The actor: Vin Diesel The character: Groot The film: Guardians of the Galaxy The quote: “I am Groot.” Thanks to this acrostic, I now have “how does groot smell” in my search history. The night is dark and full of terrors. This is not my favorite line from Guardians of the Galaxy. I doubt very… Read More Top 100 American Movie Quotes of the 21st Century: #98
The actor: Jeff Bridges The character: Rooster Cogburn The film: True Grit The quote: “If they wanted a decent funeral, they should have got themselves killed in summer.” Mattie Ross asks the local sheriff his opinion as to who the best marshal is. The sheriff thinks about it aloud, because there are certainly several ways… Read More Top 100 American Movie Quotes of the 21st Century: #99
The actor: Peter McRobbie The character: George Pendleton The film: Lincoln The line: “How dare you!” One of the most shattering grammatical moments of my life came when I was watching some ancient episode of QI on YouTube, and Stephen Fry said to the panel, “Believe it or don’t.” Of course that’s what it ought… Read More Top 100 American Movie Quotes of the 21st Century: #100
One of the projects which I have wanted to tackle for a very long time now is a “Better than AFI’s 100 Quotes.” Unfortunately, I am one person, and simply trying to compile that many potential quotes at this point would require the lifespan of a Galapagos tortoise and not a dude with a day… Read More Top 100 American Movie Quotes of the 21st Century: Intro and Index
Okay, this is the hyperspeed version of a movie diary. Two sentences! Each of you movies gets two sentences!
To see the intro page for “Best Director” Madness, click here. To see the Round of 64, click here. To see the Round of 32, click here. To see the Sweet 16 and Elite 8, click here. Sixty-eight directors walked in. Four directors are still standing. One will walk out as the champion of “Best… Read More “Best Director” Madness 2023: Final 4 and Championship Game
To see the intro page for “Best Director” Madness, click here. To see the Round of 64, click here. To see the Round of 32, click here. We’ve lost one of our 1-seeds, and in the Sweet 16 we’ll lose another. Each round of the bracket will use a quote from a Roger Ebert review… Read More “Best Director” Madness 2023: Sweet 16 and Elite 8
To see the intro page for “Best Director” Madness, click here. To see the Round of 64, click here. After one round, all the 1- and 2-seeds are safe, and so are all the 5s. A little chalky, but the criteria was maybe a little murkier than some of the others will be. Each round… Read More “Best Director” Madness 2023: Round of 32
To see the intro page for “Best Director” Madness, click here. Each round of the bracket will use a quote from a Roger Ebert review of a Best Director-winning or -nominated film as its criteria for which director moves on to the next. Using one of those online wheels of choosing things, I wound up… Read More “Best Director” Madness 2023: Round of 64
They do brackets for everything at this time of year. For those of us who live the Way of the Bracket, this deluge of bracketology is reminiscent of April Fools’ Day for those of who live the Way of Lying Indiscriminately. It’s nice to see people trying because it’s precious. Because the Oscars happened a… Read More “Best Director” Madness 2023: Introduction and Bracket Reveal
Seeing Things Secondhand 