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July 31, 2013 42
As a middle-aged Midwestern white guy, I don’t really feel like I have a voice in the race discussion. I mean, I think it’s ridiculous for someone to look down on someone else because of the color of their skin, and if you’re around me doing that I hope to high heavens I will correct […]
July 30, 2013 Tuesday 10: Actors Born in 1972
Last week’s post was on one of my favorite movie years and it prompted this entry. 1972 was the year I was born, so I’m roughly the same age as these people. Rather than put them in “favorite order,” I’m going to leave them in birth order, because I don’t want Mr. Johnson to feel […]
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July 26, 2013 Good Things in Bad Stuff Liveblog: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
That title has a lot of colons in it. This movie has taken a lot of flack for being terrible, and I haven’t watched it in a while. In case you’ve forgotten, our semi-regular “Good Things in Bad Stuff” feature tries to find exactly that. I’ll do my best not to complain about the film […]
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July 23, 2013 Tuesday 20: Movies of 1989
1989 was a great year for movies. I was surprised by how many I’d seen (reference list) and how many I liked, but if you start looking at how many bad movies were made that year it all balances out to be not so good – an issue that affects most years, I think. I […]
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July 17, 2013 I Am Okay With Giant Mechs
I saw Pacific Rim last night with two friends. Two of us liked it a lot and the third guy doesn’t go to many movies. While I had some minor issues with little pieces here and there, I don’t understand how you wouldn’t enjoy a movie described thusly on IMDb: As a war between humankind […]
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