I am an incredibly devoted, passionate Monkees fan and even that is a massive understatement. However, what made me a fan of The Monkees in the beginning was not the show or even really the music. Instead, I was captured by the history of this group of guys who had to fight accusations of not being real musicians and try to assert their identity in everything they did. I was fascinated by this television band that went on to create…
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Inside Llewyn Davis 2013
This is my first Coen Brothers film (I know, I know!) and I am sold. I have so much I want to say about this, I had to sleep on it before I even attempted it, and I still don’t trust I’m going to hit it all, but we’re giving it a shot.
I watched this anticipating it would complement a very specific mood I was in, and I was absolutely correct. I’m the kind of person who doesn’t always…
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Footlight Parade 1933
“As long as they have sidewalks, you’ll have a job.”
Revisiting this as I get older and more tired, I realize just how relatable Frank McHugh is in this.
This was the first classic film I really loved, long before I actually got into it. It still holds so much magic for me. It’s insanely sharp, relentlessly funny, and consistently magical.
James Cagney is still top of the line for me. I thought he was just the most wonderful thing…
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The Lady Refuses 1931
Sure, it’s not particularly good, but I would be lying if I said that I didn’t derive a lot of weird comfort out of a good scratchy, over-dramatic pre-code. I don’t know what it is, but this was kind of the epitome of it.
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A Matter of Life and Death 1946
One of the greatest moments in all of cinema is when Marius Goring looks at the camera and says “one is starved for technicolor up there.”
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Pierrot le Fou 1965
Remembering the great Jean-Paul Belmondo. Effortlessly cool, relentlessly surprising, all around a true legend. It is near impossible to think of another actor with the sheer electricity and magnetism of Belmondo. One of the all time greats. Rest easy.
