JB Diaries: The Doctor’s In

On March 23, 2020March 26, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

The marathon’s name is Bond.

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Terry & Timmy

On March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

We interrupt your previously-scheduled VHS programming to bring you this breaking news concerning…more artist comps?

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“A Smudge on an Electronic Strip” — Part 1

On March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Pair 2019’s Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project with 2020’s VHYes for a double feature about…VHS TV recordings?

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Retrospective Rankings: DocuScorsese

On March 10, 2020March 11, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

In honor of the oh-so-formulaic but oh-so-enjoyable (at least if you find The Band grand) Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band, my Martin Scorsese DOCUMENTARY Retrospective Rankings!

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Retrospective Rankings: Terrence Malick

On March 9, 2020March 16, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Next to be given the Retrospective Rankings treatment: Terrence Malick.

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Retrospective Rankings: Noah Baumbach

On March 4, 2020March 16, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

As explained in the introduction to my 2019 in Film Recap, all personal rankings are uselessly subjective.

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‘Young Ahmed’

On March 2, 2020March 4, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

The Dardennes paint by numbers a tad more than usual in their thus suprisingly-usual Young Ahmed.

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The Dodge

On February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

The Lodge: yet another horror movie boasting a premise strong with thematic underpinning, left largely unexplored.

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Audition Acting

On February 24, 2020February 27, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Gretal & Hansel’s Sophia Lillis (of It fame) and The Lodge’s Jaeden Lieberher/Martell (…ditto) epitomize a performance style I like to call Audition Acting.

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