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Logan’s Run
September 13, 2009 – 6:08 PM | 31 Comments
<I>Logan’s Run</I>

Logan’s Run is a disappointment. It’s disappointing as camp: you’ve seen far more laughable hair and attire in other films of the period, sci-fi and otherwise, and in William F. Nolan’s version of the future, …

21 Jump Street: “21 Jump Street, Part 1”
September 1, 2009 – 7:44 PM | 28 Comments
<I>21 Jump Street</I>: “21 Jump Street, Part 1”

Credits.Speaking of credit, I have to give it to the theme song: it’s unpleasant to listen to, and yet it gets stuck in my head every time.
A suburban family, the Weckerles, readies for supper.The dialogue …

Crazy Diamonds: The Wrestler and Criminal Law
June 11, 2009 – 3:30 PM | 32 Comments
Crazy Diamonds: <I>The Wrestler</I> and <I>Criminal Law</I>

I waited to watch The Wrestler, because I did want to see it right when it came out, but the press surrounding Mickey Rourke’s performance quickly grew to a height that dwarfed the film itself …