movies
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Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Dir: Bill Condon Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, lots of big names. Runtime: 129 min Spoiler Level: If you’ve seen the 1991 version, light. It’s a tale as old as time so you should probably know the gist by now… I am part of the lucky generation who grew up during the majority… Continue reading
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Stream of Consciousness OSCARS Reaction
Instead of writing up a proper review/reflection for the Oscars for this week’s post, I’ve decided to post my (mostly) unfiltered thoughts as they pop into my head – more a “stream of consciousness” type babble with some minor structure than an official reaction. If you follow me on twitter, you may know that I… Continue reading
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The Importance of Sorrow
A few days before Christmas this past year, my mom and I went to see Manchester by the Sea, the much-lauded Amazon Studios film helmed by Kenneth Lonergan, which stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, and Lucas Hedges. It is a highly emotional film, and it’s difficult not to have a similarly emotional reaction to the… Continue reading
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Film Review: La La Land (2016)
Dir: Damien Chazelle Starring: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling Runtime: 2h 8m Music: Pasek and Paul (lyrics) Justin Hurwitz (score) WARNING: This review contains potential SPOILERS for general plot details. MAJOR SPOILERS (likely pertaining to the ending of the film) will be forewarned in BOLD and under a “Read More.” One of my local movie theaters… Continue reading
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Top 10 Books and Films 2016 Edition!
After 113 books, 28,731 pages, and 30 trips to the movie theater for 26 films this past year, it is difficult to narrow down my favorites. But, after some careful consideration and introspection, I have pared the lists to my top 10 favorites in each category, and here they are! For the full list of books… Continue reading
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Top 10 Books and Films 2015 Edition!
This year, I kept a tally of how many books I read and how many films I saw in theaters, as I was curious to know what the totals would be. With a few days of 2015 left, my goal of reading 100 books has been completed and I have seen a total of 21 films… Continue reading
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