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• Oscar Got It Wrong: Best Actor 1975

  

  The Contenders: Al Pacino: Dog Day Afternoon James Whitmore: Give ‘em Hell, Harry! Maximilian Schell: Man in the Glass Booth Jack Nicholson: One Flew Over the... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Hole in the Donut

  

  Film: Knives Out Format: Electronic copy through Google Play on laptop. A couple of weeks ago, fellow movie nerd, bad film aficionado, and all-around mensch... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2017

  

  The Contenders: Christopher Nolan: Dunkirk Jordan Peele: Get Out Greta Gerwig: Lady Bird Paul Thomas Anderson: Phantom Thread Guillermo del Toro: The Shape of... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kids Will Be Kids

  

  Film: Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru)Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on The New Portable. When you have a good idea, it’s inevitable that someone will... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 2018

  

  The Contenders: The Favourite First Reformed Green Book (winner) Roma Vice What’s Missing It’s not often that I disagree with 100% of the slate for a... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Green-Eyed (Scary) Monster

  

  Film: Mama Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. Mama is one of those movies that I’ve wanted to watch for some time but have never... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1947

  

  The Contenders: Boomerang Crossfire Gentleman’s Agreement Great Expectations Miracle on 34th Street (winner) What’s Missing You wouldn’t really know it based... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Probably Lots of Drinking, Honestly

  

  Film: I Know What You Did Last Summer Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. In the world of slasher movies, I Know What You Did Last... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actress 2009

  

  The Contenders: Sandra Bullock: The Blind Side (winner) Carey Mulligan: An Education Meryl Streep: Julie & Julia Helen Mirren: The Last Station Gabourey... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I Heard You Paint Houses

  

  Films: The Irishman Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on the new internet machine. While I’ve never shirked from long movies in the past, I can’t say that I’... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1974

  

  The Contenders: Jack Nicholson: Chinatown Al Pacino: The Godfather Part II Art Carney: Harry and Tonto (winner) Dustin Hoffman: Lenny Albert Finney: Murder on... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Quatermass Lite

  

  Films: X: The Unknown Format: DVD from Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on rockin’ flatscreen. I have a penchant for 1950s science... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Coronavirus?

  

  Film: Carriers Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on laptop. Plagues are inherently scary, I think. When it comes to movie monsters, in most cases, or at leas... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2016

  

  The Contenders: Denis Villeneuve: Arrival Mel Gibson: Hacksaw Ridge Damien Chazelle: La La Land (winner) Kenneth Lonergan: Manchester by the Sea Barry Jenkins:... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I'm Not Crying, You're Crying

  

  Films: Toy Story 4 Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. Fucking Pixar. As a film company, they’ve finally had a few missteps and... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not Another Power Tool Movie

  

  Films: Saw III Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. I suppose since at this point I’ve watched more than half of them on the main... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Original Screenplay 1969

  

  The Contenders: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (winner) The Damned Easy Rider The Wild Bunch What’s Missing 1969 is a very... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• One is Too Many

  

  Films: The Two Popes Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on basement television. Say what you will about NetFlix, but the company is aggressively going after... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Melt It Down

  

  Films: House of Wax (2005) Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on The New Portable. There are horror remakes and there are horror remakes. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Adapted Screenplay 1945

  

  The Contenders: The Lost Weekend (winner) Mildred Pierce Pride of the Marines The Story of G.I. Joe A Tree Grows in Brooklyn What’s Missing With some of these... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES