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I was bored by Little Women the book, as I alluded to in a previous post. I GUESS I can see the adulation that some people have for it; it just wasn’t my thing. The movie, though, was just unbearable. … Continue reading →

I “read” Little Women in middle school, and by read, I mean I pretended to read during silent reading time in sixth grade. I didn’t like it much then. I still don’t really like it, although I can see why … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I wanted to mention it in class, but for some reason I didn’t. Someone wondered aloud why Shad ‘O Rory’s character was changed from an Irishman into Nick Varner. I think … Continue reading →

I really liked Miller’s Crossing and thought it worked quite well for what it was. As an homage to classic gangster films it was brilliant. Normally the lack of a well developed emotional side would bother me, but the atmosphere … Continue reading →

As an English major, I’ve always been, for the most part, more fascinated by literary theory than the literature itself. Not significantly, but when class discussion turns toward a deconstructionist analysis of The Great Gatsby rather than talking about what kind … Continue reading →

I am ashmaed to say that last night was the first time I’ve seen Yojimbo. I haven’t seen many westerns in general, and I should probably look into fixing that. For the most part, I enjoyed the movie. There were … Continue reading →

After finishing the movie, I must say…I really didn’t like it much. Was it entertaining? Sure. But most of it was just absurdly beyond belief. The word that kept running through my mind, during and after the film, was “kitsch”. … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed the first half of The Glass Key that we watched in class today. It was pretty much exactly what I expected out of the film, but nonetheless, I love the genre. I was a little disappointed with … Continue reading →

I’m not sure precisely what we’re supposed to be doing here, so hopefully I won’t screw it up too badly. As far as The Glass Key goes, it was one of the few books I’ve truly enjoyed reading for a … Continue reading →

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