Category Archives: Books

Films During Lockdown – Highlights of What I’ve Seen, Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

Part 2 — May 1 to May 23 As I mentioned in Part 1, until movie theaters reopen, I’ll continue seeing films on my laptop or our flat screen TV. Nothing beats seeing them on a theater screen, but until … Continue reading →

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Films During Lockdown – Highlights of What I’ve Seen, Part 1

Posted on May 31, 2020 by

Part 1 — April 4 to April 30 We used to say that we “see” movies in a theater, but “watch” them on TV. The semantics of that difference are interesting to me. Though as more and more films have … Continue reading →

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Best TV 2019 & 2020 – Supplemental

Posted on April 22, 2020 by

Here are supplemental materials for some of the titles listed in my last two posts. I didn’t think there was going to be much, but it turns out I found a lot. Pick and choose, as per your interests. ___________________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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TV, Cable & Streaming – Best of 2019 & 2020 (so far) – Part 2

Posted on April 21, 2020 by

              _______________________________________________ Marc Maron: End Times Fun – (Netflix)  This was obviously recorded well before the coronavirus outbreak, but it feels like it was done five minutes ago. Resonates sharply with our current times. … Continue reading →

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TV, Cable & Streaming – Best of 2019 & 2020 (so far) – Part 1

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

It’s a good thing there’s an abundance of good and even great stuff to watch on TV, computers, and (shudder) mobile phones, considering that movie theaters are closed and we don’t really have anywhere to go except grocery stores, drug … Continue reading →

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Seeing Movies in These Crazy Times: Pt. 2 – New Films to Stream + One Classic

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

All movie theaters and film programs in New York City were shut down by March 15. At that time, quite a few new films had their theatrical runs cut short. A number of these films have since been made available … Continue reading →

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Seeing Movies in These Crazy Times

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

Well, there’s nothing quite like a pandemic to put things in perspective, is there? I don’t see how the country — and the world — will be able to recover from the financial loss the coronavirus is causing, not to … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Last Year: Best Documentaries 2019

Posted on February 29, 2020 by

___________________________________________________ I wrote on seven of these titles last August (“Random Notes on Recent Films: Documentaries!“). You can read about them there. The films are indicated by a double- asterisk ** in the list below. ____________________________________________________ American Factory (Steven Bognar … Continue reading →

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Best Features 2019 – Supplemental

Posted on February 3, 2020 by

For those of you interested in a deeper dive, here are supplemental materials for the films on my top-10 list. _______________________________________________________ Diane _________________________________________________ The Irishman __________________________________________________ Little Women I definitely don’t understand how Greta Gerwig didn’t get an Oscar nomination … Continue reading →

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Feature Films 2019 – The Best of the Rest of What I Saw

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

Here are the best of the rest of what I saw last year, 31 films in alphabetical order. I don’t claim that all of these are great films (though some of them are), but they all got my attention and … Continue reading →

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