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What I Watched This Week: 1 Jun 2020

NEW SHOWS Barkskins “The Sugared Plum” (B+) “The Law of Two” (B+) The show gets a tick better as the characters’ treacherous intentions come into focus. Everyone’s got a secret, and everyone’s got a scheme. That should keep things interesting … Continue reading

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2010s in Review: The Best Movie Moments

Of the hundreds of movies I watched this decade, these moments were the ones that I remember the most. 22 Jump Street – Slam poetry Annihilation – Bear attack Baby Driver – Opening chase The Big Sick – The 9/11 … Continue reading

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2010s in Review: The Best Movies, Part 3

This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Even with making a Top 50, there were still a lot of movies I loved but didn’t quite make the cut. And even though … Continue reading

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2010s in Review: The Funniest Movies

When it comes to comedy, I can appreciate any style with any level of depth. While there may have been better-crafted comedies this decade, these were the 10 (well, 11) that made me laugh the most and the hardest. 21 … Continue reading

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2015 in Review: The Best Films

Even more than usual, 2015 proved especially hard to narrow down to 10 films. I wouldn’t call this the best film year of the decade so far. But there were so many movies that were very good, but not quite all-timers, … Continue reading

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The Weekender: Point of ‘Focus’

Movie of the Week Focus Will Smith has had a rough go of it the last few years, with the dreadful After Earth representing his nadir. So maybe, just maybe, this con artist drama with Margot Robbie — on a … Continue reading

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