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Best Wishes to All in This Holiday Season!

May this holiday season bring you great joy! May all of your experiences, with friends, families, pets, and even enemies, … More

“Les Aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec”

Last night, I watched Zero Dark Thirty, and while I will wait on my review of that film, I just want … More

This Is Jack Reacher at 40, on Hudson: 3 Reviews That Really Don’t Belong Together . . .

. . . except that all three of those films open in the Baltimore-area market today, and I’ve been sitting … More

3x3x3: “A Royal Affair,” Where “Hope Springs,” but More “ParaNorman” Would Break the Norm

Today, 3 reviews of 3 films I have seen in the past 3 days. It makes for an interesting random … More

“The Invisible War” + My Meditations on Violence in America

The Invisible War (Kirby Dick, 2012) Yesterday, December 14, 2012, in Newtown, CT, a deranged gunman took the lives of 20 … More

The 48fps Hobbit morphs into Smaug

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson, 2012) I really like this movie’s poster! It sells, in a wonderfully vivid … More

“Midday with Dan Rodricks” – Friday, December 7 Show: A Review of the Current Cinema

Linda DeLibero and I spent a great hour discussing the movies of the fall season on the Midday with Dan Rodricks show – … More

What If Your Friends with Kids Met Your Sister’s Sister?

That’s what happened to me, anyway, this weekend. Without realizing what I was doing, I rented two films that both … More

Holy Motors: A Cinematic Reverie That Enchants and Frustrates

Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012) Though I have long been tempted, I have never managed to catch a film by the … More

A Little Bit of Impish Fun: A Review of “Hitchcock”

Hitchcock (Sacha Gervasi, 2012) I had no idea who Sacha Gervasi was before watching this film the other night, but … More

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