Election

Rich Man’s Burn After Reading: when trying to make a movie with such low stakes, Alexander Payne kept me involved where the Coen brothers fell short ★★★★☆ Every now and then, a movie just sits at the bottom of your radar for way too long. I’ve known about Alexander Payne’s Election for many years now. […]

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Better Off Dead

Poor man’s Fast Times At Ridgemont High: I don’t love Fast Times. I like Better Off Dead even less. I can’t figure out why this movie exists. ★★☆☆☆ I understand why Josh assigned me this movie. It’s the same reason that I assigned Animal House. He thinks it’s a really funny movie. Unfortunately, Animal House […]

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Defending Your Life

Rich Man’s One Fine Day – as far as rom-coms go, this one actually has characters with some sort of personality. ★★★★☆ The rom-com is a vexing genre of movie. On one hand, its comedic movies about people who fall in love, and that sounds like a really good time. On the other hand, it […]

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