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Streaming Shuffle

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

January 15, 2020

This is a phenomenally dumb film disguised as a sharp, politically aware thriller.

Year of the Month

The Thin Man (and Family Memories)

January 14, 2020

Pour me another drink, darling.

Celebrating the Living

Lesley Ann Warren

December 1, 2019

One of those actresses we have failed, because we don't really have the kind of roles at which she excels these days.

Year of the Month

A Parent’s Guide to The Secret of NIMH

November 4, 2019

The bravery of one small mouse (and her allies) in a story about motherhood and home.

Year of the Month

Not Quite Normal: The Cracked Brilliance of Young Frankenstein

October 31, 2019

It's Frank-un-STEEN. Until it’s not.

I liked Joker a hell of a lot more than I expected to

October 24, 2019

For all the (often ridiculous) dialogue surrounding the film, at heart Joker works dramatically in its steady and plausible escalation of events and stakes

Disney Byways

The Castaway Cowboy

October 4, 2019

A movie that strips James Garner of his charm, Hawaii of its beauty, and cowboys of their excitement. There is lots of racism, though!

Celebrating the Living

Quan Ke Huy

September 29, 2019

An actor who deserves better than the handful of roles the Hollywood establishment is willing to give an Asian kid.

Year of the Month

The Textures of Seven Samurai

August 20, 2019

Toshiro Mifune anchors a movie as beautiful as it is well-structured.

Year of the Month

My Masterpiece: Inglourious Basterds

July 4, 2019

Decayed nitrate film can self-ignite at temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Star Wars prequels suck big floppy donkey dick

June 10, 2019

They're really not very good.

Year of the Month

A Cosmopolitan Time On the Town

June 10, 2019

A bright-hearted confection of a film.