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Movie Review: Napoleon

Posted on December 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

Napoleon was a bad movie, but it was a bad movie of a specific kind that is quite rare. It is probably a disadvantage when it comes to enjoying this film to come to it with a high degree of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Posted on April 2, 2023 by nathanalbright

Generally my attitude when seeing movies is that I do not tend to go to the theater unless I am pretty sure that I will enjoy the film, and despite some mixed accounts of the film before I saw it, … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging Jane Austen: Part Two

Posted on July 23, 2018 by nathanalbright

After the first experience watching part of Pride & Prejudice [1], we all decided that we preferred the Colin Firth version, so we decided to watch it. 9:26PM:  Seeing Bingley and Darcy chat with each other about country manners and … Continue reading →

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Straight Outta Whitewash

Posted on August 21, 2015 by nathanalbright

There is a lot to respect about the new film “Straight Outta Compton,” which presents the official view of the band’s history from its early days of three teens in Compton trying to become ghetto superstars to the death of … Continue reading →

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The Wolf You Feed

Posted on May 26, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today, in watching Tomorrowland, I was struck by at least a few of the elements that are necessary to make a good movie for kids. For one, the casting has to be right. In this case, the casting was mostly … Continue reading →

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Who Wants To Live Forever?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by nathanalbright

With apologies to Jean-Paul Sartre, hell is not other people. Rather, hell is being stuck in one’s own head without being able to relate to or connect with other people. Among the consistent themes of movies about immortals is that … Continue reading →

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