Category: Film
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movie log, 3 of n
At this point, I should start calling this a movie backlog. Seven months after the last one, I’m back with sixteen films — and have avoided a more embarrassing number only by omitting titles from the holiday movie roulette.1Every weekend last December, some friends and I would hop into Discord, spin a wheel, and watch…
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movie log, 2 of n
It’s been five months since the first movie log. Looking back, I was convinced that I hadn’t watched as many movies as before. Life had been relentless; certainly there hadn’t been time to join the usual watch parties? And that, kids, is why you should always rely on data instead of gut feel. 😊 Thank…
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movie log, 1 of n
I’ve never been a “movie person.” Stories of all kinds compel me, but I’ve never had any particular interest in, nor attachment to, film. The most commitment I’ve consistently shown is shushing people for talking in a theatre, but that’s more about preserving the experience rather than any distinct reverence for the medium itself. In…
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Star Wars on the brain
Star Wars has been top of mind here lately, thanks to the upcoming Han Solo movie. I’m as excited about a new Star Wars film as anyone, but there are other characters that could’ve made for more fascinating solo-movie material than Han. Case in point: That’s the blessing and curse of having a “paracosm” of…
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On “Citizenfour”
Last Thursday, I filed my last articles of 2016 for work. Buzzer-beaters, to be sure, but I celebrated all the same by putting on a movie. There was nothing remotely festive on my flash drive, it was a bit too late to dig up alternatives, and the US Congress’ Intelligence Committee had just released its…
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