One of the things I hate the most about putting together the end-of-year "Best-Of" list is that it is near-impossible to have any perspective on movies that have only come out months earlier. The victors of these lists often turn out to be the flashiest, most hyped, or, as is often the case with the …
There is nothing greater for a cinephile like me to watch a movie for the first time and falling in love with it. This is especially true when you see said movie in a theatre with all the hype surrounding its release and you can't help but get swept up in it. The first viewing …
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My recent traverse through my Criterion Collection for crime movies got me well and truly into a crime movie watching mood. In years past I usually spend January almost exclusively watching old film noirs (in what I have dubbed "Ja-noir-y") but due to the extenuating circumstances (read: my lack of planning) I didn't get to …
You know how the conversation goes: Somebody at some party or other social gathering this season asks the generally reliable ice-breaker, "What's your favourite Christmas movie?" Conversation gets flowing, and the usual suspects come up (It's a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, Love Actually). And then some guy (it's almost …
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