January 2022
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Movies of the Week #4 (2022)
West Side Story (2021): I had never seen the original before going to watch Stephen Spielberg’s (?!) reinterpretation of the renowned musical. A riff on Romeo & Juliet, it tells the love story between Maria and Tony, whose romance is hindered by their allegiance to rival New York gangs. Spielberg is faithful to the original… Read more
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Movies of the Week #3 (2022)
Sideways (2004): This is one of those movies that aged as finely as its subject matter (wine) – or maybe it helps that I’m more of a mid-life crisis age now, as opposed to my teens, when I first saw it. Paul Giamatti plays grumpy, frustrated wine-aficionado Miles, who is tagging along with Thomas Haden… Read more
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Movies of the Week #1-2 (2022)
Titane (2021): So how about something completely different? Julia Ducournau’s follow up to Raw (2016) is, if not more polarizing, then at least more abstract. The plot is somewhat simple: a showgirl goes on a murderous streak and in her attempt to hide, ends up pretending to be a fireman’s long lost son. She does… Read more
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary
Has it really been 20 years? I remember the day my mother confiscated my keyboard, punishing me for one gaming excess or another. It was the day I first picked up the Harry Potter book I had received years before – and the next weeks were a blur, as every night was spent simply consuming… Read more
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