Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

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As I've said, movies about real-life British royalty have a good track record with me. This one is by the same director (Charles Jarrott...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Spies (1928)

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This was it: the last 1920s movie on my Netflix queue or list and thus probably the last silent. If it would become my last silent viewing e...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

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Another family feature already , because I hadn't arranged my queue with care in that regard. Anyway, I chose this more for title recogn...
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Paddington 2 (2018)

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Until a few months ago, I had never read a Paddington Bear book in my life, so I brought no nostalgia to this viewing. Ordinarily, I'm l...
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Friday, March 5, 2021

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

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I didn't expect to get much out of this. You may have noticed that there are only so many comedies I really like, and SatB has mixed re...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

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Oh boy, direction by Robert Bresson again . This time I felt an obligation to watch because it's his most popular work. In fact, it was ...
Monday, February 22, 2021

My Name Is Khan (2010)

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If this title sounds bland to you, know that the surname (pronounced with a spirant like "chutzpah," as repeatedly stressed in the...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Loving (2016)

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I'm disappointed in Netflix. on February 14, I expected a whole list of suggested romances to stream. The closest I found was the stand-...
Saturday, February 13, 2021

My Favorite Year (1982)

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From the title, I assumed that the story would take place over the course of a year. Instead, it's only a few weeks, tops. All we really...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

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I'd read the gist of the 1988 Alan Moore graphic novel by this title long ago: The Joker attempts to drive Gotham City Police Commission...
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