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When stars were stars
I watched a dreadful movie last night, really dreadful. But here’s the interesting thing: even though it was a terrible movie, with a creepy plot, I didn’t turn it off and walk away. Instead, I...
View Article“Act of Valor” cleared of antisemitism
Of the many, many things I do that irritate my husband, two are pertinent here. First, I actually listen to what he says. This can be frustrating for him, because he doesn’t always use his words with...
View ArticleSchadenfreude at the New York Times
When my friends make mistakes, I’m usually amused and rather pleased, not because I revel in their suffering, but because it shows our shared humanity. When bad things happen to my friends, I feel...
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Maybe you’re just not as interesting as you think you are
The online magazine IndieWire has noted something interesting: movies with gay leading characters aren’t doing big box office. In the 90s, movies such as The Birdcage (based on the audience tested La...
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Andrew Breitbart was right about the culture
My daughter went to our local library this weekend and brought home a bunch of the library’s recent acquisitions for teens. The inside jacket blurb describes them as fantasy or high school...
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The Closet Conservative Critic’s Top Ten Movies of 2016
As we approach the Oscar presentation next weekend, I present my top 10-movie list of 2016. I’ll follow the listing with a little rundown of each, inserting political observations when called for… 1....
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Movie Review: Long Shot
Long Shot By The Closet Conservative A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum….. I became a prude. I turned 60 earlier this year, and without a doubt, I’ve become quite conservative in what one...
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Movie Review: Book Smart
Book Smart By The Closet Conservative Read my previously posted movie review, on Long Shot. (Short version: I did not like it) That movie was Citizen Kane compared to Book Smart. Yet, most critics...
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Movie Review: Parasite
By The Closet Conservative The movie world has done it again. All be it from South Korea, and not the United States. All the same lemmings that comprise the movie reviewing community have jumped...
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