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ads are gone again, probably for good

Tue, Nov 25, 2014
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Unless someone offers to, I dunno, sponsor the site for a generous figure in exchange for showing some tasteful ads, I guess I’m done with advertising here.

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I saw 54 films at this year’s London Film Festival

Mon, Oct 20, 2014
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There were 248 films on offer. So I managed to see a little over 20 percent of them.

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support your local film critic

Wed, Oct 01, 2014
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In which I beg you to become a subscriber. (This post is not behind the paywall.)

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the secret about being press at a film festival you never hear about

Wed, Oct 01, 2014
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I’ve caught the LFF lurge.

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happy 17th anniversary to FlickFilosopher.com

Mon, Sep 08, 2014
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If I’d had a baby in 1997 instead of starting a film review website, that kid would be looking at colleges now.

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movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

Thu, Sep 04, 2014
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LFF is a veritable orgy of cinema, and I love it. It’s exhausting, but I love it.

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site upgraded to the latest version of WordPress, look out for potential weirdness

Sun, Aug 31, 2014
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Please let me know if you encounter anything out of the ordinary. I mean, beyond my ranting.

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how to find out what’s streaming now that I’ve abandoned you

Tue, Aug 26, 2014
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Spoiler: It’s the newly rejiggered homepage.

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why ads have returned (and other reconsidered priorities)

Mon, Aug 25, 2014
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After years of trying many different things in an attempt to boost traffic and induce readers to subscribe, it’s back to basics. Reviews, and little else.

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if you’d like to prove that you’re a troll…

Thu, Aug 21, 2014
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…go ahead and flag my comments. Cuz that’ll do it.

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