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On Gardening

I have written, unwritten, and rewritten this post nearly a dozen times. I was trying to put into my own words how I feel about everything that has happened in the last week- George Floyd, The Minneapolis Riots, and dozens of similar riots and protests going on around the country. I realized after draft #6…
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Best Picture Nominees Ranked

1. Marriage Story Noah Baumbach knows what he’s doing, not just behind the camera, but especially on the page. Marriage Story is sincere, uncomfortable, and hopelessly romantic. It works because it’s a movie about love, but one that is real rather than a delusion of grandeur. 2. Parasite Parasite is pretty straightforward plot-wise, but that…
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Top Films of 2019

Boy did I see a lot of movies this year. Between the benefits of AMC Stubs, Netflix’s strong plays in original content, and all of the older films I caught for the first time, 2019 was a very good year in cinema. I decided to collect my top ten, as well as a few other…
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The Rise of Skywalker… is Bad

The Rise of Skywalker is here. While I would normally review something I’ve seen on MovieBabble, Star Wars is a very personal thing for me, and so I’d rather discuss it here where I am the sole representative behind the blog. The Spoiler-Free Zone I honestly don’t know where to begin with this movie. So, I…
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Emergency Powers

I don’t post about politics on here often. Granted, I don’t post on this blog all that often either. However, there is a current political issue that bothers me greatly. That issue, is rather a series of issues, but has come to a head within this past week. So, while my opinion is bound to…