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  • Best Things This Year (2024)

    Best Things This Year (2024)

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    2024 is just about over and I can’t believe we have this dipshit Donald Trump returning to the White House. I feel the same as I did 8 years ago, but the second time around is going to be different in unexpected ways. I’m trying to stay positive and not get lost in despair and…

  • Best Things This Year (2021)

    Best Things This Year (2021)

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    Well, we’re still in year 2 of this pandemic. I feel lucky my family is vaccinated, boosted and able to fend off one covid case. But it’s still sad we haven’t returned to the world we had in 2019. I’m still hopeful we can in some ways, but things will always be different. 2021 was…

  • Top 100 Movies

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    It was 2009 the last time I revised this list and I’ve seen many movies since then. Some were kicked off by newcomers or just didn’t feel as important in 2018. There’s a new #1 for the first time and it shouldn’t be much of a surprise if you know me. I should analyze which…

  • Best Things this Year (2017)

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    Every year I write a recap of things I did and enjoyed. 2017 was packed. I re-read my 2016 recap and there’s a lot of despair, but I’m glad it didn’t slow me down. Maybe it was motivating. TV / Movies Twin Peaks: The Return Silicon Valley The Leftovers The Big Sick Coco Get Out…

  • Ben Garvey’s 100 Greatest Movies of all Time

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    It’s been about two years since I updated my list, so I decided to redo it.? Some of the movies have shifted around and I added some new ones (The Departed, Wall-E, Zodiac, The Aviator, and Inland Empire).? A few good movies got bumped from the top 100 (The Royal Tannenbaums, Fear and Loathing in…

  • Cutie Theater: Episode V

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    The long awaited episode of Cutie Theater is here! We pick up where Episode IV left off. The Robots have been defeated and things are looking good in Cutie Land… or are they? If you haven’t watched Cutie Theater before, get caught up before watching Episode V. Michaela, McKenzie, Jeanne and I worked really hard…

  • Cutie Theater Trailer

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    Check it out Cutie Theater fans.? Here’s a trailer for the two new episodes that will be out shortly.? We had a little premier of Cutie Theater V yesterday in Florida and New Jersey and it was a hit!? I’ll hold off on posting V online until VI is complete in case I have to…

  • Obligatory Dark Knight Review

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    The most hyped movie of the summer is undoubtedly Dark Knight, which Jeanne and I saw last night.? Was it really as good as everyone said it was?? Does Ledger deserve an Oscar for his performance as the Joker? The quick answer is that it was not perfect, but pretty good.? I liked it a…

  • The Happening

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    I haven’t been to the theater in almost two years, but Jeanne and I made it out to see M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, The Happening. It’s probably not as bad as the reviews say, but it’s not good either. Clearly M Night wants to be the next Hitchcock and this is his take on…

  • Inland Empire (Again)

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    I watched Inland Empire again last night before sending it back to Netflix.? I think it’s easy to write it off as a random conglomeration of scenes, especially because David Lynch claims he didn’t use a script and filmed it as he went, but then I look at someone like Jackson Pollack who always claimed…

  • Hang on to your Ego

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    Great song, but crazy video. I never saw it until today.

  • NFL as Star Wars

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    18to88 has a great NFL preview where they map each team to it’s appropriate NFL character. The Eagles get Mace Windu, which isn’t too bad, but they slam Green Bay as Yoda (Green and 800 years old) and Cleveland as the Jawas (small, brown, and always trading for junk). Chicago was my favorite, but you’ll…

  • Lynchian Empire Strikes Back: An INLAND EMPIRE Review

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    I knew David Lynch’s next movie was going to be called INLAND EMPIRE, but I didn’t know much about it other than that Laura Dern and Justin Theroux were in it. After seeing the film I still don’t know much more than that. INLAND EMPIRE’s theater release was extremely limited and it finally came out…

  • Ben Garvey’s 101 Greatest Movies of All Time (Full List)

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    Here’s the rest of my list of the 100 Greatest Movies of all time.? Note:? This list is now out of date!? Click here for the latest list. Rank Title Year 101 L.A. Confidential -1997 100 Clerks -1994 99 Magnolia -1999 98 The Last Picture Show -1971 97 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas -1998…

  • Ben Garvey’s 101 Greatest Movies of All Time

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    Thanks to John Resig Net::Netflix perl module, I was able to download my ratings for every movie I’ve rated on Netflix. The total number was 608. Based on the typical two hour movie, I’ve watched 50 days of movies in my lifetime. That seems like a lot to me. Probably too much. Anyway, I decided…

  • Be Kind Rewind

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    I’m loving the trailer for a new Jack Black / Mos Def movie, Be Kind Rewind. The premise: Two guys working in a video store erase all the tapes and they decide to refilm them all.

  • Cutie Theater

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    Cutie Theater is the story of my nieces’ imaginary friends, the cuties, and the evil robots that try to eat them. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Trailer for Episodes 5 and 6 Episode 5