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It’s so ridiculous, but some number of years ago the post office, strapped with ridiculous rules by congress to fund the retirement of employees that they hadn’t even hired, decided on a Forever stamp. Speculators and people that enjoy loopholes … Continue reading →

The end of Barry was literally the end of Barry. And the end of everyone except the one truly despicable character, Monroe. There’s not as much to discuss as there was with Succession. But one interesting story telling device is … Continue reading →

Succession has finally ended. It didn’t end EXACTLY as I predicted from the first time I wrote about this show, but it was close enough that I give myself 3 stars out of 4. I always believed that a story … Continue reading →

I’m so glad the composer for the Succession opening music and theme music is getting some recognition. I noticed how stunning it was in episode 3, the famous episode where Logan died on a plane. I just rewatched that episode … Continue reading →

I put that in quotes because it was really a series of conversations he had with Stewart Stern, the screenwriter of “Rebel Without A Cause.” When they were discovered, one of his daughters worked with someone to compile, edit, clarify … Continue reading →

I went to one of the shows that Joel Edgerton appeared afterward for a Q&A, but it was not a Q&A from the audience, but a series of questions from an obnoxious and loud host of some radio station. Actually, … Continue reading →

The IMDB page That Guardian quote is a pretty exact description of this pretty amazing movie. The story is essentially about two friends that live in the alps north of Turin. They meet, initially, because the father of one, Pietro, … Continue reading →

(I would have called this episode “In mourning,”) There’s a second period of time after the initial shock of someone’s death, and then all the preparations that have to happen to bury someone honorably (please re-read The Iliad to see … Continue reading →

Unfortunately I had to put this one down, and it was only due to the fact that every other chapter is written in the mind of a character who is schizophrenic. Maybe McCarthy is so great that it will one … Continue reading →

I seem to be in strong disagreement with most people with recent movies. First example is “Showing Up,” with Michelle Williams by Kelly Reichardt. This movie is basically about a sculptor trying to do her work. The brief professional description … Continue reading →