture 1934

  

  The Contenders: The Barretts of Wimpole StreetCleopatra Flirtation Walk The Gay Divorcee Here Comes the Navy The House of Rothschild Imitation of Life It... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lords and Ladies of the Flies

  

  Film: Monos Format: Streaming video from Hulu on rockin’ flatscreen. The last set of additions to the 1001 Movies list felt a little non-English heavy this year... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Hell on Wheels

  

  Film: The Car Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on The New Portable. The Car is one of those movies I had heard about for years. Imagine my surprise... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Happy Birthday, Satan!

  

  Film: The Day of the Beast (El Dia de la Bestia) Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. I love it when a movie has a completely insan... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress, 1931-1932

  

  The Contenders: Marie Dressler: Emma Lynn Fontanne: The Guardsman Helen Hayes: The Sin of Madelon (winner) What’s Missing There are a couple more Oscar... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oh, Lynch

  

  Film: Lost Highway Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. What are you going to get when David Lynch writes and directs a neo-noir? Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• By the Pricking of My Thumbs...

  

  Film: Something Wicked This Way ComesFormat: DVD from Somonauk Public Library through interlibrary loan on the new portable. I am publicly not a religious... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Organ Grinder's Monkey

  

  Film: MankFormat: Streaming video from NetFlix on basement television. Long-time readers of this blog (and let’s be honest—that’s most of you) will know that I’... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What I've Caught Up With, November 2020

  

  There were a few movies that came off the giant list of suggestions that I watched in November that I did full reviews on--His House, for instance, was one... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1929-1930

  

  The Contenders: Wallace Beery: The Big House Maurice Chevalier: The Big Pond Ronald Colman: Bulldog Drummond Ronald Colman: Condemned George Arliss: Disraeli... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES