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the jerk

the watchlist 8 mile, being there, jesus town usa, marnie, notorious, running on empty, the jerk, the man who knew too much

Days of The Week (Films Watched March 28 – April 3)

April 4, 2015

What qualifies as a “classic”? I think it should be more than we currently qualify.

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Ryan McNeil
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Blindsided by THE JERK

March 31, 2015

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

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Ryan McNeil
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