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Inside Llewyn Davis

daily stream: Llewyn is the cat…

Tue, Aug 08, 2023
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2013’s Inside Llewyn Davis is on Prime on both sides of the Atlantic.

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La La Land movie review: city of stars, shining just for us

Fri, Jan 13, 2017
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A marvel. Funny and exuberant and bittersweet and cliché-busting and unexpected as hell. We are going to need more movies like this one.

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spoiler alert: what’s really going on in Inside Llewyn Davis

Thu, May 08, 2014
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We need to talk about Llewyn Davis. Cuz there’s a thing that no one else has been talking about when trying to interpret this film…

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my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

Mon, Mar 03, 2014
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Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.

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Inside Llewyn Davis review: trying of the human spirit

Fri, Jan 24, 2014
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Hilarious in the Coens’ weird, askew way, but also absolutely crushing. This movie breaks my heart in a hundred different ways.

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evening clickbait: critics thanked for loving Inside Llewyn Davis; Benedict Cumberbatch’s real parents cameo as Sherlock’s

Wed, Jan 08, 2014
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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evening clickbait: are time travelers on the Net?; the He-man Hollywood woman haters club; the burden of glorious purpose; the Inside Llewyn Davis tweet ad controversy

Mon, Jan 06, 2014
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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the Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 EDA Award winners

Fri, Dec 20, 2013
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12 Years a Slave and Gravity win big…

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evening clickbait: do women prefer films by women?; why the only original song in Inside Llewyn Davis isn’t eligible for an Oscar; James Bond’s drinking problem

Wed, Dec 18, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues review: how news got broken

Tue, Dec 17, 2013
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Far from perfect, but its humor is nearly Monty Python-esque, much more deliciously absurd and creatively bizarre than its predecessor.

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