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Tag: dvd

dvd doubleback

THE JUDGE

Something of a throwback lands an Oscar nomination, leading a lot of people to wonder: “Huh?”

Posted on January 25, 2015January 29, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by TOUCH OF EVIL

Digging into this film has been a long time coming. It hasn’t just waited through nine months of Blind Spots; it’s been patiently waiting for me on my own shelf for years

Posted on September 25, 2012June 30, 2015
watchin' & writin'

Another Day – DEAD MAN WALKING

In an attempt to find my bearings, I go back to a crossroads in my past as a filmgoer.

Posted on April 12, 2012December 24, 2012
dvd doubleback

A BETTER LIFE

This is why I chase down Oscar nominees.

Posted on February 7, 2012February 12, 2012
dvd doubleback

MARGIN CALL

Sometimes you watch a movie and you say “Yeah, I can see why that got an Oscar nomination. This was one of those times.

Posted on February 5, 2012February 10, 2012
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WARRIOR

What happens when Baz and Bane play brothers who are both MMA fighters? Exactly what you’d guess would happen.

Posted on January 29, 2012February 2, 2012
dvd doubleback

THE HELP

Talk of Award Possibilities for Davis and Spencer Sent Me Reaching for One That’s Out of My Wheelhouse.

Posted on December 11, 2011December 15, 2011
falling for the first time

Talkin’ FAST TIMES with Jess Rogers

What does the author of Insight Into Entertainment think of the Heckerling/Crowe 80’s classic?

Posted on August 4, 2011July 9, 2014
blogathon

The King of Pain: SUMMER SCHOOL

Note: This is my final entry for the King of Pain Blog-a-Thon. Tomorrow I’m hoping to cap it all off by turning the mic over … Read More ›

Posted on June 27, 2011March 20, 2012
blogathon

The King of Pain: WHAT A GIRL WANTS

My walk through the darkness is almost over…I’m beginning to see the light. Well, something lighter anyway. WHAT A GIRL WANTS is clearly a movie … Read More ›

Posted on June 26, 2011August 2, 2011
blogathon

The King of Pain: CAMP CUCAMONGA

This is it gang – the lowest depths of hades. The most excruciating pain this monarch of agony will have to endure. No torture, no … Read More ›

Posted on June 25, 2011August 2, 2011
blogathon

The King of Pain: POPEYE

The descent into darkness continues my friends, and I didn’t expect the darkness to contain such an attempt at levity. Back in 1980, Paramount thought … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2011August 2, 2011

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