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Month: January 2016

  • Death Proof

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    I think Death Proof is underrated – it doesn’t help that people don’t think about it beyond its Grindhouse double billing, with the Rodriguez film (which I also quite like). There are so many fun nods at how these movies were done, and the sequences with cars are truly exciting to watch. I also love…

  • Kill Bill Vol. 2

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    I like Vol. 2, and when considered as part of a whole, it’s fine, but it can’t really be considered to be a great movie on its own. Pretty much every single iconic moment you remember from Kill Bill is from Vol. 1. Vol. 2 is more grounded, and more “regular,” really – the one highlight…

  • Kill Bill Vol. 1

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    Watching Kill Bill Vol. 1 tonight, I think I’ve never enjoyed it so much. I remember that when it originally came out, although it felt more satisfying as a Tarantino film than Jackie Brown did, it almost felt too Tarantino-esque, like he was starting to parody himself. As outlandish as Pulp can come off as,…

  • Jackie Brown

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    I never really liked Jackie Brown. Watching it again now, it’s easy to see why. After the amazing innovative 1-2 punch of Dogs and Pulp, he follows up with what feels like such a “regular” movie. I won’t go so far as to say I actively dislike it – and I actually quite enjoyed watching it…

  • Pulp Fiction

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    Although it’s also been quite a while since I last revisited Pulp Fiction, I was worried heading into it that it would be too familiar, and not as good as I remembered. Well, quite the opposite, not only did I enjoy this almost as much as when I watched it (over and over) back in…

  • Reservoir Dogs

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    I still haven’t seen The Hateful Eight (and I do want to see it), but in the meantime I’ve decided to revisit all of the films Tarantino has directed, in order. I of course have fond memories of Reservoir Dogs – and it remains my favorite movie soundtrack (not score) ever – but it’s a movie I…

  • Nightcrawler

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    Jake Gyllenhaal is one of my favorite actors, and I was quite looking forward to watching Nightcrawler (had been on my to-watch list for a while now). He’s deliciously creepy in this – playing a guy who stumbles into the job of filming accidents for local news – and the physical transformation he undergoes for…

  • Road to the Winter Classic

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    I’ve been watching this series for years – a 4-episode documentary series that follows the two teams that will meet at the Winter Classic – and I was especially interested this year since the Habs were part of it. Unfortunately, it sucks that the period that is covered in the series (December) was such a…

  • Doctor Who

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    Another series I find myself enjoying again is Doctor Who. I was a big fan of the series ever since its modern relaunch (with Christopher Eccleston), and stuck with it until the start of the season with Peter Capaldi (season 8). I didn’t have anything against Capaldi, it was more me finding myself enjoying the…

  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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    This is another one of those series that I’ve been meaning to watch for what feels like forever, and I finally decided to go ahead and make the jump  – it’s a bit daunting, considering the series just started an 11th season. I’m almost through the first season (which is only 7 episodes long), and…