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23/31: Kansas City
December 25, 2011 – 6:04 PM | 8 Comments
23/31: <I>Kansas City</I>

Watching Kansas City for the plot is probably not the best way to enjoy the film, for two reasons. The first is that the plot is primarily an excuse to take the audience on an …

Greenberg: Pain, no gain
July 7, 2011 – 10:14 AM | 8 Comments
<I>Greenberg</I>: Pain, no gain

A shrink told me once that I have trouble living in the present, so I live in the past, because I never really lived it in the first place — you know?
I love that line, …

The Crushed Film Festival presents: Backdraft
December 29, 2010 – 12:41 AM | 16 Comments
The Crushed Film Festival presents: <I>Backdraft</I>

The Movie: Backdraft
The Crush Object: Kurt Russell
The Story: The Netflix plot summary pretty much covers it: “[Firefighter] brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey (William Baldwin and Kurt Russell) are battling each other over past slights while …

Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego and the Twilight Zone Case
September 29, 2008 – 11:05 AM | 25 Comments
<I>Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego and the Twilight Zone Case</I>

Prior to reading the book, my primary association with Twilight Zone: The Movie was the profoundly creepy third segment, especially the shot of the sister with no mouth; I made the mistake of watching the …