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Thanks God
Succession has finally ended. It didn’t end EXACTLY as I predicted from the first time I wrote about this show, but it was close enough that I give myself 3 stars out of 4. I always believed that a story … Continue reading
Succession Music
I’m so glad the composer for the Succession opening music and theme music is getting some recognition. I noticed how stunning it was in episode 3, the famous episode where Logan died on a plane. I just rewatched that episode … Continue reading
Paul Newman’s “Memoir”
I put that in quotes because it was really a series of conversations he had with Stewart Stern, the screenwriter of “Rebel Without A Cause.” When they were discovered, one of his daughters worked with someone to compile, edit, clarify … Continue reading
Master Gardener, by Paul Schrader
I went to one of the shows that Joel Edgerton appeared afterward for a Q&A, but it was not a Q&A from the audience, but a series of questions from an obnoxious and loud host of some radio station. Actually, … Continue reading
The Eight Mountains by several writers.
The IMDB page That Guardian quote is a pretty exact description of this pretty amazing movie. The story is essentially about two friends that live in the alps north of Turin. They meet, initially, because the father of one, Pietro, … Continue reading
Succession Episode 5
(I would have called this episode “In mourning,”) There’s a second period of time after the initial shock of someone’s death, and then all the preparations that have to happen to bury someone honorably (please re-read The Iliad to see … Continue reading
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Unfortunately I had to put this one down, and it was only due to the fact that every other chapter is written in the mind of a character who is schizophrenic. Maybe McCarthy is so great that it will one … Continue reading
Multiple movies
I seem to be in strong disagreement with most people with recent movies. First example is “Showing Up,” with Michelle Williams by Kelly Reichardt. This movie is basically about a sculptor trying to do her work. The brief professional description … Continue reading
Succession Episode 4
This will be a short entry, as from here on out, based on my belief that Kendall has been the main character for the entire series, I will only point out what matters in that regard. It’s still very possible … Continue reading
Beau is Afraid by Ari Aster
I’m going to keep this in draft form until I remember the proper spelling of the writer’s name and until I can actually figure out what I saw. I read a Times review which I think was pretty accurate. Horror … Continue reading