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Me Again, You Again

Judging from the online reviews, a lot of people don’t realize that You Again is a comedy, let alone a farce. One reviewer complained that the characters behaved reprehensibly. And they really do. That’s part of the anarchic catharsis allowed … Continue reading

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Let’s Go North By Northwest

I was in high school. It was Saturday night. I’d been watching old B movies on the TV. It was ‘way past my bedtime. I was getting ready to go to bed. But then channel four said that they were … Continue reading

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A Lemur Called Rollo

Fierce Creatures is a pseudo-sequel to A Fish Called Wanda. It’s working title was probably A Lemur Called Rollo. It has the same four actors playing pretty similar characters. But they have different names. And everyone is like 9 years … Continue reading

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The Miracle Proletarian

Helen Keller was born in 1880, and died in 1968. In 1962, United Artists made a movie about her early life, The Miracle Worker. It won Best Actress and Best Actress in a supporting role for it’s 2 leads. Doing … Continue reading

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Will Advertising Spoil Tony Randall?

Released in 1957, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is cynical enough even to be appreciated today. And why does he hunt rocks? Is he looking for something stable? It’s about all the irrational nontruths involved in advertising. Tony Randall is … Continue reading

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I’ve Got the Answer, Man

I love the movie The Answer Man. Except for some of the language. Of course, the language is all to make a point, to paint a portrait of the characters. But maybe they could have found a better way… I … Continue reading

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I’ll keep talking all the days before tomorrow

What a strange movie. In a quiet way, except for the talking. It’s All the Days Before Tomorrow. You get sort of alternating parts of 4 or 5 different scenes from the life of some folks who aren’t a couple, … Continue reading

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No, *I* am Reed Fish!

My last movie review was for Rubber, which seemed a little thin despite some tearing  down of the fourth wall  by staring-into-the-camera goofiness. Then I saw I’m Reed Fish. There’s someone looking into the camera there too. There’s a strange … Continue reading

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Don’t Tread on Me

I really really really wanted to love the movie Rubber. I don’t think it’s about prophylaxis. But maybe it is… Hmmmmm. It’s about an worn out tire from the side of the road that goes on a killing spree. Kind … Continue reading

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Too Many Wandas in the Tank

If you’ve never seen A Fish Called Wanda, you’ve made a terrible mistake. John Cleese, of Monty Python fame (some people prefer his work in Fawlty Towers but that stressed me out a little — all that frustration and yelling!), … Continue reading

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