Tag Archives: Commentary

Destroying Unity Is the First Step

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Tom Garrett

I watched this clip the other day, and it made me ponder how much our culture and our media have changed in just a generation. The message here is obvious. The Team that Dare Not Speak its Name used … Continue reading →

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Washington Examiner Piece on Digital Media and Censorship

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Tom Garrett

I’m shamelessly using this post to promote a piece I wrote for the Washington Examiner. This is a long-form magazine essay that updates and greatly expands some of the themes that I first discussed in this post from a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics | Tagged Commentary, Free Speech, General Culture and News, Media, Politics, Rodney Smolla, Washington Examiner | 1 Comment

Untimely Movie Review: Risky Business

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Tom Garrett

Risky Business is a weird movie. It gets a lot of things right, but, even within the context of 80s teenage-themed films, I don’t think it holds up particularly well. It’s not as entertaining as the John Hughes canon. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: Chariots of Fire

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Tom Garrett

Watching a Best Picture winner typically leaves me with one of two reactions. Either, “I completely understand why this won Best Picture,” or “This is a decent / interesting movie, but the field must have been weak that year.” Chariots … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: The Shining

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Tom Garrett

The genius of Stanley Kubrick is readily apparent in the opening “segment” of The Shining, in which Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) painstakingly drives to, arrives at, and participates in an almost-real-time job interview. The exquisitely slow burn takes the audience … Continue reading →

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Halfway Home

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Tom Garrett

I purchased the Warner Brothers 90th Anniversary blu-ray Collection over six years ago. It took me quite a while, but, as I’ve been on a pandemic-fueled review flurry of late, I’ve finally been able to finish the first half of … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: Superman

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Tom Garrett

Approaching the turn in the Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection, I encounter a familiar face: Superman. I’m too young to have seen the 1978 movie in a theater, but I’m the perfect age to have experienced the film’s frequent showing as … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Christopher Reeve, Clark Kent, Commentary, Gene Hackman, John Williams, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Movies, Reviews, Superman, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 2 Comments

Buy Physical Media

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Tom Garrett

A generous helping of shutdown-induced free time has allowed me to catch up on my ridiculous backlog of movies on disc. That’s why it’s no coincidence that the last dozen or so posts on this formerly eclectic blog are movie … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Tom Garrett

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is the third film in the Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection that revolves around a central struggle of the individual against institutionalization. Like Cool Hand Luke and A Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: The Exorcist

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Tom Garrett

The Exorcist provides another example of a cultural touchstone film that, somehow, I’ve never seen. That’s right—despite owning about 500 movies on disc, and seeing perhaps hundreds more over the years, this one escaped my view. This is the next … Continue reading →