Week In, Week Out
Weekly collections of five mini-reviews capturing a wide range of films—old and new, obscure and iconic. A personal film journal in snapshots, offering quick, insightful takes on whatever’s been on the screen lately.
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Movies of the Week #49 (2017)
I don’t know what I’m doing, I haven’t seen a really good movie in a while and it’s all due to my very conscious selection patterns. Once again, this week’s top choice is more commendable for the attempt, not the result. Ah well. Movie of the Week The Wizard of Lies (2017) A Christmas Prince… Read more
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Movies of the Week #48 (2017)
A very light week once again, with some foodies, some romcomies, some biopicies…that got out of hand quickly. Hard to pick a stand-out, but I’ll go with nostalgia and feel-good, seeing how Christmas is just around the corner. Movie of the Week Definitely Maybe (2008) The original before the remake Mostly Martha (2001): The original… Read more
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Movies of the Weeks #46 #47 (2017)
The lack of productivity from two weeks ago forced me to postpone all reviewing endeavours. It’s going to be obvious though that Defending your Life and The Trip are part of a different mind frame to the latter choices. Unfortunately, in spite of the number of movies I indulged, none really stood out for a… Read more
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Movies of the Week #45 (2017)
Blablablablablabla. And did I mention, bla! Movie of the Week Mother (1996) Some Monday Mother (1996): I’ve officially embarked on the Albert Brooks tour. As of today, I can’t really say whether it’s a tour I really like or not, but Mother was a pleasant surprise to begin with. The tagline really says a lot: no one… Read more
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Movies of the Week #44 (2017)
A blockbuster as the pick of the week, who’d have thunk it? Movie of the Week Thor: Ragnarok (2017) The forgotten one The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017): A good if not completely enthralling movie by Noah Baumbach, who keeps exploring themes around family and art. It’s one of those odd movies starring Adam Sandler… Read more
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Movies of the Week #43 (2017)
It’s all the same, day in, day out. Rinse and repeat. This week’s theme. Movie of the Week Groundhog Day (1993) February 2nd! Groundhog Day (1993): I had this memory, that Groundhog Day was a really awesome movie. Last time I saw it, I must have been in my early teens. It’s just one of those… Read more
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Movies of the Week #42 (2017)
So much forgettable in a single week, disgusting. That’s what holidays do to your movie watching habits! Movie of the Week Wind River (2017) Just before departure Better Watch Out (2016): This little slasher pic takes a few slasher tropes and turns them on their head, in the ironic way that appears to be the sole… Read more
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Movies of the Weeks #40 #41 (2017)
Being productive while gaping away at the ripples of the Mediteranean is not that easy. Well, it’s easy, it just isn’t right, in a fundamentally existential way. That’s probably what Villeneuve and co. thought while making this movie of the weeks. Movie of the Weeks Blade Runner 2049 Some manic Monday Gerald’s Game (2017): This… Read more
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Movies of the Weeks #37 #38 #39 (2017)
It constantly feels like I’m a million weeks behind, but then I check out how many movies I’ve seen and the numbers are dismayingly small. Fact: it’s been less than 0.5 movies/day this year, which is a record low. Fact: there’s no obvious reason for it. Fact: what am I doing writing this in the… Read more
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Movies of the Week #36 (2017)
As this week will most likely have a negligible amount of film in it, I dare doing another split. I’ve kept traveling, so that’s my excuse, but there’s still been time for a couple of notches on the old cinematic belt. Movie of the Week The Big Sick (2017) It was a Monday An (2015): On… Read more
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Movies of the Weeks #33 #34 #35 (2017)
My long holiday has lead to this reviews penury, but I’m back in the saddle, being dragged by a loose wild horse. Which, I guess, I’ve been doing for over 3000 movies now. Yay! I haven’t spent too much time watching stuff, but you’ll still find a few worthwhile mentions in this summary. Movie of… Read more
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Movies of the Weeks #31 #32 (2017)
I knew the day would come for me to squeeze in two weeks in one without writing excessively. Well, here it is. The day. Movie of the Weeks Sense and Sensibility (1995) Tuesday, the week before Dunkirk (2017): Nolan’s big war movie reintroduces that which set him apart in Memento (2000) – unusual time mechanics.… Read more
