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Category: thoughts & opinions

Long-form posts dedicated to film and film-going.

thoughts & opinions

Remembrance Day

Lest We Forget

Posted on November 11, 2012November 16, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Power in Numbers: Considering the Merits of Star-Rating a Film

It should be about more than A’s, F’s, Ones, Fours, Fresh and Rotten

Posted on October 24, 2012October 28, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Cracked Rear View

Feeling better, but still not better enough. Happily, I’ve had geeky cinema goodness to cling to like a heating pad this week.

Posted on October 19, 2012October 23, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Die Another Day: Discussing SKYFALL’s (Lack Of) Oscar Chances

Could SKYFALL be nominated for Best Picture? No. No it couldn’t. Here’s why…

Posted on October 15, 2012October 19, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Pon de Replay: Wondering Why We Should Put in the Effort and Watch It Again

We want to love them. If we don’t love them, just how much effort should we exert trying to find a film’s good qualities?

Posted on October 4, 2012October 8, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Marathon: Reflecting on Writing for the 1000th Day In A Row

When I challenged myself to put up a post every day, I figured I’d be done with the challenge after a year. 999 days later, here we are…

Posted on September 20, 2012September 24, 2012
thoughts & opinions

5: Marking the Fifth Blog-a-Versary of The Matinee

Reflections on the eve of this site’s fifth birthday.

Posted on August 19, 2012August 23, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Spare Me the Details

Where I have some fun with the modern nitpicking moviegoer.

Posted on July 10, 2012July 13, 2012
news, thoughts & opinions

Dear Nora Ephron…

I never had any opportunity to say anything like this to you directly, but I’m saying it now, and hopefully that counts for something.

Posted on June 27, 2012July 2, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Continuum

Why does Hollywood keep calling for encores, when I shift in my seat desperately wanting the finale?

Posted on May 22, 2012May 27, 2012
discussion, thoughts & opinions

This Too Shall Pass – Summer Films I’ll Likely Skip

As this summer goes along, there are several titles I’ll be turning a blind eye towards.

Posted on May 17, 2012May 22, 2012
thoughts & opinions

I Wanna Be Free – The Ups and Downs of Advanced Screenings

The best things in life are free, but sometimes there are a lot of rules, regulations and provisos to those “good things”.

Posted on March 20, 2012March 24, 2012

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