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Timely Movie Review: Whiplash

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Tom Garrett

(Obvious spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen Whiplash, don’t read any further) I saw Birdman last week. Interesting movie. Michael Keaton was terrific. I never need to see it again. The first thing I did after watching Whiplash Monday night was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Andrew Neiman, Bullying, Commentary, Conservatism, Jazz, JK Simmons, Miles Teller, Movies, Paul Reiser, Reviews, Terence Fletcher, Whiplash | 2 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: An American in Paris and Singin’ in the Rain

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The next two movies in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection are a pair of Gene Kelly musicals I’ll review in tandem: An American in Paris and Singin’ in the Rain. These films present something of a dilemma for me as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged An American in Paris, Commentary, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, George Gershwin, Jean Hagen, Leslie Caron, Movies, Nina Foch, Reviews, Singin' in the Rain, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 7 Comments

RAW in Richmond

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Tom Garrett

Due to a last-minute offer of (excellent) tickets, I was able to catch Monday Night RAW in person at the Richmond Coliseum this week. Here, in no particular order, are some observations and live impressions that I’ll jot down before loading up the television … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged Commentary, Dean Ambrose, John Cena, Monday Night Raw, Pro Wrestling, Reviews, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Sheamus, Sports Entertainment, Sting, Television, The Miz, WWE | 2 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: A Streetcar Named Desire

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Tom Garrett

As the Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection moves into a new decade, the first movie from the 1950s is another story based on a play: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire (which I will refer to simply as Streetcar to signal my … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Commentary, Elia Kazan, Kim Hunter, Marlon Brando, Movies, Reviews, Vivien Leigh, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 4 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The last of the three Humphrey Bogart films in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, from 1948. This is an older, more grizzled Bogey, partially due to simple aging, and partially due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Commentary, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Movies, Reviews, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tim Holt, Walter Huston, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 4 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: Casablanca

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The last of the films in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection released before the end of World War II is 1942’s Casablanca. The Humphrey Bogart / Ingrid Bergman drama followed Mrs. Miniver in winning the Best Picture Oscar. Both movies are films about … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Casablanca, Claude Rains, Commentary, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Movies, Reviews | 4 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: Mrs. Miniver

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Tom Garrett

I’ll confess that I knew almost nothing if Mrs. Miniver before I watched it. About the only thing I was aware of was that it won Best Picture. So, with a blank slate, I dove in. As it turns out, Mrs. Miniver is about … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Commentary, Greer Garson, Movies, Mrs. Miniver, Reviews, Walter Pidgeon | 8 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: The Maltese Falcon

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The problem with The Maltese Falcon isn’t that it’s a movie based on a book, it’s that it’s a movie that feels like it’s based on a play. The 1941 film is one of the earliest, greatest examples of film noir. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Commentary, Dashiell Hammett, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Movies, Peter Lorre, Reviews, Sydney Greenstreet, The Maltese Falcon, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 7 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Tom Garrett

One of the more interesting bits of classic film trivia is that not only did Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz reach theaters in the same year (1939), but they were actually directed by the same man: Victor Fleming. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Clark Gable, Commentary, Gone with the Wind, Judy Garland, Movies, Reviews, Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara, The Wizard of Oz, Vivien Leigh, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 5 Comments

Untimely Movie Review: Mutiny on the Bounty

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The true story of the Pitcairn Islands is fascinating. The short version is that a segment of sailors (many of them conscripted) on the HMS Bounty fell in love with the island lifestyle when visiting Tahiti during a 1787–89 expedition. Led by … Continue reading →