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Making a Killing

The Killing – Stanley Kubrick’s 1958 film noir heist picture, filmed in black and white. It’s about a conspiracy to rob a racetrack during a big race, presented in documentary style with a narrator and some scenes appearing from different … Continue reading

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Superheroes and Dinosaurs (But Not in the Same Movie)

X2: X-Men United – Beth and I saw the first X-Men movie in the theater back when we first started dating; I think it might have been the first time we went to the movies together. We both knew the … Continue reading

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Mostly Mozart

I think it’s about time I write another movie review post, and I’ll start it out by mentioning a few movies I watched a while ago but DIDN’T write about at the time. Due to improper Netflix queue maintenance, we … Continue reading

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The Deeper Meaning of Redrum

Room 237 – I saw this rather ridiculous film today, and all I knew about it ahead of time was that it involved people trying to discern the true meaning of the Stanley Kubrick film version of The Shining. I … Continue reading

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Lowest of the Lolita

I recently watched both movie versions of Lolita, the 1962 Stanley Kubrick one and the 1997 version with Jeremy Irons. I haven’t read the book, but general opinion seems to be that the latter was more faithful to the source … Continue reading

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