For all of my adulthood until my wife died, movie theaters were a big part of my world. It was rare to go even a week without seeing a movie in a theater. … [read more]
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The Last Starfighter,
and six more movies 
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#47Dirty Work (1998)
Norm MacDonald recently croaked, and he was never in my top ten or even twenty funny people, but sometimes he made me laugh so I liked the guy. … [read more]
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Bathroom bugs, the resistance, Applebee’s, and fentanyl
Because they’re so small, it took weeks for me to notice, but there I was, in the bathroom pooping, and there they were. Hadn’t brought a magazine or a book, so I was simply sitting and grunting and looking around. … [read more]
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Six out of seven thumbs up
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#46An excellent run of movie luck lately — you’re welcome!
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Framed (1947)
Why would a blonde bombshell working as a waitress pay a $50 court fine for a truck driver she’s barely met? … [read more]
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Lazy cheapskatery
I bought a bathrobe thirty years ago. “One size fits all,” they lied, but I’m fat so it didn’t fit me, and I gave it to Goodwill. … [read more]
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Omicron,
and six more movies NEVERENDING
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#45I’m feeling better, manufacturing a little less mucus, and hope to actually write something worth reading within the next few days.Meanwhile, more movie reviews…
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A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
This is a comedy about a missed train, a judgmental mother-in-law, and an endless series of coincidences and misunderstandings. … [read more]
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Punishment Park,
and six other movies NEVERENDING
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#44Captain Scarface (1953)
A ship is about to set sail from South America, and as the captain chats on deck with his nervous first mate, it’s obvious that they’re scoundrels more than sailors. … [read more]
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Cleopatra without Elizabeth Taylor,
and six more movies Still no internet access at home. A guy downstairs is selling his access for $20 a month, but he’s never home when I knock on his door, and I stopped knocking weeks ago. … [read more]
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Skin Game,
There Are No Fakes ,and five sucky movies Atomic Twister (2002)
With that title, you know it’s horror or science fiction, but mostly this feels like a Hallmark movie (though IMDB says it was made for TBS). … [read more]
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The toaster, the microwave, and the smoke alarm
#148 — 5/18/22 You can walk around in a lovely little park a few blocks from my house, here in Seattle, but you can’t safely walk to the park. … [read more]
