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question of the day: What’s the worst movie ending ever?

Mon, Jan 07, 2013
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It doesn’t necessarily have to be from a terrible film. I can imagine someone otherwise loving Citizen Kane who thinks the discovery of Rosebud’s identity at the end is howlingly idiotic.

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question of the weekend: What made you finally feel like a grownup?

Sat, Jan 05, 2013
28 comments

I hope it’s a nice thing, but I suppose it could be an unpleasant thing, too…

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question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite black-and-white movies?

Fri, Jan 04, 2013
28 comments

I must choose the magnificent The Artist, for which its black-and-whiteness isn’t merely an artistic choice but inherent in its genius…

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question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite drama movies?

Thu, Jan 03, 2013
24 comments

Mine? GoodFellas, a film that rocked me when I first saw and has stuck with me ever since, and one that I never fail to thoroughly enjoy on re-viewings.

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question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite science fiction movies?

Wed, Jan 02, 2013
45 comments

This is really tough for me, because I’m such a geek and SF is my favorite genre…

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question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite action/adventure movies?

Tue, Jan 01, 2013
36 comments

Raiders of the Lost Ark is my most favorite movie ever, and this is its genre, so here it is…

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question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite comedy movies?

Mon, Dec 31, 2012
3 comments

As pure comedy goes, I might pick Midnight Run as my favorite. It never ceases to be hilarious even upon the 100th re-viewing, and it’s endlessly quotable, with applications for all sorts of real-life situations…

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question of the weekend: What is your preferred hangover cure?

Sat, Dec 29, 2012
1 comment

With New Year’s Eve almost upon us, this is a vital topic we must discuss…

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question of the day: What’s your favorite Christmas music album?

Fri, Dec 28, 2012
2 comments

Mine is, hands down, no question, John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together…

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question of the day: Can a movie look “too real”?

Thu, Dec 27, 2012
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Is there an overall essence to the idea of The Movies, even if the setting isn’t fantastical, that demands a feeling of unreality?

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