I watched some scattered scenes from Apollo 13 last night. I’ve seen it before, but paying limited attention I was struck how many tiresome tropes of the mainstream movies it highlights. As a threshold matter, I think Apollo 13 is an admirable movie, on the better end of the Hollywood spectrum. Howard does a good […]
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Apollo Turd-teen
September 8th, 2008 · No Comments
M
August 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I watched M a few nights back: 1931, directed by Fritz Lang (also Metropolis, The Last Laugh), starring Peter Lorre (also Maltese Falcon, Casablanca). I've seen it before but didn't remember too much about it. Very controversial at the time because it is a about a serial killer who goes after children. It is generally […]