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daily stream: bright and pink for cold gray winter days

Thu, Jan 11, 2024
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2001’s Legally Blonde is on Max in the US, MGM in the UK, and other services as well.

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the mystery of the missing Disqus comments is almost solved!

Thu, Jan 11, 2024
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I continue to work with Disqus to resolve a few lingering issues and will update you asap.

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Flick Filosopher named a top 10 UK film blog by PR and marketing firm Vuelio

Wed, Jan 10, 2024
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Apparently I’m a bit of an influencer…

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daily stream: starting over ain’t easy

Tue, Jan 09, 2024
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2012’s Silver Linings Playbook is on Netflix in the US, Prime in the UK (and other services, too).

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loaded question: are American moviegoers getting more comfortable with subtitled films?

Tue, Jan 09, 2024
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Apparently folks are watching everything with subtitles on, even shows and movies in English, for a variety of reasons. Could that be a contributing factor?

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daily stream: a society of the snow… with wolves

Sat, Jan 06, 2024
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2012’s The Grey is on Max in the US, Prime in the UK.

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daily stream: a one-man society of the snow

Fri, Jan 05, 2024
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2019’s Arctic is on Netflix in the US, Prime in the UK (and other services, too).

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Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve) movie review: cold hard crash

Fri, Jan 05, 2024
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A stark, haunting adventure, viscerally terrifying, full of despair, informed by the moral and philosophical quandaries of what it takes to sustain oneself in body and spirit in impossible conditions.

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AWFJ 2023 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Jan 04, 2024
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The Zone of Interest, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie are the big winners.

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50% off your first year as a Substack subscriber (extended through January 31st)

Sun, Dec 31, 2023
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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Joyous Festivus, Cheerful Winterfair, and all that.

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