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the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched August 13 – 19)

The first foreign entry in almost two months points me towards a genre I want more entries into…and the flaw with this project.

Posted on August 21, 2016August 27, 2016
essays, thoughts & opinions

9 Crimes: Marking the Ninth Blog-a-Versary of The Matinee

Reflections on a nine oh-so-fine years.

Posted on August 20, 2016July 3, 2019
essays, site news, thoughts & opinions, TIFF

The Blueprint: A Unique TIFF for The Matinee

Now and then, you have to change things up…even when it comes to the things you enjoy the most.

Posted on August 19, 2016July 3, 2019
trailers

Three Women: HIDDEN FIGURES Trailer

Like so many moments in our history, turns out there’s more than meets the eye.

Posted on August 16, 2016August 24, 2016
like this

Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on August 14, 2016August 21, 2016
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched August 6 – 12)

The gathering, the comic director, and the mash-up of a movie.

Posted on August 13, 2016August 21, 2016
reviews

SUICIDE SQUAD

A curiously wasted opportunity from a studio just doesn’t have opportunities to waste

Posted on August 11, 2016September 28, 2019
trailers

New World Towers: ARRIVAL Trailer

A glimpse at a TIFF selection, and a note about my favorite part of it.

Posted on August 10, 2016August 14, 2016
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched July 30 – August 5)

A titanic entry in the canon of women in film arrives in my fifty two.

Posted on August 6, 2016August 13, 2016
essays, thoughts & opinions

Past in Present: The TCM Petition and The Trouble With “Classics”

A movement makes one wonder what’s a classic and what’s just “old”

Posted on August 4, 2016July 3, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 162 – STAR TREK BEYOND

Talkin’ STAR TREK BEYOND with Petula Neale of In a TIFF.

Posted on August 1, 2016August 16, 2016
guest spots, podcasts

Elsewhere: Talkin’ Stranger Things and TREK on The Row Three Cinecast

I take my talents to Row Three to discuss Stranger Things, STAR TREK BEYOND, and some classic DePalma.

Posted on July 31, 2016August 10, 2016

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