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Top 250 American Movies: 71-80

For each movie in the top 100, I’ve written a question to answer. (It would get very, very boring for me to have to write some variation on “boy howdy, you’ll never believe how good this movie is” one hundred more times.) There’s no exact sentence or word count I’m holding myself to here, but… Read More Top 250 American Movies: 71-80

July 21, 2022 speakerformediocrities2 Comments

Listen to America: The 1920s and 1930s

To see the intro to this project, as well as links to other decades, click here. 1) “The Broadway Melody,” from The Broadway Melody of 1929 (1929) One of the ironies of Hollywood in the talkie years is that the Californians spent years in thrall to the New Yorkers. Hollywood would not overtake truly overtake… Read More Listen to America: The 1920s and 1930s

May 20, 2022May 21, 2022 speakerformediocrities1 Comment

Better than the Oscars: 10-6

The following is from my series of Oscar Best Picture rankings, as well as my strongly worded suggestions for what should have won from among the nominees. For an introduction to the project, click here. For a way to vote on some Oscar-related ideas, click here. If I’ve written a review on any of the… Read More Better than the Oscars: 10-6

July 18, 2018 speakerformediocrities2 Comments

Better than AFI’s Top 100: 55-51

The following is part of an overview of the top 100 American narrative fiction feature films, from my perspective. For an introduction to the project and an index of other entries in the series, click here. For a list of more than 800 films which I considered for the top 450 and my eligibility qualifications, click here.… Read More Better than AFI’s Top 100: 55-51

June 8, 2017June 24, 2017 speakerformediocrities1 Comment

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