Category: 5 Favorites
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5 Favorites #156: Thanksgiving Releases
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. While it wasn’t always the case that Thanksgiving was a big box office holiday,…
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5 Favorites #155: Carey Mulligan
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Some actors come out of the gate strong and stay that way while others…
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5 Favorites #154: Ruth E. Carter
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. For more than three decades, Ruth E. Carter has been a key costume designer…
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5 Favorites #153: Hayao Miyazaki Films
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With the wide release of another anime film hoping to top the box office,…
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5 Favorites #152: Horror Films That Aren’t For Everyone
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. The title of this week’s chapter is a bit strange when you think about…
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5 Favorites #151: George Clooney & Julia Roberts
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Although the top box office film this weekend will be Black Adam, it’s George…
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5 Favorites #150: More Favorite Horror Films
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. One of the genres I’m most attuned to are horror films, thus it’s one…
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5 Favorites #149: Live-Action Kids Movies
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile makes its cinematic debut. Adapted from a children’s book…
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5 Favorites #148: Queer Love Stories
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With the release of Bros, romantic comedies are about to get a lot gayer.…
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5 Favorites #147: Layne, Pine, Pugh, Wilde, Wilde
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Olivia Wilde’s festival entry Don’t Worry, Darling didn’t do as well with critics as…
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5 Favorites #146: Saoirse Ronan
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, a period Knives Out knock-off arrives at theaters with Saoirse Ronan as…
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5 Favorites #145: Foster, Galligan, Long, Malick, Mann
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Another week with a lackluster array of potential featured actors. Not that Ben Foster…
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5 Favorites #144: Belushi, Ladd, Ozon, Smith
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. With an array of new releases that are easy to forget exist, I had…
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5 Favorites #143: Tilda Swinton
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. The director who brought you Mad Max and Babe: Pig in the City unifies…
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5 Favorites #142: Creature Features
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, Idris Elba protects his family from a savage predator in the African…
