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A Personal Note on Sean Connery
Yesterday as I was going about my day there was a song stuck in my head, it just so happened to be a piece of John Williams’ score for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade– a score which is not only one of my favorites individually, but that belongs to one of my favorite movies…
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Immovable Object
In a political administration where the President’s word is more often devoid of honor and truth than sustained by it, Ginsburg stands out as an abstemious legate of the ideals that America was founded on. Truth, Justice, and the American Way
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Is This America Worth Celebrating?
As I got up to celebrate the United States of America this morning, a thought crossed my mind: What am I celebrating? The easy answer is America, but what does that mean? As I look around at the nation as it stands today, I don’t see much to celebrate. On the Nature of Patriotism I…
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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…
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Collin Willis 