Negative Space: movies
- All Mimsy movie reviews
- These are all of the DVDs I’ve reviewed, in alphabetical order.
- Cowboys, aliens, and the expectations of role-players
- Movies need a new technical advisor in the credits: the role-playing technical advisor. Otherwise known as the “pick up the damn gun” advisor.
- God willing and the movie blurb don’t rise
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Evil will rise. Son will rise. A lot of rising going on in the movie theater.
- Horror Houses
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What to do when your house hates you? These movies will help you relate.
- Movie and DVD Reviews
- The best and not-so-best movies available on DVD, and whatever else catches my eye.
- Superman: An American Myth in the Movies
- Superman is an embodiment of classic American myths. He is the small town boy who comes to the big city to make a place for himself, yet never forgets his roots. He is the self-made man who can rise to become the best at his job, yet does not become corrupted. He is the man who gives up everything for the woman he loves. He is the legendary champion of Democracy: the mythic hero fighting a “never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way.”
- Top Twenty DVDs
- The best DVDs I’ve reviewed in order. These DVDs combine great movies with great features.
- VidAngel: Here We Go Again
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Is VidAngel breaking the law with their streaming filter service? The answer may hinge on a long-standing misunderstanding of how copyright law applies to copies.
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- Casablanca•
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Ah, Play it, Sam! If this isn’t the most-quoted movie outside of Macbeth, you’re in the wrong country. This is a beautiful DVD. The movie is presented in the original full-screen format. Languages are French and English, both spoken and subtitled. It also includes a nice documentary hosted by Lauren Bacall.
- Dazed and Confused Criterion edition•
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This movie is an incredible tale of sound and fury signifying high school. Linklater has crafted a beautiful story of a bunch of high schools students in Texas on the last day of school in 1976. There is no plot to get in the way of characterization. The soundtrack consists of seventies songs chosen specifically scene by scene for maximum impact. If you were ever in high school, you should see this movie for nostalgia reasons; if not, you should see it as an education. Slow ride, baby. Watch it in English or French, or with English or Spanish subtitles. Dazed and Confused is one hell of a movie; despite being set a thousand or so…•
