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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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Agenda Movie Club: The Artist

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

The Artist Michel Hazanavicius 2011 It turns out there are some people who hate things that are delightful. I guess I don’t really find those people interesting. This movie is delightful. Yes. It is. It’s not all dancing and smiling, … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Iron Lady

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

The Iron Lady Phyllida Lloyd 2011 There are two things you should know. One is that this is not as bad as everyone has been saying. The other is that a good part of the movie (and the good part … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Interrupters

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The Interrupters Steve James 2011 The Interrupters plays tonight on PBS Frontline. I first saw this last summer while screening movies for the film festival. It was obvious to me, and to pretty much everyone else, that it needed to … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Haywire

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Haywire Steven Soderbergh 2012 Dude. I was so right about this. Gina Carano is not an actor. Er, I guess she just starred in an action movie, so technically she is. But, as far as what we call “acting” goes, … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: The Descendants (2)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

The Descendants Alexander Payne 2011 Original post here. Amazingly, this is the first movie in over a year that I’ve seen a second time. I’ve wondered what I’d do once I saw a movie again– would I write a second … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Meek’s Cutoff

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Meek’s Cutoff Kelly Reichardt 2010 Oh, my, people. What a movie. I’ve seen this described as Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, The Wrath of God meets the Oregon Trail, and that’s not inaccurate. Watching it, I could almost hear a potential Herzog … Continue reading →

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Agenda Movie Club: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson 2011 It’s complicated, yeah, but it’s not that complicated. I admit that I didn’t know exactly the complete specifics of everything that was happening at every moment, but don’t worry that you won’t be … Continue reading →

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