Monthly Archives: January 2012

My best of 2011

I saw 53 movies in 2011, which isn’t all that good for me, although one more and it could have been disastrous. To be fair to me, though (and that’s what really matters), I did watch probably 60 or 70 … Continue reading

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Why you’re (probably [really]) wrong about ‘Haywire’

Two things that must be said before the rest of it: 1) It has to be clear by now that I’ll fight on Steven Soderbergh’s side under pretty much any circumstances. I have a heavy, heavy bias in his favor. … Continue reading

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And While I’m At It

Maybe today is a bad day to be a Kansan.  Maybe I’m just grumpy, in general, although I feel pretty good about stuff, also in general.  The last post reminded me of this, however, which further soured my mood. Kansans … Continue reading

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For Crying Out Loud

I’m glad I can still be surprised and grossed-out by this sort of thing, even though it’s completely unsurprising: Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal on Thursday apologized for an email that made fun of first lady Michelle Obama’s hair style … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: Moneyball

Moneyball Bennett Miller 2011 Did I not love this like everyone else did because I know too much about the situation already? Is it because I know that it wasn’t really that big a deal what Beane did, and that … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: The Guard

The Guard John Michael McDonagh 2011 “Go back to America with yer fookin appropriate Barack Obama!” I haven’t read any reviews of The Guard, but I’m willing to bet most of them go something like this: (ahem) “Brendan Gleeson. Brendan … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn Oliver Parker 2011 Best parkour ever. Ari Shapiro ain’t got a damn thing on Johnny English. OK, so, yeah, this is obviously not the best thing Rowan Atkinson has ever done. That would probably be season three … Continue reading

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Agenda Movie Club: Doubt

Doubt John Patrick Shanley 2008 This is either the second or third time I’ve seen this, and the thing that I really want to talk about each time I watch it is that scene on the street with Viola Davis … Continue reading

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