Over the past year I've watched a lot of documentaries, mostly to get ahead of the Oscars whenever I got the chance. Even then I only saw 14 of the 15 shortlisted films (the last one comes out on DVD this week!). Anyway, the bulk of the docs were filled with some pretty heavy material: … Continue reading He’s a Fiddler and a Goof – Itzhak
As promised at the end of this year's Oscar coverage, I'm going to start doing a (hopefully) regular feature where I just talk about something random in the movie world. I call it "Back Row Thoughts," because I'm the idiot in the back row. This space may be used for bloc reviews, lists, general musings, … Continue reading Back Row Thoughts – Recommendations and Remakes
Okay, right off the bat I feel I have to give away a major spoiler for Steven Spielberg's latest film, Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline's best-selling novel (Cline also co-wrote the screenplay). Don't worry, I'm not telling you how it ends, just how it doesn't end. You see, it's a sci-fi film from Spielberg, but … Continue reading Future Gamers Go on a Cinematic Speed Run – Ready Player One
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