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17/31: The Theory Of Everything
January 17, 2015 – 3:47 PM | No Comment
17/31: <em>The Theory Of Everything</em>

The Theory Of Everything is too much “everything,” not enough “theory.”

16/31: Burn After Reading
January 16, 2015 – 4:38 PM | 5 Comments
16/31: <em>Burn After Reading</em>

Me, several times while watching Burn After Reading: “Wait, what? …Oh, who cares.”

15/31: Clockers
January 15, 2015 – 5:03 PM | 3 Comments
15/31: <em>Clockers</em>

Clockers never quite got going for me.

14/31: Runner, Runner
January 14, 2015 – 5:55 PM | 7 Comments
14/31: <em>Runner, Runner</em>

What is it about gambling-related B movies with the word “runner” in the title? Why can’t they suck less?

13/31: Bad Girls
January 13, 2015 – 5:59 PM | 3 Comments
13/31: <em>Bad Girls</em>

Couch Baron and I planned to do a dialogue-style review of Bad Girls, but then CB fell asleep.

12/31: Smash His Camera
January 12, 2015 – 10:12 PM | No Comment
12/31: <em>Smash His Camera</em>

Or, “The Amour Fou-to Between Jackie O And The Godfather Of American Paparazzi.”

The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: Grosse Pointe Blank
January 12, 2015 – 9:05 AM | 19 Comments
The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>Grosse Pointe Blank</em>

Reader Rayvyn is shooting to kill with a Cusack joint.

11/31: Shenandoah
January 11, 2015 – 11:33 AM | No Comment
11/31: <em>Shenandoah</em>

One of the things I love best about 31 Films In 31 Days is the subpatterns that emerge.

9/31: Into The Woods
January 10, 2015 – 7:21 AM | 11 Comments
9/31: <em>Into The Woods</em>

“Oh dear. How uneasy I feel. Perhaps it’s all the sweets.” – my new ringtone.

8/31: Happy Christmas
January 8, 2015 – 5:05 PM | 4 Comments
8/31: <em>Happy Christmas</em>

The last scene in Happy Christmas — technically not a scene — is its best, and most frustrating.