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Revisiting ‘Contagion’ in the age of coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic quietly spreads through the U.S. and the country very loudly grinds to a halt, movie theaters are one of many businesses that are shutting their doors. Amid news of delayed releases and entire theater chains closing, … Continue reading
Posted in A less chaotic state, White Noise
Tagged #donald trump, #jude law, #laurence fishburne, #Magic Mike, #marion cotillard, #steven soderbergh, Alex Jones, CDC, Contagion, coronavirus, COVID-19, Gwenyth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Scott Z. Burns, The Laundromat, The Report, Unsane, WHO
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The most important movies of 2019
Annual top 10 lists are dumb and arbitrary and I hate them, even as I’ve started doing them. We can do better here. Instead of a static list of 10 favorites, 10 peanuts with which to pack the year away … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged #Disney, #martin scorsese, #quentin tarantino, #robert eggers, #spotlight, #star wars, #the lion king, 21 Bridges, A Hidden Life, Aladdin, Ari Aster, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Bird Box, Black and Blue, Box Office Mojo, Captain Marvel, Dark Waters, Dumbo, Frozen II, It: Chapter 2, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Jordan Peele, Josh and Benny Safdie, Maleficent 2, Midsommar, Official Secrets, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Queen and Slim, Roma, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Disney Empire, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, The Mandalorian, The Report, Toy Story 4, Uncut Gems, Us
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Horrifying ‘Torture Report’ brings evil to life
6/10 I wonder if this will finally get Ellen to dump George. The Torture Report chronicles Daniel J. Jones’ (Adam Driver) investigation into the U.S.’ torture of enemy combatants after the Sept. 11 attacks. A congressional aid for California Senator … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #adam driver, #the big short, Amazon, An Inconvenient Truth, Deliverance, Scott Z. Burns, The Report, The Torture Report, Vice, X-Ray
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‘Dark Waters’ wants to be the next ‘Spotlight,’ but this ain’t it
3/10 Dark Waters is by no means a bad movie, but it isn’t good, and it seems to know and be weirdly self-conscious about that. Dark Waters, based on the New York Times Magazine Article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #mark ruffalo, #spotlight, All the President's Men, anne hathaway, Bill Pullman, Dark Waters, DuPont, Iraq war, Official Secrets, Rob Bilott, Teflon, The Report, Victor Garber
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