Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Fury (2014)
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I enjoy quite a few war movies, but recommending them is seldom easy. Battle-heavy ones in particular threaten to run together; if you don...
Monday, January 26, 2015
Begin Again (2014)
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Movies about fictitious musicians are a pretty big gamble for me. While biopics offer some true info if nothing else, the fiction pics don...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Dil Chahta Hai/Do Your Thing (2001)
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I didn't expect to see another Bollywood production so soon after the last , but it stops streaming on Netflix this Friday. Glad I disco...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2
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I was going to review only 2 here, since I saw 1 four years ago. But this sort of sequel seems hard to evaluate without making many refere...
The Imitation Game (2014)
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No other present Best Picture nominee had a higher priority for me or either of my parents. I suppose the basis on a true, important story h...
Monday, January 19, 2015
A View to a Kill (1985)
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I did not expect ever to bother with this James Bond flick. It's one of the least popular, even among the mere eight I hadn't seen a...
Thursday, January 15, 2015
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
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I took a chance with this reputedly middling but still most popular adaptation of probably the most famous H. Rider Haggard novel. IMDb comm...
Monday, January 12, 2015
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
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I was a bit wary of watching an old Hollywood movie set in China. Fortunately, the serious subject matter and basis on a true story help kee...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Adam (2009)
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As soon as I heard "Asperger" in the trailer, I wanted to see this movie. That's right: I apparently have the syndrome and th...
Sunday, January 4, 2015
All About My Mother (1999)
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My sister prompted me to check out several Pedro Almodóvar films a while back. I always had mixed feelings. Women on the Verge of a Nervou...
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