Emilia Perez - 2024 - Jaques Audiard Emilia Perez Podcast Review IMDb: 5.9 - Decinemal Rating 7.0 Summary (created using Gemini AI) Amelia Perez: A Controversial Film Review A review of the film Amelia Perez, directed by Jacques Audiard The film, in Spanish with music, is nominated for 13 Oscars. The reviewer notes both positive … Continue reading Emilia Perez
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12 of the Best… Xmas Watches in 2024
Welcome to the Wasteland, and a very personal 12 of the Best. These are the best 12 movies I personally watched this Christmas season. Not all of them are Christmassy, but they are all great in their own unique ways! Click on the podcast audio link below the images to listen! Merry Christmas and a … Continue reading 12 of the Best… Xmas Watches in 2024
12 of the Best… Donald Sutherland Movies
Donald Sutherland 1935 - 2024 12 of the Best... Donald Sutherland Movies The Dirty Dozen - Robert Aldrich - 1967 IMDb Rating: 7.7 - Decinemal Rating: 72 M*A*S*H - Robert Altman - 1970 IMDb Rating: 7.4 - Decinemal Rating: 74 Klute - Alan J Pakula - 1971 IMDb Rating: 7.1 - Decinemal Rating: 80 Don't … Continue reading 12 of the Best… Donald Sutherland Movies
Micro Posts
With over 2 years backlog of cultural artifacts to rate and review it has been daunting getting around to full 5 paragraph reviews for everything since I started work full time. So, it occurred to me an alternative to giving up was to publish some micro-posts with a 2/3 sentence summing up, plus a decinemal … Continue reading Micro Posts
Hall of Fame Inductee #5 Meryl Streep
If you want your film to have a touch of class, with intelligence, beauty, power and humanity at its heart, who are you gonna call? Whether it is a woman of strength and dignity in a supporting role, or an everywomen figure of hope and sensitivity fighting against an injustice in a dynamic lead role, … Continue reading Hall of Fame Inductee #5 Meryl Streep
Alien Rec’s No.4
The fourth in my series of films you would recommend to an alien to explain humanity dovetails nicely with my Hall of Fame inductee this week. It is Steven Spielberg's seminal anti war epic Shindler's List (1993). This one speaks for itself in many ways. As an exploration of evil and the men behind the … Continue reading Alien Rec’s No.4
Hall of Fame Inductee #4 Steven Spielberg
Where do you start with Steven Spielberg? In one way or another he has shaped our film watching habits, and controlled what we think of as BIG films for almost 50 years. He may not have reached the artistic pinnacle of Kubrick or Tarkovsky, but he has dominated our idea of Hollywood Blockbusters since 1975, … Continue reading Hall of Fame Inductee #4 Steven Spielberg
Bad Movie Triple Bill #3
Welcome to part 3 of the Bad Movie Triple Bills feature. As I am sure you are getting used to by now, this area is reserved for films I watched that left me palming my forehead in frustration, or puffing out my cheeks in boredom, or gritting my teeth in annoyance. Yes, those little nuggets … Continue reading Bad Movie Triple Bill #3
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