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Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Feature Stories
2012-01-01 12:00:00
Every January, I share my numerical rankings of the 10 most enjoyable movies I saw during the previous year. I do not, however, share my numerical rankings of all the other titles I caught during those 12 months, as such a list would, I think, be hopelessly arbitrary, terribly self-indulgent, and something that only a person with too much time on his hands would attempt.
Let’s get cracking, shall we?
Read More About ... And "Jack & Jill" Came Tumbling After: 150 Movies Not On 2011's 10-Favorites List...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Reviews
2011-12-11 21:28:51
In a rather perverse bit of scheduling, at least for me, last weekend brought with it the area release of exactly zero debuting films, while this past weekend delivered six ... on the same weekend, I should add, that I had a lengthy road trip out of town and appeared in four performances of a local stage production. But I’m not one to complain. Onward!
Read More About War, Strife, And The House Of Payne: "The Sitter," "Like Crazy," "Margin Call," "The Descendants," "New Year's Eve," And "Dog Jack"...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Feature Stories
2005-02-16 00:00:00
After the announcement of last year’s Oscar nominations, in which the Academy made almost shockingly inspired choices across the board, this year’s slate of nominees was bound to be a more predictable lot; barring a few minor surprises – the director and screenplay nods for Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake (still unseen by me) chief among them – voters opted for traditional, safe choices in 2004, especially among the squarer-than-usual Best Picture contenders.
Read More About 2005's Alternative Oscars: The Shoulda-Been Contenders...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Feature Stories
2005-01-12 00:00:00
Was I feeling especially sensitive in 2004, or were the year’s most memorable cinematic works, coincidentally, the most unabashedly romantic ones? It could certainly be me – the only (fictional) televised event that moved me to tears was the unlikely but enormously satisfying kiss between Martin Freeman’s Tim and Lucy Davis’ Dawn on The Office Special.
Read More About 2004 In Movies...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Movies
Category: Reviews
2004-12-01 00:00:00
SIDEWAYS
Alexander Payne’s Sideways is so chockfull of good humor and emotional accuracy that you leave the theater overwhelmed and a bit giddy; it feels like a movie that you, alone, discovered, and want to share with friends immediately.
Read More About "Sideways" An Experience To Be Savored: Also, "Being Julia" And "Finding Neverland"...
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