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Agenda Movie Club: Drive

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Drive Nicolas Winding Refn 2011 I feel like it’s become a problem, me starting out these posts by saying, “I want to be clear that I liked this movie, because I’m worried it might not sound like it.” But what … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: 50/50

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

50/50 Jonathan Levine 2011 I may be imagining this, but when this came out, I somehow remember people talking about how 50/50 figured out a way to “make cancer funny.” I don’t think this is quite right– the cancer still … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: A Separation

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

A Separation Asghar Farhadi 2011 I don’t know that I can be sure to mention everything I was thinking while watching this movie. I’ll try to get some of it. First of all, my general thought progression was, “ok, this … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: John Carter

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

John Carter Andrew Stanton 2012 Look, maybe I didn’t say every single little tiny syllable, no. But basically, I said ‘em, yeah. So, I learn that John Carter grossed about $30 million dollars last weekend, which isn’t terrible, except that … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Attack the Block

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Attack the Block Joe Cornish 2011 Moses! Moses! Moses! Moses! I hope Moses is ok. Actually, Moses is a fictional character who doesn’t exist outside the frames of this movie, but it kind of says something that, at the end, … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Rushmore

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Rushmore Wes Anderson 1998 This must be one of my very favorite movies of forever. There was a period of time when I watched Rushmore nearly every night– it got me through a few rough patches, and I’m not the … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Tourist

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

The Tourist Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 2010 The big problem here is that no one, no one, buys Johnny Depp as a mild-mannered teacher on holiday. In fact, this is so true that not even the movie buys it, because … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Tabloid

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Tabloid Errol Morris 2010 I love you, Errol Morris. I’ve heard that he’s spent time looking for new topics by reading through The Weekly World News and other such publications, so I guess it’s no surprise that sooner or later … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Future

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

The Future Miranda July 2011 First of all, this Onion article (h/t JP). But also, this is kind of a difficult movie, emotionally. I realize Me and You… was actually kind of dark, but I don’t remember it that way. … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Contagion

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Contagion Steven Soderbergh 2011 Oh, Steven, you clever, clever boy. See, it turns out that it’s not just a virus that’s contagious, but a lot of other things, too. Fear, information, misinformation, rumors. This isn’t some major insight on my … Continue reading →

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