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The year that was, in a handful of tweets.
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Deathwatch: CARRIE FISHER (1956-2016)
With The Last Jedi in theatres, and by way of commemorating the one-year anniversary of her death, we look at the life and career of the indomitable Carrie Fisher, with side-trips to Postcards From The Edge and Wishful Drinking.
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The Toy Report: 2017
I don’t think I’ve enjoyed collecting this much in over a decade. I may honestly have taken it a bit too far; new job, new outlook on life, living high on the hog and buying every goddamn thing I set…
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The Films of 2017: The Technical Awards
Following upon my Best Films of 2017 list, here’s everything else worth noting about what was a rather terrific year at the movies.
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Why Rey
“I didn’t know there was this much green in the whole galaxy.” I take inordinate ownership of Rey. Not ownership in the “I made her” sense, but rather, in that she is my representative in the Star Wars universe. I don’t know if…
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Deathwatch: HUGH HEFNER (1926-2017)
Our first NSFW episode? We look at the life, career and impact of Hugh Hefner, who brought Playboy into the world and permanently altered Western society’s conception of women.
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Blu-ray Review: Landmark Lesbian Drama DESERT HEARTS Looks Tremendous and Feels Almost as Good
Donna Deitch’s 1985 film sees two women falling in love against a breathtaking Nevada landscape.
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On the art of missing BLADE RUNNER 2
I decided pretty early on that I wouldn’t be going to see Blade Runner 2049, long before it was called that, or before Denis Villeneuve was announced to direct it (certainly, one of my “must see” filmmakers in this decade), or…
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Deathwatch: HARRY DEAN STANTON (1926-2017)
Welcome to Deathwatch! Every month, as one of the legends of pop culture passes away, we’ll have a look back at two films from his or her career, and place it in the context of the career as a whole.
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10+ Years Later: THE GOLDEN COMPASS, a Failed Footnote in Fantasy Adaptations
I’m reading La Belle Sauvage this week and I’m happy as a clam, and the timing feels right to tear (yet another) strip off The Golden Compass, which was an abjectly terrible adaptation of (my favourite) book.
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