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Category: blind spot series

Once a month, I dedicate a post to a cinematic staple I should have seen a long time ago. Some of my film-loving friends join me for the project and their posts are linked. If you are a film writer yourself, feel free to join in at any time!

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Blindsided by SHERLOCK, JR.

Trying to do two things at once and expecting to do justice to both.

Posted on April 21, 2015June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by THE JERK

A lot of idiocy, a little romance, and the perfect amount of innocence allow certain comedies to endure.

Posted on March 31, 2015June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by ALL THAT JAZZ

Hate the artist; love the art.

Posted on February 24, 2015June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

With a twelve-course meal on-tap for 2015, I decide to start with dessert.

Posted on January 27, 2015June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by TROIS COULEURS

Blindspotting for 2014 ends not with a whimper, but with a great, big, three-course bang.

Posted on December 29, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by DANCER IN THE DARK

As winter creeps in, a film arrives giving me a song to sing in my head…which is a good thing because it will leave my heart empty.

Posted on November 25, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided (Announcing The 2015 Blind Spot Series)

Planning to step into the light for another year. Care to join me?

Posted on November 18, 2014December 29, 2015
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Blindsided by STAGECOACH

In watching a classic western, I realize that it has actually shaped my whole appreciation for the genre.

Posted on October 28, 2014June 30, 2015
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The New Classic – Pick the Next Blind Spot Selections

Time to reload – and if there’s something you want me to watch, now’s the time to speak up.

Posted on October 27, 2014November 10, 2014
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Blindsided by CLOSE-UP

What is fact, what is truth, and when does it even matter?

Posted on September 30, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by THE AFRICAN QUEEN

When Greatness becomes only goodness, that can sometimes lead you right back to greatness.

Posted on August 28, 2014June 30, 2015
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Blindsided by BELLE DE JOUR

You can have it all and still not be happy. Perhaps that comes with getting what you want.

Posted on July 29, 2014June 30, 2015

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