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Writer; recovering film scholar; holistic grader; center-left child of the 60s.
Can't wait to hear the next Democratic president say this.
August 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Can't wait to hear the next Democratic president say this.
It was funny when Bob Hope used it but...
February 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It was funny when Bob Hope used it but...
If we stopped criticizing him, he'd be lost. Then, frightened he was out of the spotlight, he'd attack us for being weak. He couldn't handle unity.
January 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
If we stopped criticizing him, he'd be lost. Then, frightened he was out of the spotlight, he'd attack us for being weak. He couldn't handle unity.
50th ANNIVERSARIES OF LANDMARK FILMS IN 2025
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Aug 14)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Nov 19)
Barry Lyndon (Dec 18)
The Man Who Would Be King (Dec 18)
Dog Day Afternoon (Dec 25)
3/3
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Aug 14)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Nov 19)
Barry Lyndon (Dec 18)
The Man Who Would Be King (Dec 18)
Dog Day Afternoon (Dec 25)
3/3
January 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
50th ANNIVERSARIES OF LANDMARK FILMS IN 2025
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Aug 14)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Nov 19)
Barry Lyndon (Dec 18)
The Man Who Would Be King (Dec 18)
Dog Day Afternoon (Dec 25)
3/3
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Aug 14)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Nov 19)
Barry Lyndon (Dec 18)
The Man Who Would Be King (Dec 18)
Dog Day Afternoon (Dec 25)
3/3
50th ANNIVERSARIES OF LANDMARK FILMS IN 2025
Nashville (Jun 11)
Night Moves (Jun 11)
Jaws (Jun 20)
Dersu Uzala (Aug 2)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Aug 8)
2/3
Nashville (Jun 11)
Night Moves (Jun 11)
Jaws (Jun 20)
Dersu Uzala (Aug 2)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Aug 8)
2/3
January 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
50th ANNIVERSARIES OF LANDMARK FILMS IN 2025
Nashville (Jun 11)
Night Moves (Jun 11)
Jaws (Jun 20)
Dersu Uzala (Aug 2)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Aug 8)
2/3
Nashville (Jun 11)
Night Moves (Jun 11)
Jaws (Jun 20)
Dersu Uzala (Aug 2)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Aug 8)
2/3
You know, you could write a whole book of such explications, and I’d buy it. The rights would probably be a nightmare, but the world would be smarter.
December 31, 2024 at 9:08 PM
You know, you could write a whole book of such explications, and I’d buy it. The rights would probably be a nightmare, but the world would be smarter.
10 more, if you must know:
Contempt
Psycho
To Have and Have Not
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Bonnie and Clyde
Seven Samurai
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Working Girl
The Searchers
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Contempt
Psycho
To Have and Have Not
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Bonnie and Clyde
Seven Samurai
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Working Girl
The Searchers
The Adventures of Robin Hood
December 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
10 more, if you must know:
Contempt
Psycho
To Have and Have Not
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Bonnie and Clyde
Seven Samurai
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Working Girl
The Searchers
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Contempt
Psycho
To Have and Have Not
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Bonnie and Clyde
Seven Samurai
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Working Girl
The Searchers
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The best essays make us see and/or appreciate our favorite films in a new way. This essay nearly brought a tear to my eye with its comprehensive understanding not only of what makes Paper Moon a great film, but of how it got that way. Racing out to B&N to see if there are any left.
November 27, 2024 at 11:45 AM
The best essays make us see and/or appreciate our favorite films in a new way. This essay nearly brought a tear to my eye with its comprehensive understanding not only of what makes Paper Moon a great film, but of how it got that way. Racing out to B&N to see if there are any left.