Better than the Oscars: 90-86

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: 90-86

May 18, 2018 Tim1 Comment

Ghost World (2001)

Dir. Terry Zwigoff. Starring Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson While I was in college, one of my professors referred to a mutual acquaintance as an “LSEOR” (ell-see-or), which stands for “low self-esteem overreactor.” Enid (Birch) must be able to see the relevance of that acronym to her personality, but the true LSEOR would overreact… Read More Ghost World (2001)

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Better than the Oscars: 90-86

Ghost World (2001)