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Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-30814422309150317422023-01-04T13:57:00.002-05:002023-01-06T12:07:12.986-05:00Eimer's Top Reads of 2021 & 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOmAMI-uHt3TxU8ENdhvGhpjLfBadNgBSeYZ-CIwE_C_4OpDNAIFX9YFRDkdPszEg0NQ_kNaguY0IxmdwJIFF5pGvRmZlqhXMIROM2moj6T8KgQRI6pK5iZhdrhpwk557k5EWWo5vYJ88I1T021G4sBPdzp5yOohXDDBiSbvRneH1Y4c4gTwnbzRM6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOmAMI-uHt3TxU8ENdhvGhpjLfBadNgBSeYZ-CIwE_C_4OpDNAIFX9YFRDkdPszEg0NQ_kNaguY0IxmdwJIFF5pGvRmZlqhXMIROM2moj6T8KgQRI6pK5iZhdrhpwk557k5EWWo5vYJ88I1T021G4sBPdzp5yOohXDDBiSbvRneH1Y4c4gTwnbzRM6=w132-h200" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRZgiQuesSxlkllW2A4r-EOy3iGhowsF_sVCgviguN7eQF6QtVvp6g7CLwdNNQac5ibQay3y65G_aWPFtFRR-k_45wbO7ofPtAOYQS36pgXd4gmFh5D35mD30YsP9IqOGjE_egXs-icr8UE6f9AJTZYTZmHARcRXjJE0X0-v7AvaHGDSglhgoBexqi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRZgiQuesSxlkllW2A4r-EOy3iGhowsF_sVCgviguN7eQF6QtVvp6g7CLwdNNQac5ibQay3y65G_aWPFtFRR-k_45wbO7ofPtAOYQS36pgXd4gmFh5D35mD30YsP9IqOGjE_egXs-icr8UE6f9AJTZYTZmHARcRXjJE0X0-v7AvaHGDSglhgoBexqi=w133-h200" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYkXHZQfq9fLKTZwl9Gwvymty60bkEcXfAxJvDY5CNREUICjojesudv9fdB3jzWqQwJ-aUK0mdddDTQ-ODTX8Jd9JHfkbTxfJW6Kb5qMm9_grAjTdKPJdWn7Xv0pibgXH4p3dNWr7-M03sCLsGkRI1SvRiexWqO3g7JNRUEMxjUBJgwdf5hVb-xGc/s500/ImNotACopywriterBut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="357" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYkXHZQfq9fLKTZwl9Gwvymty60bkEcXfAxJvDY5CNREUICjojesudv9fdB3jzWqQwJ-aUK0mdddDTQ-ODTX8Jd9JHfkbTxfJW6Kb5qMm9_grAjTdKPJdWn7Xv0pibgXH4p3dNWr7-M03sCLsGkRI1SvRiexWqO3g7JNRUEMxjUBJgwdf5hVb-xGc/w143-h200/ImNotACopywriterBut.jpg" width="143" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Yeah, in addition to <a href="https://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2023/01/eimers-best-worst-movie-experiences-of.html">watching movies</a>, I still read too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">And I’ve been reading a wide-range of shit, mother fucker! And, you know what, writing some crazy shit as well including my first book ‘<a href="https://a.co/d/a3u0MUS">Be The Dumbest Person In the Room and Other Life Lessons from a Mid-Level Creative Schlub.</a>’ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">But hey … sometimes life gets in the way of the normal, 9-to-5, day-to-day stuff that I have to do. Which reminds me that, last year, I also forgot to highlight my favorite books in 2021. So, to remedy that for my 1-2 readers out there, I thought I’d share my top reads from this year and last year – including a book written by my good buddy and co-worker <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/im-not-a-copywriter-but-joshua-womack/1141535908" target="_blank">Josh Womack</a> (see below). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Also, be sure to check out the bottom of this post for links to recommendations from year's past.👇🏻</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Shameless 'Best Read' Plug of '22 Alert! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60696635-be-the-dumbest-person-in-the-room-and-other-life-lessons-from-a-mid-leve?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Nwd4ukbi3U&rank=1" target="_blank">Be The Dumbest Person In The Room & Other Life Lessons from A Mid-Level Creative Schlub by Bradley Eimer</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Bradley Eimer (that’s me!) takes you on a self-deprecating career journey through his adventures in the creative trade—from working as an animator in college and covering sports in Columbus to writing for various Northeast Ohio ad agencies and leading a creative team within a Fortune 500 in-house agency. Bradley has seen the good, bad, and ugly of the creative industry and learned some important lessons along the way—helpful tips that you can use right now when embarking on your own creative career. Currently 4.6 rating on Amazon with 9 glowing reviews (four of which I don’t know who wrote). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Other Best Reads of 2022 </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61407393-i-m-not-a-copywriter-but?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=FUTmcXyiqT&rank=1">I’m Not a Copywriter, But … by Josh Womack </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Stand-up comedy. Speechwriting. Pro wrestling? Somehow, these oddball life choices led Josh Womack to copywriting. In his debut book, he talks about these experiences and more. If you're a junior or mid-level copywriter out there still trying to find your way, congrats! So is the author of this book. Oh yeah, I also wrote the forward!</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59838811-upgrade?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=IvMb001U9p&rank=1" target="_blank">Upgrade by Blake Crouch</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Great thought-provoking book about the future of humanity. Reminded me a little bit like Minority Report mixed with human enhancement. It's great Blake Crouch sci-fi mixed with science reality that you've come to love in his other books. The ending is the best part, rather the epilogue, with a wake-up call of sorts from Crouch's protagonist in the book (but perhaps coming from the author himself). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7445.The_Glass_Castle?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=j0w0vYSPhE&rank=1" target="_blank">The Glass Castle by Jeannette Wells</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">If you want to get a slice-of-life look into a family that is not like your own at all, then pick up this book. Jeanette takes us on her journey surrounded by her brothers and sisters and her rather peculiar mother and father, who are educated gypsies who bounce around the country with kids in tow getting into one predicament after the other. It's an interesting, quick read that's worthy of a view. Just a glimpse into another person's human condition that you would probably never ever see. Check it out. Going to watch the movie next (even though i've heard it's not that good) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40597810-daisy-jones-the-six?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=jLvtavyilT&rank=1" target="_blank">Daisy Jones & The Six by Tailor Reid</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">You know what, I thought this fake 70's music band bio was going to be a little cheesy - but boy was I wrong. Told in the same vein as Motley Crue's 'The Dirt' as well as SNL'S 'Live From New York'. With hints of Cameron Crow's 'Almost Famous'- you follow the myriad of various colorful characters through the rise (and fall) of fictitious band The Six, which reluctantly takes on a singer/writer Daisy Jones to catapult them to the next level. Taking inspiration from Fleetwood Mac (which I've read in numerous online articles), Reid did her research on the inner workings of a song-writing and creating music, which adds to the overall musical tapestry of the novel. Just a fun, quick, fast, thought-provoking read that gives you a fly on the wall perspective of the dysfunctional beauty of a band destined for fame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7203649-fly-boys---a-true-story-of-courage?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=zruqvNHn2M&rank=1" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7203649-fly-boys---a-true-story-of-courage?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=zruqvNHn2M&rank=1" target="_blank">Fly Boys by James Bradley </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Whoa. Lots of stuff I did not know about the creation of the Air Force, about WW2, about Japanese customs and culture, about the battle for the two small islands in the pacifici Iwo Jima and ChiChi Jima, about the nuclear bomb, about (gulp) cannibalism, about war crimes, and about how both sides did some pretty nasty things during this gruesome, bloody battle. A must-read if you're a history buff. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27245902-the-heavenly-table?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XB42Y5TWi3&rank=3" target="_blank">The Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Almost five stars. Pollock does it again blending fantastic dialogue, great storytelling and awkward human interactions into this psuedo-western-meets-industrial-revolution-early-1900's about three bank-robbing brothers who find themselves in the small town of Meade, Ohio; looking to make a break for the Canadian border. A little Cormac McCarthy, a tiny bit of Jacques Audiard's The Sisters Brothers, and dash of Peter Farrelly humor - make this an original book that you won't want to put down; despite how disgusting and degrading it gets. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Best Reads of 2021 </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52500766-consider-this?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=o70QBRVd25&rank=1" target="_blank">Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">If you're a budding fiction writer, you gotta check this book out by Palahniuk who gives tips, advice and shares some fiction writing tips (and entertaining bio stories) to get you started on that bestseller you're sure to write. This book is up there with Stephen King's 'On Writing' and Bradbury's 'Zen in the art of writing'. This book is so good, I'll probably read this a couple times. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54120408-klara-and-the-sun?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=K0HbJcb2PR&rank=1" target="_blank">Klara & The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Beautifully written, thought-provoking book that takes place in the distant future when AI's are part of our everyday fabric. Reminded me of the beginning of Steven Spielberg's "AI" a bit. But this is just a smaller story about an AI robot, a family, and the bonds they create along their odd AI journey. Another well-written book by Ishiguro. Well done! Highly recommended. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48890486-breath?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=h2ByeByQFp&rank=4" target="_blank">Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Great book. Highly recommended. If you pull just 1-2 thoughts or lessons from this book about the power of breathing through your nose, you'll start your way to a healthier life. Once in a while, you come across a book that knocks you on your butt, and teaches you a little something that you never knew that could, literally, transform your life and your health. This is one of those books for me. Get this book, take slow a deep breath (through your nose) for 5.5 seconds, then release 5.5 seconds later, and then continue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27833670-dark-matter?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=qaMGoV8umS&rank=1" target="_blank">Dark Matter by Black Crouch</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">What a fantastic science fiction book. Multiverses. Romance. True love. What if you took a different turn in life. Action. Adventure. Horror. This book has it all. Even the least passionate sci-fi fans will enjoy this book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37858133-the-god-game?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=gGy9a0dXPJ&rank=1" target="_blank">The God Game by Danny Tobey</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">What a fun idea for a book. Mixing 'Ready Player One' and the movie 'Scavenger Hunt' with 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' and ethical dilemmas and right and wrong; it's a fun teenage romp and a quick read - perfect for a film. Loved how the author weaved real-life elements merged within AI and Augmented Reality to create this truly fantastical world of love, life, murder, bullying and tragedy. Fun, must-read book if you like role-playing games, mixed with AI and Ready Player One games. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>Other Top Reads From Year's Past:</b></span></div><ul class="ul1" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18.2px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="https://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2020/12/eimers-top-reads-of-2020.html">Eimer's Top Reads of 2020</a></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2020/01/eimers-best-reads-of-2019.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2019</a></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #4d469c;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2018/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2018.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2018</a></span></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #4d469c;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2017/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2017.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2017</a></span></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #4d469c;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2016/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2016.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2016</a></span></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #4d469c;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2015/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2015.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2015</a></span></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2014/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2014.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2014</a></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2014/01/eimers-top-10-reads-of-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2013</a></span></li><li class="li3" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2013/01/eimers-top-10-books-of-2012.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's top Reads of 2012</a></span></li><li class="li3" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2011/12/eimers-top-reads-of-2011.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2011</a></span></li><li class="li3" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2011/01/eimers-top-reads-of-2010.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2010</a></span></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2010/01/eimers-top-10-reads-of-2009.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Top Reads of 2009</a></span></li></span></span></ul>Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-18792232137624766582023-01-03T13:12:00.001-05:002023-01-03T13:12:15.045-05:00Eimer's Best & Worst Movie Experiences of 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynXKrJlmJCxfumiPBjbk_DhJmSPTY76xnStUtgUnRBh4pXg6TxaqWJU8BTUs2veZqVCc2zhlX0u_PGLRAgWhsmdasIfRHQqQQAGBpPTMr7vCt5FJa-TUDaRBYZoW6yVWpniE-CtlGcuYIoNix6Ly2iSUkiSAXdRPhl0qLCR_Ay2My4plvBKgnjRYU/s370/Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="656" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRsSFlxRmyeRckai0X8p0qw_xbRo5mHk6S3vl1e0huVQQXK2XKUOb9snaG_w-MrgeOnHGGYenGulhQDkc0fYTEqDH7sdWpGbuD2bue2yUTJhMF1h_fBeJqn1ZHQzKmCnK4nduNSlk6V6SSd_Vu4s36n5lA521WL3Ku2P37-dPxEtt-sjAlFm_5oQQ/w135-h200/AfterYang.png" width="135" /></a></div><p>Just popping in to send my one or two readers my top movie experiences of the past year. I would've knocked this out sooner, but for the first time since I can remember I decided to take the entire week off between Christmas and New Years. It was a blast, and I highly recommend everyone doing it. I caught up on a number of movies (and drank a lot of beer and gambled as well). 😕</p><p>In any event, I managed to watch a shitload of movies last year. Some were not from 2022, but that's okay. That's why I say experiences rather than '22 films. </p><p>Take a look and please be sure to toss your favs in the comment section or on Facebook. Also, be sure to follow my <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview" target="_blank">OneSentenceMovieReviews</a> on Twitter. Have a great 2023!!</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Best Movie Experiences of 2022</u></span></b>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NightmareAlley?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NightmareAlley</a> ': Dir Del Toro takes all of his favorite things (carnies, murder, magic, horror, etc) to weave a slow-burn stylishly macabre, well-acted, neo noir psychological thriller that cleverly comes full-circle from beginning to end <a href="https://t.co/p3Elh9lcTj">pic.twitter.com/p3Elh9lcTj</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1492181010158653445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CODA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CODA</a> ': This movie about a 'child of deaf adult(s)' who who is torn between the family biz and chasing her dream of singing, is one of the most emotional, impactful, and positive movies I've seen in quite some time that's worthy of all of its <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OscarNoms?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OscarNoms</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAGAwards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAGAwards</a> <a href="https://t.co/tHnaJ1QfFT">pic.twitter.com/tHnaJ1QfFT</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1499027839143878663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LicoricePizza?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LicoricePizza</a> ': Writer/Director PTA's love letter to growing up in the San Fernando Valley in the 70's is a bit erratic (intentionally?) but manages to give you a 360-degree view the glam, drab, goofy, sleazy, seductive fringes of La La Land <a href="https://t.co/76C107ke8O">pic.twitter.com/76C107ke8O</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1504886495366295563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce</a> ': A very creative, well-acted, humorous, mind-bending, sci-fi <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MothersDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MothersDay</a> movie that's about 20 minutes too long, but don't let that discourage you from seeing it 😕⏲️🌭😃 <a href="https://t.co/qiTbGLgELw">pic.twitter.com/qiTbGLgELw</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1524380835939553281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MenMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MenMovie</a> ': A great companion piece to Aronofsky's 'Mother', Writ/Dir Garland's most ambiguous movie to date is terrifyingly creepy, metaphorically puzzling, visually intoxicating w/ beautiful sound editing that will leave you in creepy bewilderment at the finish 👨👨👦🔪🩸😵💫🪦🤔 <a href="https://t.co/jcMy3mJ5HA">pic.twitter.com/jcMy3mJ5HA</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1533883837641543680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChaChaRealSmooth?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChaChaRealSmooth</a> ': From the writer/director of 'Shithouse', this coming-of-age tale about a college grad who's figuring out his 20-something life was the most uplifting, positive movie I've seen in a while; and just may be the perfect pick-me-up you need right now, too 😉 <a href="https://t.co/jwSHpqN7yN">pic.twitter.com/jwSHpqN7yN</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1542485384046731266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheFabelmans?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheFabelmans</a> ': Based loosely on his own childhood, Steven Spielberg's poignant, touching, & melancholy 'Cinema Paradiso' is a love letter to filmmaking, to family, and to chasing down your dreams ... and it's also one of the better films of '22 <a href="https://t.co/DhxM75oIbG">pic.twitter.com/DhxM75oIbG</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1606639484249944064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/afteryangmovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@afteryangmovie</a> ': This thought-provoking, powerfully subtle, visually spectacular, melancholy sci-fi film about a dying family-companion android 🤖 ... gives us an introspective look at how future humanity deals w/ parenthood, grief, death & the power of unconditional love❤️ <a href="https://t.co/MsDQm9nQu4">pic.twitter.com/MsDQm9nQu4</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1548036905505239041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NopeMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NopeMovie</a> ': I enjoyed Peele's third foray into the psychological/horror/sci-fi realm with a straight-forward storyline about eerie, possibly unearthly, goings-on in the sky at a California horse ranch w/ a killer ending & title <a href="https://t.co/TQby6AaH2M">pic.twitter.com/TQby6AaH2M</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1574437309994438662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Avatar2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Avatar2</a> ': I was little dubious at the run time, but WOW, Cameron & his digital team delivered an action/adventure delight for the eyes that should & must be seen in glorious 3D immediately <a href="https://t.co/xtmUvUcTrB">pic.twitter.com/xtmUvUcTrB</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1605249264845787148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OldHenryMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OldHenryMovie</a> ': Tim Blake Nelson leads a exceptional cast in this subdued, simple, straight-forward 'Unforgiven'ish' Western that slowly steeps in intensity & violence ... and ends w/ a satisfyingly sublime coup de grace 🐴🤠💵🪦 <a href="https://t.co/pvD071R6F2">pic.twitter.com/pvD071R6F2</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1595060770508873728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElvisMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElvisMovie</a> ': A little 'Walk the Line' mixed w/ a dash of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sprinkled with that patented Baz art direction, fantastic sound design & stellar acting (from Hanks & Butler) made for an above-par, eye-opening biopic on The King of Rock & Roll 👑🎸🎇🎵🎶💊🪦 <a href="https://t.co/oC0ZwcESfj">pic.twitter.com/oC0ZwcESfj</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1548672114798088196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TopGunMaverick?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TopGunMaverick</a> ': Better action ✈️, better cinematography 🎦, and less cheese 🧀 than the original ... and probably should be seen in the theater <a href="https://t.co/aC1lvwPOm9">pic.twitter.com/aC1lvwPOm9</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1566778690637369344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And now .....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Worst Movie Experiences of 2022</u></span></b></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kodachromefilm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kodachromefilm</a> ': Say 'cheese' 📸 to this paint-by-numbers drama about a son who begrudgingly takes a road trip with his estranged, dying father in search of a key Mcguffin (to process film) while they work through their differences and try to understand each other before 🪦☠️ <a href="https://t.co/AxjPmhs2GJ">pic.twitter.com/AxjPmhs2GJ</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1502009111541653505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoonFall?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MoonFall</a> ': If you were moderately entertained by Emmerich's other epic disaster films such as '2012', 'Day After Tomorrow' & 'Independance Day', then you'll look past the over-the-top action and wincing-inducing dialogue green cheese🧀 to enjoy his newest 👽👾disaster outing <a href="https://t.co/EwOKXJVg2X">pic.twitter.com/EwOKXJVg2X</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1516049647227256837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WerewolvesWithin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WerewolvesWithin</a> ': This low-budget werewolf flick (starting the AT&T salesperson!) tries way too hard to be funny and think's it's in on a meta joke that never comes to a punchline ... is just plain aw-hoooooooooo-ful 🐺👎🫤 <a href="https://t.co/TW1D7q2vs4">pic.twitter.com/TW1D7q2vs4</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1527350192777105408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JurassicWorldDominion?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JurassicWorldDominion</a> ': It's 'World War Z with Dinos' & plenty of 🧀 in this final (yeah right!) flashy summer pop-corn installment that provides plenty of CGI action, a very loose plot to get the too-many characters running from point A to B, and (gulp) feathered dinosaurs! <a href="https://t.co/fT4VhUzxIy">pic.twitter.com/fT4VhUzxIy</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1534879536973762560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Firestarter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Firestarter</a> ': Actors Drew Barrymore & David Keith would be turning over in their '84 OG graves 🪦 at this quick '22 Blumhouse re-'ash' that transforms King's fiery name 🔥 & searing novel 🔥 into frigid, icy content 🥶 that extinguishes any hope of snagging a flaming payday🧯 <a href="https://t.co/2quDRvGyrU">pic.twitter.com/2quDRvGyrU</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1598020271251652608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'We're All Going To The World's Fair ': I had high hopes for this horror/sci-fi film about an online 'game' which may or may not change you into something else, but was sort of let down by the thin plot 🥱, slow pace 😴 & meh 🫤 ending <a href="https://t.co/pCpvSxV3Tc">pic.twitter.com/pCpvSxV3Tc</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1546112984816259074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Neighbors2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Neighbors2</a> ': My Internal Movie Shittiness Radar was confirmed during this past weekend as my $5 rental did nothing but line the pockets of all the stars who sleep-walked through this lackluster sequel with an unimaginative plot that simply swaps a fraternity with a sorority <a href="https://t.co/G1xImXonaG">pic.twitter.com/G1xImXonaG</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1597221817525018624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-52313832041864917452022-01-03T09:10:00.002-05:002022-01-03T09:10:41.918-05:00Eimer's Best & Worst Movie Experiences of 2021
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyN91C_YmEt6zijJtfoGmNcdrNpRAZtZVKSduOEI0RP3LFLgQpc7JBqky1mNt6aph-jm12tfnQGP799ZEGde9AyaSdgfY673CSs8bgopb71rKNJekN616EU2YinL27vLP34EplTXClZrJdKrheCf5bAXDmBvTx8h1sCxCPAFUJOkM1bp6ys6X1LtVd=s1481" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyN91C_YmEt6zijJtfoGmNcdrNpRAZtZVKSduOEI0RP3LFLgQpc7JBqky1mNt6aph-jm12tfnQGP799ZEGde9AyaSdgfY673CSs8bgopb71rKNJekN616EU2YinL27vLP34EplTXClZrJdKrheCf5bAXDmBvTx8h1sCxCPAFUJOkM1bp6ys6X1LtVd=w135-h200" width="135" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1F7U4OOXNdS1WEjPpEmHQXhM7CJolcfx-dCoNVotgL6Eh_nry10VhEwrnRRf8F0xMJFPIeLG_RmVWm6LWY5il-yAyCzeCGVcZqnkoWWScKpVbKq1lSEKDvsn8B-PiX35Y2XWdzpK48OPXj8c_fY67l2tioS1bcQGzfSLIPAQPy8IZsdcMGu3oRoQN=s1446" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1002" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1F7U4OOXNdS1WEjPpEmHQXhM7CJolcfx-dCoNVotgL6Eh_nry10VhEwrnRRf8F0xMJFPIeLG_RmVWm6LWY5il-yAyCzeCGVcZqnkoWWScKpVbKq1lSEKDvsn8B-PiX35Y2XWdzpK48OPXj8c_fY67l2tioS1bcQGzfSLIPAQPy8IZsdcMGu3oRoQN=w139-h200" width="139" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1b3rmXlGIJDV4OZs0nFQInLBaNfSMIYDrOjORfpR89yOkH2Q6Fg8mym6eU4TKPMEERb4D0gRuDhYbtrTirSH9HiWM7fF4z16kK9a8nYAh3TQXRxMKneI-aCo85UdYeZsYpPFNgj9LLwq95oq-5qAtjTVi7tiunhmJ7hLL9NGjQw8fx4mqGdofMrhO=s1480" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1004" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1b3rmXlGIJDV4OZs0nFQInLBaNfSMIYDrOjORfpR89yOkH2Q6Fg8mym6eU4TKPMEERb4D0gRuDhYbtrTirSH9HiWM7fF4z16kK9a8nYAh3TQXRxMKneI-aCo85UdYeZsYpPFNgj9LLwq95oq-5qAtjTVi7tiunhmJ7hLL9NGjQw8fx4mqGdofMrhO=w136-h200" width="136" /></a></div><br /><p>Hey all! Going on a quick rant here for a second in saying that I thought 2021 sucked way more than 2020. In a way, I'm glad they're both over. Onward and upward as we toast this new year of 2022.</p><p>That said, even though I didn't hit the theaters as much as I would've liked, I really enjoyed a good number of movies this year ... especially heading into November and December. And, get this, not one, but two Nick Cage movies made the list!!! Wha???!!!! Yaaaa!!!!!</p><p>Also, please, don't forget to give my <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview">twitter feed</a> some love! So, without further adieu ....</p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eimer's Best Movie Experiences of 2021 ... 👍🏻</span></h2><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheHumans?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheHumans</a> ': Dare I call this haunting, unsettling, awkward, yet fascinating, dialogue-heavy film study of life, death, love & the human condition during a Thanksgiving dinner party in a ripped-up New York tenement a supernatural horror movie? 😨😕😲😉 <a href="https://t.co/mvYZLuriQo">pic.twitter.com/mvYZLuriQo</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1476919031378726913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeingTheRicardos?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeingTheRicardos</a> ': A great ensemble (Kidman, Bardem, more!) brilliantly unites for a behind-the-scenes peak into a tumultuous week of shooting an 'I Love Lucy' episode, complete with rapid-fire dialogue and brisk pace from writer/director Aaron Sorkin <a href="https://t.co/yeJiDLEQwT">pic.twitter.com/yeJiDLEQwT</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1475896002297090070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MitchellsVsTheMachines?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MitchellsVsTheMachines</a> ': A must-see, heart-warming Robopocalypse 🤖💀😂romp for all ages w/ clever creative animated touches & design elements inspired by the folks who brought you 'Gravity Falls' and 'Into the Spiderverse' <a href="https://t.co/AFjK8idOuo">pic.twitter.com/AFjK8idOuo</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1471144063235772416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TenetMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TenetMovie</a> ': Christopher Nolan writes and directs the most Christopher Nolan movie in his oeuvre with smart, time-bending sci-fi, a dizzying storyline, and meticulous action and SFX that will have you ruminating for weeks, months, maybe even years <a href="https://t.co/nkv45j7t2p">pic.twitter.com/nkv45j7t2p</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1351571836212043778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DontLookUp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DontLookUp</a> ': An all-star cast comes together to create an amusingly timely, extremely ironic, apropos political & social stinging end-of-the-world satire from Dir. McKay which rekindled memories of 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World' but w/ added government tomfoolery <a href="https://t.co/hudJll1HeF">pic.twitter.com/hudJll1HeF</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1475860201228091397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheGreenKnight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheGreenKnight</a> ': Dir. David Lowery channels his inner T. Malick and P. Jackson to successfully conjure up the classic Sir Gaiwan story on the silver screen ... with lush, alluring cinematography to complement the tale <a href="https://t.co/9NwlrvUYdw">pic.twitter.com/9NwlrvUYdw</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1453346831824478213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PigMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PigMovie</a> ': JOHN WICK meets FIRST COW w/ a little FIGHT CLUB in this beautifully gritty, intentionally muted, directorial debut by Sarnoski with a melancholy subdued Cage taking center stage as a Oregon recluse searching for his stolen truffle pig in Portland 🍄🐷😡☹️ <a href="https://t.co/l9PjsiFWMX">pic.twitter.com/l9PjsiFWMX</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1429470678345035783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JungleFilm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JungleFilm</a> ': Based on a true story, it's 'INTO THE WILD in the Amazon' as Radcliffe turns in a convincing performance as an adventurous nomad seeking wanderlust in the jungle, but gets more than he bargained for as he clings to survival in the lungs of the earth 🌴🐍💀 <a href="https://t.co/CXjVKXoZuU">pic.twitter.com/CXjVKXoZuU</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1417479495452348420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wolfwalkers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wolfwalkers</a> ': Wow, such a creatively sound, beautifully art-directed, non-Disney movie centering around the culling of wolves in Ireland (while under English rule) features lush landscapes and original storytelling that only an independent animation shop could tell <a href="https://t.co/FwEl0ePpyH">pic.twitter.com/FwEl0ePpyH</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1361309132066877440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nomadland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nomadland</a> ': Dir. Chloé Zhao and McDormand take us on a thought-provoking, melancholy, existential road trip which highlights the lows (recession, aging, loneliness) and highs (nature, family, friendships) of our imperfectly splendid United States <a href="https://t.co/PqsERgS5kC">pic.twitter.com/PqsERgS5kC</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1364276766773309440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WillysWonderland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WillysWonderland</a> ': This 'Five Nights at Freddy'ish animatronic b-movie could possibly be one the most entertaining horror films of the year, complete with cheesy acting, fun original SFX, and pinball-loving Nic Cage literally not uttering a single word of dialogue 🤖💀👏 <a href="https://t.co/fADg0NwBb2">pic.twitter.com/fADg0NwBb2</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1381607860921057281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheFatherMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheFatherMovie</a> ': Ingenious filmmaking, stellar editing, and fantastic acting comes together to offer an exceptionally unique, mind-bending glimpse of what it must be like to live with the horror of Alzheimer's and/or dementia <a href="https://t.co/WiMVI8z8rk">pic.twitter.com/WiMVI8z8rk</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1382023310104539146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">And, Eimer's Worst Movie Experiences of 2021 ... 👎🏻</span></h2><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/31Movie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#31Movie</a> ': With erratic editing, flimsy dialogue, and meh acting - send in the clowns on this Rob Zombie horror flick that felt more like a poor man's, incoherent mess of a Hunger Games wannabe <a href="https://t.co/L9JJXniM4z">pic.twitter.com/L9JJXniM4z</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1389274164486459395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2021</a> </blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrongTurnFilm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrongTurnFilm</a> ': You're better off searching out the 2003 horror film of the same name because this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AppalachianTrail?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AppalachianTrail</a> fright flick was fraught with a convoluted and confusing plot and - with references of hunting moose and elk in Virginia - terribly written <a href="https://t.co/weYSy37GwJ">pic.twitter.com/weYSy37GwJ</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1390319128020504579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InTheEarthMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InTheEarthMovie</a> ': It feels like Ben Wheatley ate a big bag of nasty-ass shrooms 🍄 to come up with this 'Fungi-Infested-'Annihilation'-'Antichrist'- Nature-Hates-You' mishmash, which permanently planted the seed of truth that I'm just not that big a fan of his films 🌿🌳🤮👎 <a href="https://t.co/2QTYiu0u8y">pic.twitter.com/2QTYiu0u8y</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1392475208418725894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArmyOfTheDead?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArmyOfTheDead</a> ": Had high hopes for an Ocean's 11-esque, balls-to-the-wall, Viva Las Vegas-style, hyper-kinetic zombie horror romp, but instead sat through an over-bloated (2.5 hours!!), over-plotted (2 species of zombies??!), convoluted piece of rotten zombie meat 💀☠️🤮 <a href="https://t.co/TysBZJpFQa">pic.twitter.com/TysBZJpFQa</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1397276717027364869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomanInTheWindow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WomanInTheWindow</a> ': Draw the shades on this predictable, paint-by-numbers thriller, which borrowed a bit too much from Hitchcock's 'Rear Window', De Palma's 'Body Double' and 'Disturbia' 🙅♀️🪟🩸 <a href="https://t.co/O84WWPKDV4">pic.twitter.com/O84WWPKDV4</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1400066926861295619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spiralmovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#spiralmovie</a> ': This homage to the SAW franchise had some good booby traps, but the so-so acting, predictable ending, odd editing choices and ideology flaw of the originals (not enough time to make a choice before being killed) sort of sliced up the whole experience for me <a href="https://t.co/MrEyItsUqF">pic.twitter.com/MrEyItsUqF</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1450124296802680832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GodzillaVsKong?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GodzillaVsKong</a> ': CGI puke 🤮 combined with a ridiculous plot and sleepwalking actors makes for two hours of meh lizard 🦎 battling meh ape 🦍 battling meh robot 🤖 and my twitchy thumb hovering over the 'stop' button ⏹️ of my remote control <a href="https://t.co/xKNMHFlhuW">pic.twitter.com/xKNMHFlhuW</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1407331754659258374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div>Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-56748274708543696692021-09-21T00:30:00.012-04:002023-01-04T14:02:09.227-05:00F' Golf<p>Many, many years ago, I did a cartoon called 'FUCK', <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2008/02/cartoon-called-fuck.html">which I posted here for all to see</a>. </p><p>Well, time went by, my kids are now teenagers and I have a little spare time on my hands. So, I decided to teach myself Procreate on my iPad. </p><p>I did a couple shitty sketches, which are now deleted, then I started getting the hang of this new program. It's a little like Photoshop, sorta like Illustrator with a couple twists. In any event, I thought a good exercise was to revisit my curmudgeonly middle-aged dude and see how he would handle the ups and downs, knocking back a few balls and a few brews on an 18-hole public course. </p><p>Well here ya go! Enjoy (or not). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheEG5IkIZpo7FNNk_FYT4I4v83AEt7WUDVVKQRk5H3j2fTqP6jW1US2_-IAHugBHi89PihkPRuQu2wPzsKGHHfkIXa0piBDG5dmNbpqwJjmktk6ixSzZDiPj8Cy5ZgeA04MA3NmF373ISidXyVh4_KNa0EUWdZtqkBvTt1cS8vFT2uw65jatrZ8I6/s5859/GolfSmallClean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5859" data-original-width="2112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheEG5IkIZpo7FNNk_FYT4I4v83AEt7WUDVVKQRk5H3j2fTqP6jW1US2_-IAHugBHi89PihkPRuQu2wPzsKGHHfkIXa0piBDG5dmNbpqwJjmktk6ixSzZDiPj8Cy5ZgeA04MA3NmF373ISidXyVh4_KNa0EUWdZtqkBvTt1cS8vFT2uw65jatrZ8I6/w231-h640/GolfSmallClean.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p>Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-90378371236310054272021-04-12T16:10:00.003-04:002021-04-13T14:51:02.943-04:00Eimer's 2021 Academy Award Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji8S-GuQaFqsmSn_cEM37dnvQBtfxGzJ2IH9ngYOKhFHdnFpZpBqXXcgPtKLwVtubAktQpTh37SYeE54SjYn3klph6rERUhkfwdBwd5ICwQZG6pyBUIj7aOTR0A7pksXm83LWFalflcU/s1458/MaRainey.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="978" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji8S-GuQaFqsmSn_cEM37dnvQBtfxGzJ2IH9ngYOKhFHdnFpZpBqXXcgPtKLwVtubAktQpTh37SYeE54SjYn3klph6rERUhkfwdBwd5ICwQZG6pyBUIj7aOTR0A7pksXm83LWFalflcU/w134-h200/MaRainey.png" width="134" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Kfc5wyiv0occPwRfXAyFxcS8UA5MoFH4bUQxJ_HTUcdlGJlzpbg-sQH1KwoWuge9C1gF5y-eKB0Z33NUeTxrkuUql_hCw3jY3U1g2blxFQwFtjOfnaW1atQyNT0vzhoc8P8jiGZNHME/s440/Nomadland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="297" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Kfc5wyiv0occPwRfXAyFxcS8UA5MoFH4bUQxJ_HTUcdlGJlzpbg-sQH1KwoWuge9C1gF5y-eKB0Z33NUeTxrkuUql_hCw3jY3U1g2blxFQwFtjOfnaW1atQyNT0vzhoc8P8jiGZNHME/w135-h200/Nomadland.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dIuQ0gFdx0jTbnzrjNrKIMRnlcFu-QAZ6lFm87tb8JkAUwrBvr_xOchTh_UmL8fvWARR_ed5jKPNMt49A4PjnsKj9kvy_rh2hV_kFwcIl3ZPrwI0jjAbWT_PL1h2hVu7iH9iQVT3oRg/s1434/SoundofMetal.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="978" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dIuQ0gFdx0jTbnzrjNrKIMRnlcFu-QAZ6lFm87tb8JkAUwrBvr_xOchTh_UmL8fvWARR_ed5jKPNMt49A4PjnsKj9kvy_rh2hV_kFwcIl3ZPrwI0jjAbWT_PL1h2hVu7iH9iQVT3oRg/w136-h200/SoundofMetal.png" width="136" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow, 2020. What an odd year for movies you were!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a matter of fact:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't seen a movie in a theater in a year.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't seen any of these movies on the big screen. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the most diverse nominated offerings of films I've seen in quite some time.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm ready to get back to the theater.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">That said, I'm still excited for this year's Academy Awards this year. I'm not anticipating a lot of folks watching the show, but I will be there with my wife and kids. Yep, we're film nerds. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lots of diversity in this year's choices as well, which is why Nomadland, Ma Rainey, Minari and Sound of Metal made some my top choices. So ... here's my list! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div>___________________</div><div><br /></div><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" face="EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0px;"><u>Best Picture</u></span></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">The Father</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Judas and the Black Messiah</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Mank</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Minari</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: red;"><b><u>Nomadland</u></b></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Promising Young Woman</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Sound of Metal</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">The Trial of the Chicago 7</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Directing</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Thomas Vinterberg, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Another Round</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">David Fincher, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Mank</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Lee Isaac Chung, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Minari</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><u><b>Chloe Zhao, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nomadland</em></b></u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Emerald Fennell, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Promising Young Woman</em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Actress in a Leading Role</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: red;"><b><u>Viola Davis, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ma Rainey's Black Bottom</em></u></b></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Andra Day, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">United States vs. Billie Holiday</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Vanessa Kirby, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Pieces of a Woman</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Frances McDormand, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nomadland</em></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Carey Mulligan, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Promising Young Woman</em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Actor in a Leading Role</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Riz Ahmed, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Sound of Metal</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Chadwick Boseman, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ma Rainey's Black Bottom</em></u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Anthony Hopkins, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">The Father</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Gary Oldman, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Mank</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Steven Yeun, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Minari</em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Actress in a Supporting Role</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Maria Bakalova, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Borat Subsequent Moviefilm</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Glenn Close, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Hillbilly Elegy</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Olivia Colman, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">The Father</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Amanda Seyfried, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Mank</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Yuh-Jung Youn, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Minari</em></u></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Actor in a Supporting Role</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Sacha Baron Cohen, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);">The Trial of the Chicago 7</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Daniel Kaluuya, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);">Judas and the Black Messiah</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Leslie Odom, Jr., </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);">One Night in Miami</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: red;"><b><u>Paul Raci, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sound of Metal</em></u></b></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">LaKeith Stanfield, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);">Judas and the Black Messiah</em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Original Screenplay</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Judas and the Black Messiah</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Minari</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Promising Young Woman</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Sound of Metal</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Trial of the Chicago 7</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Adapted Screenplay</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span><span style="background-color: white;">Borat Subsequent Moviefilm</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="color: red; font-style: italic;"><b><u style="background-color: #fcff01;">The Father</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">Nomadland</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">One Night in Miami</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">The White Tiger</span></span></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Cinematography</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Judas and the Black Messiah</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: red;"><b><u>Mank</u></b></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">News of the World</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">Nomadland</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white;">The Trial of the Chicago 7</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Film Editing</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;"><u style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b>The Father</b></u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Nomadland</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">Promising Young Woman</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">Sound of Metal</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">The Trial of the Chicago 7</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Animated Feature Film</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Onward</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Over the Moon</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Soul</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Wolfwalkers</span></em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Animated Short Film</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Burrow</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Genius Loci</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>If Anything Happens I Love You</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Opera</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Yes-People</span></em></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Live-Action Short Film</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Feeling Through</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Letter Room</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Present</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Two Distant Strangers</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">White Eye</span></em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best International Feature Film</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Another Round</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Better Days</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Collective</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Man Who Sold His Skin</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Quo Vadis, Aida?</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Documentary Feature</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Collective</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Crip Camp</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Mole Agent</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>My Octopus Teacher</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Time</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Documentary Short Subject</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Colette</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b><u><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">A Concerto Is a Conversation</span></u></b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Do Not Split</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Hunger Ward</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">A Love Song for Latasha</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Original Score</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Da 5 Bloods</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Mank</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Minari</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">News of the World</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Soul</u></b></span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Original Song</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">"Fight For You," </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Judas and the Black Messiah</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">"Hear My Voice," </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">The Trial of the Chicago 7</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">"Husavik," </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">"Io Si (Seen)," </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">The Life Ahead</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>"Speak Now," <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">One Night in Miami</em></u></b></span></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Sound</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Greyhound</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Mank</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">News of the World</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Soul</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Sound of Metal</u></b></span></em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Costume Design</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Emma</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Ma Rainey's Black Bottom</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Mank</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Mulan</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Pinocchio</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Makeup and Hairstyling</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">Emma</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Hillbilly Elegy</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Ma Rainey's Black Bottom</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Mank</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Pinocchio</span></em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Production Design</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Father</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Ma Rainey's Black Bottom</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Mank</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">News of the World</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Tenet</span></em></p></div><div class="paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: EWSharpGroteskBook20, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 712px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><u>Best Visual Effects</u></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b><u>Love and Monsters</u></b></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The Midnight Sky</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Mulan</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">The One and Only Ivan</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Tenet</span></em></p></div>Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-13620085977204376882021-01-03T10:57:00.007-05:002021-01-05T08:28:17.716-05:00Eimer's Best & Worst Movie Experiences of 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LGagZZYEptrPfc6-9A82Ul4nhVEvedIEs70LiVAmalEfd3tKnZUmbvEK1LIpjEyjPVjVm_4zFZ5FLQqPpj8R2CVns66a3gfK5vHhSchYBzTSRd0i-hyxbMGQdv6oetbIaoDjohvEvG0/s800/Assistant1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="540" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LGagZZYEptrPfc6-9A82Ul4nhVEvedIEs70LiVAmalEfd3tKnZUmbvEK1LIpjEyjPVjVm_4zFZ5FLQqPpj8R2CVns66a3gfK5vHhSchYBzTSRd0i-hyxbMGQdv6oetbIaoDjohvEvG0/w135-h200/Assistant1.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMKeMokmJ4Eq3u3dLBuwYyJIw5c5Ij3xN2z_OwlIT2Xc_1vti6z34QkJkBAmdCTUOy-UD0HUJlQDo1e5UPnWV7aNSZJ98rf4peXSSMOQaZFqHS8WRRPuIn5TEdNrJ55Gfry6diWreURg/s512/Soul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="345" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMKeMokmJ4Eq3u3dLBuwYyJIw5c5Ij3xN2z_OwlIT2Xc_1vti6z34QkJkBAmdCTUOy-UD0HUJlQDo1e5UPnWV7aNSZJ98rf4peXSSMOQaZFqHS8WRRPuIn5TEdNrJ55Gfry6diWreURg/w135-h200/Soul.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4b4Vu8vNgxudz_LcyrXCdc2e7un1YwFmN52X-vIa-4f5ZCphR-tRkCmfccxGXLXNZ7SUNIVuHNEmmtkytppvm-zYCRvAz9tyBSwdoxVAfmvLGZ_yLZmN2uFiesyBmfsL-Z0x94cMXNw/s500/InvisibleMan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4b4Vu8vNgxudz_LcyrXCdc2e7un1YwFmN52X-vIa-4f5ZCphR-tRkCmfccxGXLXNZ7SUNIVuHNEmmtkytppvm-zYCRvAz9tyBSwdoxVAfmvLGZ_yLZmN2uFiesyBmfsL-Z0x94cMXNw/w126-h200/InvisibleMan.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><p>The last movie I saw in the theater was on Thursday, Feb. 27. It was The Invisible Man. I guess it was a pretty good choice for my last movie in a theater. I mean, it made my Top 10 (see below), which is a good thing.</p><p>But, I hope, I really, really hope, it wasn't the last movie I will see in a theater forever. It can't be. Can it?</p><p>With Covid-19 running rampant around the country, movie theaters shuttered in early March. For <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2008/05/summer-movies-being-kid.html">this movie-loving cinephile</a>, it was a sad, sad day.</p><p>Every Autumn, I made it a point to set aside some time, even take a day off work, to visit those hallowed, marooned spaces of peace and harmony and view some Academy Award considerations, independent darlings, and - of course - blockbuster fare. Sometimes with the kids. Sometimes with the wife. Sometimes by myself, which is my preferred way to view films (but don't tell my family). </p><p><i>But, not this year. </i></p><p>Hopefully, movie theaters and watching films in the theater will stage a comeback, but I'm not certain it will ever be the same. </p><p>That said, I did get to see a handful of great films in 2020. All of these films were not necessarily released in 2020, but they were movies I finally had the chance to see this year.</p><p>Keep in mind, I haven't seen a number of Top 10 critics picks as well including Tenant, The Vast of Night, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Da 5 Bloods, One Night in Miami, Wolfwalkers, Dick Johnson is Dead, Mank, The Nest or Let Them All Talk. But, hopefully the recommendations below will motivate you to check out a few that you may have forgotten or missed along the way. </p><p>Cheers to a better 2021. And fingers-crossed that my ass will be in a seat in the movie theater in the near future. Oh, yeah, don't forget to give my Twitter feed <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview">One Sentence Movie Reviews</a> some much-needed love. </p><h2 style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px -15px; padding: 0.6em 15px 0.5em; position: relative;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>😍 Eimer's Best Movie Experiences of 2020:
</u><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoulPixar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SoulPixar</a> ': Pixar and Dir. Pete Doctor (Up, Inside Out) completely knock this cleverly plotted film to the afterlife in one of the most creatively inspiring, visually stunning, heartfelt and humorous, must-see films of 2020 <a href="https://t.co/KQmSQ1r1JV">pic.twitter.com/KQmSQ1r1JV</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1344322773523554305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">' <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NeverRarelySometimesAlways?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NeverRarelySometimesAlways</a> ': Powerful, must-see, well-acted film adeptly directed by Eliza Hittman who chose to eschew a lot of dialogue in exchange for emotional facial cues and body language to create a girl's somber, melancholy journey to get an abortion in New York City <a href="https://t.co/gFtUH2mqUD">pic.twitter.com/gFtUH2mqUD</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1339608201436798976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoundOfMetal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SoundOfMetal</a> ': Fantastically-acted and well-directed slow-burn of a movie about a drummer 🥁 (Ahmed) who loses his hearing and his normal way of life, complete with inventive Sound Mixing (ahem, Academy nom perhaps?) which adds perfectly to the overall storytelling process <a href="https://t.co/Mr8vU9wSGj">pic.twitter.com/Mr8vU9wSGj</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1336777115811901444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BadEducation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadEducation</a> ': Film class is in session as top-notch acting (Jackman,Janney), stellar direction (Finley) and screenplay (Makowsky) take center stage in this marvelous film (based on true events) about one of the biggest school embezzlement schemes in American history <a href="https://t.co/eycwgWt1mD">pic.twitter.com/eycwgWt1mD</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1334519692791320577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kajillionaire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kajillionaire</a> ': Writer/Director Miranda July (Me & You, The Future) combines a stellar cast with a superbly creative script to create an authentically one-of-a-kind film about an oddball family of thieves planning a major heist <a href="https://t.co/yU5ZzGJZxN">pic.twitter.com/yU5ZzGJZxN</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1327240583690264577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RelicMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RelicMovie</a> ': Much more than a haunted house flick, this creepy, melancholy, metaphorical horror movie speaks about death, regret, and fear of loss; with an ending that will leave you in contemplation days after it's over <a href="https://t.co/VHQf8awPRn">pic.twitter.com/VHQf8awPRn</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1293193405992927232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyhoundMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreyhoundMovie</a> ': Don't miss the boat 🚢on this swiftly moving, well-directed, 88-minute, WW2 German U-Boats vs. American Destroyer Atlantic Ocean 🌊battle flick written and starring Tom Hanks <a href="https://t.co/isRmaZS6tQ">pic.twitter.com/isRmaZS6tQ</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1283846017587253249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PalmSpringsMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PalmSpringsMovie</a> ': Surprisingly entertaining, somewhat raunchy, self-aware rom-com about a couple (Sandberg and Milioti) who are stuck in a Groundhog Day'ish time loop during a wedding <a href="https://t.co/jS46Z9flBA">pic.twitter.com/jS46Z9flBA</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1282319678078169094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAssistant?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheAssistant</a> ': Timely, well-directed, somber, MeToo film highlighting a 24-hour glimpse into the life of a movie mogul’s assistant and the slimy, sleazy observations that blanket her day <a href="https://t.co/TPYPjoc9Th">pic.twitter.com/TPYPjoc9Th</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1263155790833123328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheInvisibleMan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheInvisibleMan</a> ': A little hokey, with some above-par jump scares, yet Elisabeth Moss's superb acting pulled this Blumhouse horror movie out of the 3-star 😱 dumpster <a href="https://t.co/Vk9EzhIgLS">pic.twitter.com/Vk9EzhIgLS</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1234141661405622273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThePlatformNetflix?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThePlatformNetflix</a> ': In the spirit of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Snowpiercer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Snowpiercer</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HighRiseMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HighRiseMovie</a> , Gaztelu-Urrutia creates a thought-provoking, well-acted metaphorical statement on capitalism that feeds off levels of greed and hunger in an oddly designed prison w/ plenty of 🤮 disgusting scenes <a href="https://t.co/MnM5rPTLV1">pic.twitter.com/MnM5rPTLV1</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1242843081352851458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParasiteMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParasiteMovie</a> ': Now I know exactly why Bong Joon Ho's fantastic social-class disparity thriller won a well-deserved <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BestPicture?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BestPicture</a> , <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BestDirector?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BestDirector</a> , <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BestOriginalScreenplay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BestOriginalScreenplay</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BestInternationalFeature?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BestInternationalFeature</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AcademyAward?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AcademyAward</a> <a href="https://t.co/mXPZl4c0KL">pic.twitter.com/mXPZl4c0KL</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1227278861513175040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span></h2><div><span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p><h2 style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px -15px; padding: 0.6em 15px 0.5em; position: relative;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>😡 Eimer's Worst Movie Experiences of 2020:</u></span></h2><h2 style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px -15px; padding: 0.6em 15px 0.5em; position: relative;"><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MidnightSky?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MidnightSky</a> ': I really wanted to like Clooney's attempt at a Best Actor nod, but I just couldn't as it sort of felt like Ridley Scott's 'The Martian', but in reverse ... and not that entertaining <a href="https://t.co/B4M3tU7Ubt">pic.twitter.com/B4M3tU7Ubt</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1343552984500871169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheWolfOfSnowHollow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheWolfOfSnowHollow</a> ': A great idea, but just bad execution with tones of Super Troopers but with no real stand-out comedic moments almost like Dir/Actor Cummings didn't really decide upon a definitive genre before starting <a href="https://t.co/5I1FU9qZ3i">pic.twitter.com/5I1FU9qZ3i</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1340664425884364805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DownhillMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DownhillMovie</a> ': Call in the ski patrol on this Americanized bunny slope remake of the stellar black-diamond 2014 Swedish film ‘Force Majeure’ which headed downhill at the onset due to the miscast leads (Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell) who wiped out on a bunch of half-piped jokes <a href="https://t.co/TKe6WEB4q5">pic.twitter.com/TKe6WEB4q5</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1293980179098894342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KingofStatenIsland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KingofStatenIsland</a> ‘: If you like Pete Davidson, you’ll probably enjoy this movie, but if you don’t then you’re in for an unreasonably long Apatow movie filled w/ stagnant acting and un-endearing characters <a href="https://t.co/b3yhhpjBXv">pic.twitter.com/b3yhhpjBXv</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1272511342252036096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RiseofSkywalker?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RiseofSkywalker</a> ': Due to the kinetic pace, bad plot, humdrum dialogue, and that WTF ending, I want to thank my subconscious ‘Power of the Crappy Movie’ Force for warning me against seeing this last <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarWars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StarWars</a> installment at the theater <a href="https://t.co/6BJuLczd9H">pic.twitter.com/6BJuLczd9H</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1243164600566235136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AfterMidnight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AfterMidnight</a> ': I think some dude borrowed filming equipment & a rubber👹suit from his friend's production company, asked a bunch of his 'actor' buddies to join in, and then hastily made this problematic, meh comedy/horror flick in less than two days <a href="https://t.co/y6ZWWPomSn">pic.twitter.com/y6ZWWPomSn</a></p>— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1229855557416345607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span></h2><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="p1"><h2 style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px -15px; padding: 0.6em 15px 0.5em; position: relative;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>More of Eimer's Favorites:</u></span></h2></div><ul class="ul1" style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2020/01/eimers-best-worst-movie-experiences-of.html">Eimer's Best and Worst of 2019</a></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2018/12/eimers-best-movies-experiences-of-2018.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Favorites of 2018</a></b></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2017/12/eimers-best-movie-experiences-of-2017.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2017</b></a></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2017-02-21T20:33:00-05:00&max-results=7&start=6&by-date=false" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2016</b></a></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2016-02-15T12:41:00-05:00&max-results=7" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2015</b></a></span></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255);"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2015/01/eimers-best-movie-experiences-of-2014.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2014</b></a></span></span></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2014/01/eimers-best-movie-experiences-of-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255);"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2013</b></span></a></span></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2013/01/eimers-best-movies-viewed-in-2012.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255);"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2012</b></span></a></span></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2011/12/eimers-12-best-movies-of-2011.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2011</b></span></a></span></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2010/12/eimers-11-best-films-of-2010.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255);"><b>Eimer's Favorites of 2010</b></span></a></span></li><li class="li2" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(4, 51, 255); border: none; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span class="s3" style="color: #4d469c;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2009/04/eimers-141-all-time-favorite-films-so.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Eimer's Top 141 Favorite Movies of All-Time</b></a></span></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><br /></b><h2 style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px -15px; padding: 0.6em 15px 0.5em; position: relative;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>More of Eimer's Worsts:</u></span></h2></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="https://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2018/12/eimers-worst-movie-experiences-of-2018.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Eimer's Worst of 2018</b></a></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2017/12/eimers-worst-movie-experiences-of-2017.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2017</a></b></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2016/12/eimers-worst-movies-experiences-of-2016.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2016</a></b></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2015/12/eimers-worst-movie-experiences-of-2015.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2015</a></b></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2015/01/eimers-worst-movie-experiences-of-2014.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2014</a></b></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2014/01/eimers-worst-movie-experiences-of-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2013</a></b></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2013/01/eimers-worst-movies-viewed-in-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2012</a></b></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2011/12/eimers-worst-movies-of-2011.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2011</a></b></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><b><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2010/12/eimers-top-10-worst-films-of-2010.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">Eimer's Worst of 2010</a></b></li></ul></div><p><br /></p>Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-39008671716455374652020-12-30T12:03:00.016-05:002020-12-31T08:47:34.758-05:00Eimer's Top Reads of 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2okhRgVNIvvtRtWJVWMKFe5BHe0tjIikYHt50i1r7bTz5Z4EKZuGzaMfbEXtSpg9vi3r8EbPChn2Fa0YbPUWJoD6LOiFniWQmgGHyGKvv4Ku4GTiar7di2ZOEvLSfwbJ0wttS4O4gaFw/s1204/Full+Throttle.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="798" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2okhRgVNIvvtRtWJVWMKFe5BHe0tjIikYHt50i1r7bTz5Z4EKZuGzaMfbEXtSpg9vi3r8EbPChn2Fa0YbPUWJoD6LOiFniWQmgGHyGKvv4Ku4GTiar7di2ZOEvLSfwbJ0wttS4O4gaFw/w133-h200/Full+Throttle.png" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIdVZ0LHNVuf7_RYhKsWwC_U6fCRpiL-aje2erpxLEJaAytepaGUBZGb1ShFlbi712j0GCKUvwCUkmysYdh8COAwuVj2_WeVXk4mhLS5XTb_icSYYU-CnEyToHDwRtHG90qFKuU_8T_s/s994/Kent+State.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="682" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIdVZ0LHNVuf7_RYhKsWwC_U6fCRpiL-aje2erpxLEJaAytepaGUBZGb1ShFlbi712j0GCKUvwCUkmysYdh8COAwuVj2_WeVXk4mhLS5XTb_icSYYU-CnEyToHDwRtHG90qFKuU_8T_s/w138-h200/Kent+State.png" width="138" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XrQ3JdeDchVAPUJmbyYRmaANJ6GvzpAUWPtq6S4YXDou5TqKxx5TTMdXZ3V5oPlBoJRLtmtTcdrCpVHNYfXtvwmbPy8Uyym0TO6v3VR996FYORqg76pk5NlBDlwwEHeSPH8S-OwLIKo/s1210/Beastie+Boys.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="840" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XrQ3JdeDchVAPUJmbyYRmaANJ6GvzpAUWPtq6S4YXDou5TqKxx5TTMdXZ3V5oPlBoJRLtmtTcdrCpVHNYfXtvwmbPy8Uyym0TO6v3VR996FYORqg76pk5NlBDlwwEHeSPH8S-OwLIKo/w139-h200/Beastie+Boys.png" width="139" /></a></div><p>In early 2020, after posting my <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2020/03/9-great-post-apocalyptic-books-to-read.html">Top 9 Great Post Apocalyptic Reads </a>way back in March 14, the place that I work sent everyone home to partake in mandatory WFH fun for the rest of the year. Which then turned into the beginning of 2021. And now, more than likely, it's looking like this WFH parade will extend well into the summer of 2021 ... if not probably beyond. </p><p>With everything shut down, nowhere to go, and nothing to do, I thought <a href="https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/media/news-and-media/ohio-issues-stay-at-home-order-and-new-restrictions-placed-on-day-cares-for-children">Governor Dewine's Covid-19 Stay-At-Home Order </a>would prompt me to sit back, cuddle up with a nice glass of whiskey, and read, and read, a read to my hearts content maybe even surpassing a personal record of total books read. </p><p>Well, I was wrong. <i>Except for the whiskey part. </i></p><p>After March, the procrastination got worse. All of the things I wanted to do, I put off. And, pretty much, just started drinking .... anything I could possibly get my hands on. The depression transformed into gluttony, which transformed into sadness, then anger and finally acceptance. Finally, in the summer of 2020, I woke up from my doldrums, started working out again, drawing again, creating again ... and yes, even, reading again. </p><p>With this newfound creativity, I was able to knock out a bunch of relevant, interesting, fun, topical books. Well, some not so topical but still nevertheless damn interesting. So here, folks, is my list of 2020 Top Reads, in no particular order:</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38799788-beastie-boys-book">Beastie Boys Book </a></span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz</b></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Loved. Loved. Loved this book and not just because I'm a Beastie Boys fan. Well, that's probably half of it. But, it's just an inspiring story of three creative kids finding new sounds, meeting new people and pushing that imagination bar. From sampling, to writing, to music, everything that the Beastie Boys did was steeped in creativity, trying new things and just seeing what sticks. Making music was their platform, but having fun and creating great friendships was key to this fruitful collaboration between three bad brothers you know so well. From the days of Rick Rubin and Licensed to Ill, to sampling with the Dust Brothers in California, to returning to their musical instrument roots in Check Your Head, and beyond all the way to the death of MCA (Adam Yauch), the story is filled with a historical breakdown of music that inspired, warts and all creative process, and the inspirational, musical-minded folks they met along the way who helped shape these guys into the band that they became, and the fantastic experimental music they made along the way. It's a long book, but well worth the read. May even inspire you to get off your butt and do something, anything .. in the spirit of creativity.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39507318-the-library-book">The Library Book</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Susan Orlean</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">I never thought I'd find a book about a library so intriguing. Then, I found out that Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief, was at the helm. In subsequent chapters, this immersive book takes you through the history of The Los Angeles Public Library as well as the hunt for the 'arsonist' who started the 1986 library fire that destroyed more than one million books. As a fan of my local library in Martins Ferry, as well as the Grandview, Columbus, Hudson, and Upper Arlington public libraries in Ohio (which I have visited, continue visiting, and borrowing with full gusto), I enjoyed this book which goes through the inner-workings of a library and brings back that warm, welcoming, nostalgic feeling that you get whenever you walk through its doors. Orlean weaves three distinct books into one; true detective, historical, and educational, which comes together for a really enthralling read.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43801817-full-throttle">Full Throttle</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Joe Hill</b></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Wow! Joe Hill is pumping out some pretty, pretty, pretty kick-ass short stories. Check out 21st-Century Ghosts and Strange Weather. This collection contains a ton of goodies. Some of my faves include Wolverton Station, Faun, All I Care About is You, Mums, and Dark Carousel. The audio version did not include Twittering from the Circus of The Dead. So, I'm curious about that one. But, all in all, a great collection. But, by far, the most inspiring writing comes from the Prologue, which is titled 'Who's Your Daddy?' in which he waxes nostalgic about growing up around his dad and the many different inspirations for his eventual career in writing.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31451186-borne">Borne</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Jeff VanderMeer</b></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Thoroughly enjoyed VanderMeer's first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation). The other two books, not so much. But, I was intrigued that he decided to delve into science-fiction once again with Borne. Man, this is an odd book. The tone reminded a little bit of Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake. But, this book can stand on its own as an odd piece of post-apocalyptic sci-fi. I don't want to give too much away but VanderMeer's imagination is able to run wild with a humungous, angry lab-grown grizzly bear followed by an army of smaller grizzly bears, robots, bio-tech, destruction, mayhem, magicians and an odd little creature named Borne. Just an entertaining read from start to finish. It's an odd one. But if you're a sci-fi fan, you'll be happy you picked it up.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42046112-recursion">Recursion</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Blake Crouch</b></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">I'm a sucker for time travel books and this one definitely delivered. I would consider this a fresh take on the 'sometimes-tired' time travel genre. But this was a page turner. Great writing from Blake Crouch. This motivated me to snag his other book 'Dark Matter' and check out his scripted TV series 'Wayward Pines'. I just found out that this will be made into a Netflix series as well. Look, if you like sci-fi, time travel and just a different 'out there' supernatural story, this is a great book for you. 'Nuff said</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29875880-fire">Fire!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Peter Bagge</b></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">In his later years, Cartoonist/Writer Peter Bagge (of 'Buddy Bradley' and 'Hate 'fame) has decided to turn his muse lens towards strong-willed, tenacious female character studies such as 'Woman Rebel', 'Credo', and finally 'Fire!'. In Fire!, Bagge tells the warts and all story of writer Zora Neale Hurston (best known for her novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'), who was a free-spirited black woman in the early 1900's when 'black' and 'woman' and 'free-spirit' were considered taboo by the white elite. It's a fun, entertaining, thoughtful ride with snippets of Zora Neale's life peppered across the pages in Bagge's famous cartoon style. I tip my hat to Bagge, a white male, who had the courage to take on the subject matter. Some may balk at a white man telling the story of a black woman. But, like I said, this is a story of a strong-willed woman who found success despite the obstacles thrown at her, which I think is an uplifting story that will inspire women and men of all ages. Looking forward to reading Woman Rebel and Credo in the near future.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30687200-the-stranger-in-the-woods">Stranger in the Woods</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Michael Finkel</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">What a great book to read during the Covid 19 pandemic! The story is a true-life story of Chris Knight, who wandered into the woods in the early 80's and, pretty much, never came out until getting arrested 26 years later. The book makes you question what's important in this world. Getting likes on Facebook or Instagram? Or just enjoying life and the great outdoors as the day is here? Obviously we don't all have to be a hermit like Chris Knight and hide in the woods for 26 years, but there's some nice little snippets about enjoying life that I'll definitely take with me on my life journey. Minus all the burglary charges held against him and some of his personal psychological flaws, this Knight guy may be one of the smartest guys in the world. Stay tuned and I'll let you know in (hopefully) 40 years.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50159458-kent-state">Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by Derf Backderf</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Great book by Backderf. Lots of research and interviews went into this book, which follows the fateful days leading up to the killings of four students at Kent State in 1970. The history, the backstory and the character arcs (and of course the art), had me transfixed from the first few pages, then I was hooked. What a great undertaking to create this book. Hopefully he gets the awards and recognition for this. Personally, I didn't know much about the Kent State shootings, this totally filled in the blanks (and then some). Just a great story overall. If you liked this, I highly recommend Derf's other books, 'My Friend Dahmer' and 'Trashed' as well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17346698-march">March - Book One</a></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell</b></p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">What an extremely appropriate book to read in 2020. About the life, story, and heroism of John Lewis. I knew a little bit about John Lewis, but this book is packed full of history, biography, and crazy racial injustices that didn't happen too long ago. It's amazing how far we think we've come, only to continue to be reminded that we've got a lot of work to do together as a nation to heal our wounds. With great story arc by Lewis and Aydin as well as fantastic artwork by Powell; I probably should've picked up this book sooner. But, I'm sort of glad I saved it for right here, right now. Looking forward to Book Two and Book Three of the series</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="p1" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18.2px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Other Top Reads From Year's Past:</span></b></span></span></div><ul class="ul1" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"><li class="li2" style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2020/01/eimers-best-reads-of-2019.html">Eimer's Top Reads of 2019</a></li><li class="li2" style="border: none; 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text-decoration-line: none;">The Mist Review</a></span></li></span></ul>Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-76427436843015594802020-03-14T11:38:00.003-04:002020-03-15T09:33:28.294-04:009 Great Post-Apocalyptic Books To Read During Your Coronavirus 2020 Spring Break <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, here we are, folks. These past couple of weeks, the<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic"> coronavirus pandemic </a>has slowly covered the Earth and turned our lives inside out, and upside down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">With Spring Break fast approaching, and most of the hand sanitizer vanished from the store shelves, w</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">hat’s a mandatory work-from-homer like you to do?</span></div>
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Well, if you like to read, then you’re in heaven. Time has stopped. And we’re now back in the olden days—where a good book and a glass of wine can be the perfect time suck while waiting for the pandemic to dissolve. Back in the day, books and stories were like the Netflix of today: <span style="font-size: 12pt;">they were first entertainment binge thanks to the likes of Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott and [insert your favorite writer here].</span></div>
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During your 2020 Pandemic Spring Break, I thought I'd share some of my top 9 favorite virusy books with you to read while you're <span style="font-size: 12pt;">lounging on the beach with your favorite beer, or holding court in your backyard with a cocktail and a shotgun, or in some sort of bunker nervously clicking on CNN.com with cup of water and a handful of sodium thiopental pills at the waiting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Below, dear reader, you'll find s</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">omething a little different. Something a little post-apocalyptic. A book that may just hit a little too close to home, or add some much-needed levity, during these crazy outbreak times.</span></div>
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When I found out that Writer/Director Alex Garland (of Ex-Machina fame) was adapting this into a movie with Natalie Portman playing the lead, suffice to say I was intrigued. And I didn't put the book down. After a bit of contemplation, it reminds me a bit of the 90's video games MYST and RIVEN - dystopian, green lands void of humans but filled with mystery around every corner - but it's much more than that. It's a science-fiction mystery, it's a study in psychology and biology, it's horrific, and it's a soap box message about humans interaction with its surrounding environment. It's pretty damn interesting is what it is and I can totally see why Garland optioned this as his next film. For your information I read the other two books in the series and I thought they were just ok. But this first one, and subsequent movie (starring Natalie Portman) are worth a read, and a viewing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background: white;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6186357-the-maze-runner?from_search=true"><span style="font-size: large;">The Maze Runner</span></a></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"> by James Dashner</span></span></b><br />
<span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">Nicely written post-apocalyptic, science fiction book by Dashner, which caters to the tween readers. Yet also serves up enough content to entertain this 40-something white male. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Memories of ENDER'S GAME, THE CITY OF EMBER, Hugh Howey's WOOL and HUNGER GAMES will hit your mind in the novel realm. As well as CUBE, THE KILLING ROOM and SAW in the film realm. But don't let that dissuade you. Dashner creates a cool, interesting realm within a maze filled with kids who are pushed to their limits to try and escape. You're figuring out stuff as the main character is figuring it out, which isn't a new story-telling technique, but it always works for - especially if done the right way. Great dialogue and a great tone throughout. Like Rowling, King and Koontz, Dashner knows how to end a chapter that entices the reader to keep you reading. The only fault, and without giving too much away, I would have liked to see more 'things' in the maze. I don't know. Maybe it's my bloodlust. However, there may be a reason highlighted in the other books. That said, the last five or six chapters seal the deal as a great book and a possible great series. On to the next book! Oh, and the movie is ok. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">One of the very first books I ever read was Stephen King's <i>The Skeleton Crew</i> - a lengthy collection of King's early, previously published short stories.</span> <span style="background: white;">I think it was around 1987 or so, when I picked up this particular book from Walden Book's at The Ohio Valley Mall.</span> <span style="background: white;">And by 'picked up' I mean 'stole'.</span> <span style="background: white;">The book resonated with me on a number of levels. But the one short story that truly knocked my socks off and opened my world to the unlimited possibilities of fiction writing and crafting a good story was <i>The Mist.</i></span> <span style="background: white;">For all those unaware, the story is about this strange cloud, emblematic of the current coronavirus strain, </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">that engulfs a small town in Maine, with creatures in the fog that kill everyone caught in its path. Terrified survivors seek refuge in a supermarket, while a swarm of murderous creatures swirling around in the mist try to get in. As it turns out, the monsters outside the supermarket aren't nearly as terrifying as the psychological monsters that lurk within the survivors themselves.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">After I finished the story, I closed the book and thought to myself, <i>"My god, that would be a great movie." </i>And, minus the bleak ending, Director Frank Darabont, did indeed knock the film version out of the park. </span><br />
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Kudos to Max Brooks for his very, very deep thinking on the eternal question, "What would happen if the entire world were overrun with a virus that turned people into flesh-eating zombies?" Seriously though, my hat goes off to Brooks for ruminating on the subject for days and days. Very thorough thought process indeed. What would the army do? Where would people go? How would they survive? What happens when it freezes? Does the army get involved? What about zombies that end up in the water? Brooks creative minds answers these thought-provoking questions, and much more, through faux one-on-one sit-down interviews with a number of heros and witnesses to the zombie war. Which brings me to the one fault I have for this book. I thought the narrative, or rather the storytelling process (first-hand accounts) that Brooks thought up to tell his story was a bit weak. I'm not sure if having a regular, straight-forward fiction novel would have done it justice, either. However, having read Justin Cronin's vampire apocalypse fantasy THE PASSAGE as well as Brook's WORLD WAR Z side by side, I can honestly say Cronin's work - a straight-forward fiction novel - rises to the top. The film version, starring Brad Pitt, wasn't too shabby either. But the book was better. I hear the audiobook version of this book is outstanding as well. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Station-Eleven-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0804172447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007627&sr=1-1&keywords=station+eleven"><span style="font-size: large;">Station Eleven</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> by Emily St. John Mandel</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Very interesting post-apocalyptic read about a traveling group of thespians who have come together after a massive, deadly flu outbreak wipes out 99% of the world. They travel from town to town along the Great Lakes (mostly Michigan) and put on Shakespeare productions to small cities. But it's more than that. There's a whole sci-fi story called Station Eleven that comes into play as well as the death of a famous actor prior to the outbreak while performing King Lear. Sounds odd, right? Well, it is. But it all works. And each plot piece that's introduced has some sort of cosmic meaning that comes to a crescendo at the end of the book. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Passage-Novel-Justin-Cronin/dp/0345528174/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1357240404&sr=1-1&keywords=the+passage"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE PASSAGE </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">by Justin Cronin</span></span></b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wow, what a monster virus of a book, but well worth the one month of reading in the end. A new, unique take on the Vampire mystique, Cronin's book covers a present day America followed by an apocalyptic America 100 years later. The cast of characters he creates talk, speak and feel lifelike, the decisions they make speaks to the characters themselves and the journey all of these characters travel is also enjoyable and creepy. Keep in mind, this is a graphic book with plenty of bloodshed and murder. Cronin also attacks the action sequences in the book with fervor and passion. He paints a very comprehensive picture of landscapes and scenery. Some beautiful writing throughout the more than 700 pages made me a bit jealous, which is always a compliment to the author. Comparisons to WATERSHIP DOWN came to mind often as I was reading this book. I'm not sure how much more there is to say besides the creatures and the overall storyline do, in fact, bring some comparisons to films such I AM LEGEND (and the book), THE DESCENT as well as Guillermo Del Toro's BLADE 2. That said, the book stands on its own as a great piece of fiction. I understand there are two more yet-be-released books in the Passage series, which makes sense considering the open-ended finale. The other two books in the series (The Twelve and The City of Mirrors) are just as fantastic. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A very creative science fiction 'collection' of post-apocalyptic stories by Hugh Howey. Take the word 'collection' with a grain of salt. Because, put together, the six stories complete a satisfyingly eerie story Howey who, at the time, was an up-and-coming writer that eventually gained a cult writing status with these stories on Amazon.com. Kudos to Howey for taking the science-fiction genre in a new, interesting direction. Without giving too much away, he's created a thriller, a murder mystery, a horror story all merged with fantastic dialogue and character development. Highly recommended.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Stars-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307950476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007658&sr=1-1&keywords=the+dog+stars+by+peter+heller"><span style="font-size: large;">The Dog Stars</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></b></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: blue;">by Peter Heller</span></b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">This novel features the post-apocalyptic odd-couple of two</span></span> <span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">men fighting off hordes of f'd up humans after a killer flu wipes out most of the United States. A mix</span> <span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">of 'The Road' and a previous novel that I had just read called 'Station Eleven', it's an interesting story</span> <span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">told matter-of-factly in first person narrative of a pacifist pilot that's forced to kill. A former army</span> <span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">marine that's trained to kill, and sort of likes it--all in the name of protecting the airport that they call</span> <span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">home. The two form a crazy, odd bond that works well in printed form. And probably could stretch</span> <span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">into a movie version with the right actors. It's sad. It's melancholy. It questions our humanity. I</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">t </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">praises relationships and kinships that form. And it adds a bit of warmth in this depressing, </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">despicable, lonely planet that the flu virus has left behind.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Road-Cormac-McCarthy/dp/0307387895/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+road&qid=1584198615&s=books&sr=1-1"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Road</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> by Cormac McCarthy</span></span></b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel is very dark, very depressing, very bleak … and very, very good.</span> <span style="background: white;">From page one, you realize something ain't right in the world. The human population has exponentially been wiped from the Earth. How or Why? The reader is never told. There are whispers of ashes flying through the steel-gray sky to hint that there could have been a possible nuclear war. Plus, the absence of animals, including birds, deer and other wildlife, hint that possibly there was some sort of viral coronavirus epidemic that swept the world and destroyed the land. Another possible theory is that a meteor struck the Earth, hurling ash into the atmosphere and instantly killing 99% of the Earth’s population including animals. Who really knows. In any event, we’re thrown into the life of a father <i>(no name throughout the book)</i> and his son, who are pushing a cart down the road and headed South to warmer climate and some sort of happiness.</span> <span style="background: white;">Throughout the book, they have some interesting run-ins with characters including survivors described by the son as "the bad guys". In a sense you feel that some of these "bad guys" are harvesting humans to eat. In fact, there is a terrifying scene in a basement of a house midway through the book that still resonates in my brain.</span> <span style="background: white;">Personally, after reading this book, as a reader and a father of two kids I began to ask myself some rather blunt questions as I delved deeper and deeper into the novel. What would I do if I were thrust into this situation? Where would I go? Would I kill? What is the point of life? Why are we here? Why are we even trying to survive? What kind of advice could I instill into my kids that times would get better?</span> <span style="background: white;">The ending, however, gives the reader a glimmer of hope that humanity, perhaps, will continue. But, by that time, you’ll be asking yourself the question <i>"Was it all worth it anyway."</i></span><br />
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<span style="background: white;"><b>Well, there you have it, </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">hopefully one these books hit a nerve, or calmed a few, during your coronavirus journey. And here's hoping our planet's outcome will end up on a more positive note than all of the stories above. Feel free to add a couple more to the list in the comments section. </span></div>
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Well. Well. Well. Here we are again. And, after all of the awards shows and accolades have been announced, it's now my turn to make my Academy Award picks.<br />
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Just a note, I'm not that very good at this, as past year's picks have been very, very cruel to me. So take all of these choices with a grain of salt. If you give a shit, I'll update my official score on Monday. So check back in. <i>Ta. Ta.</i><br />
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"Ford v Ferrari"</div>
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"The Irishman"</div>
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"Jojo Rabbit"</div>
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"Joker"</div>
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"Little Women"</div>
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"Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"</div>
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"Marriage Story"</div>
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"Parasite"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"1917"</b></span></div>
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<u><b>ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b></u></div>
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Kathy Bates, "Richard Jewell"</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Laura Dern, "Marriage Story"</span></b></div>
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Scarlett Johansson, "Jojo Rabbit"</div>
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Florence Pugh, "Little Women"</div>
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Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span></u></h3>
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Tom Hanks, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"</div>
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Anthony Hopkins, "The Two Popes"</div>
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Al Pacino, "The Irishman"</div>
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Joe Pesci, "The Irishman"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time..."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>South Korea, "Parasite"</b></span></div>
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Spain, "Pain and Glory"</div>
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France, "Les Misérables"</div>
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North Macedonia, "Honeyland"</div>
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Poland, "Corpus Christi"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)</span></u></h3>
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"In the Absence"</div>
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"Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Life Overtakes Me"</b></span></div>
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"St. Louis Superman"</div>
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"Walk Run Cha-Cha"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">DOCUMENTARY FEATURE</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"American Factory"</b></span></div>
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"The Edge of Democracy"</div>
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"Honeyland"</div>
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"For Sama"</div>
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"The Cave"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ORIGINAL SONG</span></u></h3>
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"I'm Standing With You," "Breakthrough"</div>
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"Into the Unknown," "Frozen II"</div>
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"Stand Up," "Harriet"</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," "Rocketman"</span></b></div>
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"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away," "Toy Story 4"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<u>
<span style="font-size: small;">ANIMATED FEATURE FILM</span></u></h3>
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"How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"</div>
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"I Lost My Body"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Klaus"</b></span></div>
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"Missing Link"</div>
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"Toy Story 4"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</span></u></h3>
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"The Irishman"</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">"Jojo Rabbit"</span></b></div>
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"Little Women"</div>
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"The Two Popes"</div>
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"Joker"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY</span></u></h3>
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"Marriage Story"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"</b></span></div>
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"Parasite"</div>
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"Knives Out"</div>
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"1917"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</span></u></h3>
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Antonio Banderas, "Pain and Glory"</div>
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Leonardo DiCaprio, "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"</div>
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Adam Driver, "Marriage Story"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"</b></span></div>
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Jonathan Pryce, "The Two Popes"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE</span></u></h3>
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Cynthia Erivo, "Harriet"</div>
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Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"</div>
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Saoirse Ronan, "Little Women"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Renée Zellweger, "Judy"</b></span></div>
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Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">DIRECTOR</span></u></h3>
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Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman"</div>
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Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"</div>
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Bong Joon-ho, "Parasite"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Sam Mendes, "1917"</b></span></div>
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Todd Phillips, "Joker"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">PRODUCTION DESIGN</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"</b></span></div>
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"The Irishman"</div>
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"1917"</div>
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"Jojo Rabbit"</div>
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"Parasite"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">CINEMATOGRAPHY</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"1917"</b></span></div>
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"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"</div>
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"The Irishman"</div>
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"Joker"</div>
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"The Lighthouse"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">COSTUME DESIGN</span></u></h3>
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"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Little Women"</b></span></div>
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"The Irishman"</div>
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"Jojo Rabbit"</div>
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"Joker"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">SOUND EDITING</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"1917"</b></span></div>
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"Ford v Ferrari"</div>
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"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"</div>
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"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"</div>
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"Joker"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">SOUND MIXING</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"1917"</b></span></div>
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"Ford v Ferrari"</div>
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"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"</div>
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"Ad Astra"</div>
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"Joker"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ANIMATED SHORT FILM</span></u></h3>
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"Dcera (Daughter)"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Hair Love"</b></span></div>
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"Kitbull"</div>
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"Memorable"</div>
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"Sister"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<u>
<span style="font-size: small;">LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Brotherhood"</b></span></div>
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"Nefta Football Club"</div>
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"The Neighbors' Window"</div>
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"Saria"</div>
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"A Sister"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ORIGINAL SCORE</span></u></h3>
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"1917," Thomas Newman</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Joker," Hildur Guðnadóttir</b></span></div>
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"Little Women," Alexandre Desplat</div>
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"Marriage Story," Randy Newman</div>
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"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," John Williams</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">VISUAL EFFECTS</span></u></h3>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Avengers: Endgame"</b></span></div>
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"The Lion King"</div>
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"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"</div>
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"The Irishman"</div>
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"1917"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">FILM EDITING</span></u></h3>
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"The Irishman"</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>"Ford v Ferrari"</b></span></div>
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"Parasite"</div>
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"Joker"</div>
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"Jojo Rabbit"</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING</span></u></h3>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">"Bombshell"</span></b></div>
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"Joker"</div>
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"Judy"</div>
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"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"</div>
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"1917"</div>
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Hey all, sorry I've been a bit tardy on this. I've been pretty busy with work, the holidays and this crazy thing called life.<br />
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In any event, I've had the privilege of checking out a number of good, bad, and just plain ugly movies this year and wanted to share with you my <b>Top Ten Best Movie Experiences</b> and, well, my <b>Top Six Worst Experiences</b>.<br />
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Keep in mind, I haven't seen a handful of the best-reviewed movies of 2019 (yet) such as <i>1917, Last Black Man in San Francisco, Little Women, Jo Jo Rabbit</i>, and others. Maybe they'll show up on the 2020 list. Who knows? 🤷🏻♂️<br />
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As always, I'm trying to pimp my Twitter site <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview">1SentenceMovieReview</a> so enjoy the links and be sure to follow my @EimerFilmReview feed. Enjoy!<br />
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarkWaters?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DarkWaters</a> ': Mark Ruffalo & Dir. Haynes spotlight a real-life Erin Brockovich'ish West Virginia lawsuit against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dupont?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dupont</a> & Teflon ☠️💦 in a must-see flick that will make you sad, angry and, by the end of the film, very very scared😱 <a href="https://t.co/E8y3vYocxt">pic.twitter.com/E8y3vYocxt</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1204397319128518662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WheredYouGoBernadette?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WheredYouGoBernadette</a> ': Dir. Linklater (Boyhood) & Blanchett create a funny, quirky, feel-good midlife-crisis movie about passion, ambition, creativity, & the search for meaning in this enigmatic world <a href="https://t.co/MEGDgbGBJj">pic.twitter.com/MEGDgbGBJj</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1202223355073646594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheIrishmanFilm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheIrishmanFilm</a> ': DeNiro, Pesci, and Pacino kept my attention for the entire 3.5 hours in Scorsese's Jimmy Hoffa mafia masterpiece; but the director probably should've used younger actors to portray the three in their younger years🍀 <a href="https://t.co/SQYR91IKtr">pic.twitter.com/SQYR91IKtr</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1200413009648193536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JokerFilm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JokerFilm</a> ': A well-acted, revamped origin story to Gotham's most notorious villain that also feels like an homage to Scorcese's 'Taxi Driver' and 'King of Comedy' <a href="https://t.co/CP3JVPcGIm">pic.twitter.com/CP3JVPcGIm</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1184439847987171328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeSolo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FreeSolo</a> ': Impressive, breathtaking film about Alex Honnold, the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's El Capitan Wall, is definitely worth a view in a theater & among the best docs of the year <a href="https://t.co/47rSGHw3RL">pic.twitter.com/47rSGHw3RL</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1097503419600957440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBalladofBusterScruggs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBalladofBusterScruggs</a> ': Once again, the Coen Brothers 'shot me in the back' with this visually entertaining, thought-provoking, well-written, creative Western told in six poetically violent, ironically comedic tales <a href="https://twitter.com/balladofbuster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@balladofbuster</a> <a href="https://t.co/XRjx5bTz9F">pic.twitter.com/XRjx5bTz9F</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1102569980065996801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UsMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UsMovie</a> ': Writer/Director Peele avoids the sophomore slump with this entertainingly eerie, family poison concoction of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/C?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#C</a>.H.U.D. meets <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers</a> meets <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Them?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Them</a> meets <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThePurge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThePurge</a> 🤲🏾🤝💀🐰 <a href="https://t.co/UIhQjZFwZ9">pic.twitter.com/UIhQjZFwZ9</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1113135143999422464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArcticMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArcticMovie</a> ': What ALL IS LOST and Robert Redford did for soul survival on a boat, Director Penna does the same in this stranded-on-a-frigid-arctic-tundra film; with mesmerizing visuals & a virtually silent, yet gripping, performance by Mikkelsen <a href="https://t.co/yYH1bjPklO">pic.twitter.com/yYH1bjPklO</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1127579635926142977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBeachBum?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBeachBum</a> ': Irreverent, salty, slightly indecent, enjoyable comedy about a convivial Key West poetic vagrant (McConaughey) attempt to write the next great American novel & the characters he meets along the way <a href="https://t.co/fH31qE7Tgu">pic.twitter.com/fH31qE7Tgu</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1141712199624331264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnceUponATimeInHollywood?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnceUponATimeInHollywood</a> ': Tarantino takes you on a fascinating, perfectly paced, semi-fairytale filmmaking odyssey showcasing the sights, sounds, & hippy freakiness of '69 Tinseltown <a href="https://t.co/mAY9hSd4DT">pic.twitter.com/mAY9hSd4DT</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1159465709505843200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElRoyaleMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElRoyaleMovie</a> ': A well-made <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tarantino?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tarantino</a> rip-off; complete with conflicted characters, set in an obscure hotel, w/ tinges of ultra-violence, meshed w/ a cool soundtrack and hip 70's vibe; that barely cuts the muster <a href="https://t.co/X3vPl5fnIF">pic.twitter.com/X3vPl5fnIF</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1113420357795553280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Godzilla2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Godzilla2</a> ': You'll scream at the shoddy script, wince at the humdrum monster battles, bewilder at the ludicrous plot, and curse at the gimmicky 3D; but you'll swoon at Ken Watanabe's perfect enunciation of 'Godzilla' <a href="https://t.co/7fdrPspQQP">pic.twitter.com/7fdrPspQQP</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1135893492729831424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2019</a></blockquote>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HolmesAndWatson?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HolmesAndWatson</a> ’ : I tried to use my deduction skills as to why the first 20 minutes of this highly-anticipated detective comedy wasn’t really that funny, and then I solved the case when I didn’t see Adam McKay’s name in the directing credits <a href="https://t.co/yfweL7vyrU">pic.twitter.com/yfweL7vyrU</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1164515514321911809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GlassMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GlassMovie</a> : Shamalyan's final installment in the Unbreakable superhero trilogy was a little fragile in terms of direction and script, which shattered any hopes I had for this flimsy flick <a href="https://t.co/nA1nREJ1Qh">pic.twitter.com/nA1nREJ1Qh</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1181973539789905920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InTheTallGrass?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InTheTallGrass</a> ': This <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Netflix?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Netflix</a> flick about supernatural sod proves that maybe not all Stephen King & Joe Hill short stories should be made into movies <a href="https://t.co/eXQJPmgYwD">pic.twitter.com/eXQJPmgYwD</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1188825096812548098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2019</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISeeYouMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ISeeYouMovie</a> ': This thriller about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/phrogging?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#phrogging</a> 🐸(look it up!) has so many twists the only thing you'll be croaking about is the cardboard acting and Helen Hunt's emotionless depiction of a fractured housewife😱 <a href="https://t.co/cB5yCRRPIn">pic.twitter.com/cB5yCRRPIn</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/1204015401312632833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Hey all, just checking in to share some inspirational reads that inspired me; and perhaps may inspire you as well. Enjoy:</div>
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<b>Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage</b><br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">A fast-paced thrilling first-time novel by Zoje Stage. Moms with new babies (especially daughters) should probably stay away as - from a film perspective - it's a mix between We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Good Son, The Omen, and The Bad Seed. But, it's a girl instead of a boy! Which is a nice twist. Very well written and just an intense novel about a 9-year old girl gone wild; hellbent on killing her mother. Fun, right? For me, it was.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: small;">Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell</span></b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2537648967">I can't say enough about this book. I'm just mesmerized at Malcolm Gladwell's research and insight and communicating some of these heady things in an efficiently easy way that everyone can understand. The biggest thing I pulled out of this novel is that everyone's success is a conglomeration of tiny moments weaved throughout your life that lead you to where you're going to go, and who you're going to be. In some instances, it's when you were born. In others, it's where you were born. What month you were born. Sometimes it's the opportunities you've been given. And, other times, it pure luck. One thing I've learned from this book is that it does take a lot of hard work, 10,000 hours of hard work to be exact. One of the key nuggets I pulled from this book is that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of practice to truly master anything. Soccer. Poker. Coding. Illustrating. Designing. Writing. That's about 3 hours a day of practices, every day, for 10 years! The Beatles, Bill Gates and others got an early start on this practice which eventually led them to their overall success. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Pick up this book. It will definitely open up your eyes.<br /><br /><b>Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2714170908">Can totally see why Academy Award winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) snagged up the rights to this horror novel to transform it into a TV Series. With a tip of the hat to horror maestro HP Lovecraft, Ruff's book mixes strong African-American characters meshed with elements of horror, supernatural and science fiction - and it's set in 1950's Jim Crow America. Also, perfect for television, the book is parcelled out in key vignettes that stand uniquely on their own, while adding to the overall storyline. Matt Ruff does a fantastic job with plot, creative narrative twists and dialogue. His dialogue is superb. Just like the Coen Brothers did with Cormac McCarthy, I can see them plucking entire pages of dialogue from this book to use in the series. I don't want to give too much away, but from my perspective, this is a very unique, very creepy, very fun, book that's entertaining yet casts a lens on racism and prejudice in this very odd time of our American history. Those moments of bigotry, which are splashed throughout the book, are among the most unsettling elements of horror that you'll read.<br /><br /><b>Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling)</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2733265780">If you like JK Rowling and you like detective yarns, then you'll enjoy this book. A friend at work told me that JK wrote these novels under the pseudonym Galbraith, which follows the gruff, frumpy, slightly misunderstood, but highly perceptive, gumshoe Strike (who reminds me of a mix between Columbo and Hagrid). I enjoyed this novel. I enjoyed dipping my toe back in the Rowling waters as the book is well written, well paced, with a strong plot that keeps you turning the pages until you find out 'who done it' or is it 'who did it'?<br /><br /><b>One Summer: America 1927 by Bill Bryson</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview804852786">If you're a history buff or just a fan of American history in general, before you go to the beach snag up this summer read. All summers go by in a flash. But, others, seem to be more important, more memorable. More historic. Summer of '69 comes to top of mind for many. But, the summer of 1927. Damn, that was a biggie. And Bill Bryson's there to give you a front-row seat of the sights, sounds, and spectacles of what took place in that 5-6 month span. From Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford and Babe Ruth to prohibition, Sacco & Vanzetti, and Cleveland's own Von Sweringen brothers and more--Bryson captures it all. His writing paints a worthy narrative picture that seemingly brings the entire summer back to the future to enjoy and marvel. Highly recommended.<br /><br /><b>Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2840779293">Fantastic book. Morrie is a very inspirational fellow - even when he faces his mortaility. Some of the lessons he shares with Mitch Albom on his death bed are almost prophet-like. But I think the beauty about the book is how positive and upbeat he is as his body is deteriorating. I'm not so sure I would be so zen if I were put into his situation. Which, I guess, is why this book was made. This is a good book to have to revisit every so often to serve as a reminder that we're all on this roller coaster for only a finite amount of time. So let's try to make the best of it by reading a great book, right?<br /><br /><b>The River by Peter Heller</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2923301231">Incredible fiction by 'Dog Stars' writer Peter Heller. Coming off my canoeing/hiking trip at Isle Royale in August, I fell right into this book like a beaver to water. Heller captures the sights, the sounds, the feelings and the overall mystique of camping, fishing and canoeing in the great outdoors for more than a night. But it's a lot more. It's a mystery and a thriller weaved into an adventurous fishing trip; all the while with a forest fire closing in on the two protagonists. Great writing. Tight dialogue. Just a great story overall.<br /><br /><b>Heartland by Sarah Smarsh</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2973583893">Great read by Smarsh which harks back to <i>Hillbilly Elegy</i> but from a female's perspective. This biography doesn't take place in Kentucky, but Kansas. America's heartland. Where prideful farmers and blue-collar workers are struggling to make ends meet. Smarsh takes us through her tough childhood journey which consists of poverty, domestic violence, and unplanned pregnancies all around-as she tries to escape her confines for education and middle class dreams. Growing up in the small town of Martins Ferry, Ohio, and being one the first Eimers in my family to ever attend college, I can relate to Smarsh's plight. This is a good, fast read and forces you to think really hard about what folks are fighting for. Sometimes it's not just money. Sometimes it's just to break the chains that have held their family back for so long.<br /><br /><b>Doctor Sleep by Stephen King</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2938027333">Great follow-up to The Shining which doesn't have that much to to do with the original work minus Danny, the lady in room 217, and a final sequence at the Overlook. Happy to see King was interested in how Danny turned out in middle age. That said, the author weaves a very interesting story about a group of individuals called the True Knot who hunt down folks with the shining for their very own personal game - including their hunt for a girl in New Hampshire who has a lot of it. If you liked the first, and/or Kubrick's film (which King didn't like), this is worth a read. You won't be disappointed.<br /><br /><b>Guts by Raina Telgemeier</b><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
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Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-46634504495876877122019-03-02T12:15:00.000-05:002019-03-02T12:15:08.529-05:00A Johnny Memory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When it comes to Johnny, I have memories that stretch the entire spectrum. Good memories. Bad ones. Crazy, Insane and Downright bonkers ones, too. But I would have to say that a great majority of my memories with Johnny have been downright pleasant.<br />
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The particular memory I want to share takes place in the Spring of 1994.<br />
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You know that first weekend in Spring where you check the weather and it’s going to be awesome? Well, it was a weekend like that. Temps in the high 70’s. Low 50’s. In a word, it was perfect.<br />
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A couple days prior, I had talked to a handful of buddies about going down to Old Man’s Cave in Hocking Hills for a day of hiking and then camping down there somewhere. Anywhere. I didn't care. I just really wanted to get out of Columbus and do something different.<br />
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But nobody could go.<br />
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On Saturday morning, I took turns dialing up friends on the old hand-held phone, to no avail. I was almost going to throw in the towel when the phone rang. It was Johnny Neville!<br />
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“Hey man,” he said quietly mumbling over the phone. “You doing anything today?”<br />
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“Yes, I am,” I said. "And hopefully you are too!"<br />
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I invited him on my journey frolicking around the forest. He agreed. The game was afoot. In less than an hour, John dropped by my house and we loaded up my Chevy Spectrum with a 3-person tent, food, water and – pretty much that’s about it. For some reason, we forgot to load up sleeping bags and pillows and toothbrushes and the like. But oh well.<br />
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We headed down to Route 33, but not before stopping at a local 7-Eleven where we purchased a case of beer. A quick stop at a Burger King and an hour and some change later, we were in Hocking Hills.
Prior to our hike, we smoked a joint, chugged a couple of beers, and headed on our way.<br />
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Old Man’s Cave trail is, by far, the most popular and busiest trails in the Hocking Hills area. To our surprise, it was noticeably … not busy. Matter of fact, we were the only ones on the trail for quite some time.
When we reached the waterfall at the bottom of the hill. My head was spinning; but in a good way. And it was pretty intense.<br />
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We hiked for another half-mile or so, chatting, laughing, commiserating—when Neville stopped in his tracks near a sign that said: “<b>Stay On Trail. Off Trail Hiking Is Illegal and Hazardous.</b>”<br />
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A mischievous grin cast over his face. “Let’s go off the trail,” he said. “Let’s have an adventure.”<br />
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So, there we were. Hopping, running, climbing, leaping, death-defying, and just having a boatload of fun like two grade-school kids at recess. It felt like two compadres sharing a fun, mystical experience.
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It was around 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Bodies inhaling oxygen. Taking deep breaths like athletes after a game. We made our way back to the trail. John and I were drawn to this big boulder implanted beside the stream—big enough for both of us to sprawl out comfortably and take in the sights and sounds.
For a long time, we sat there listening to the trees blowing in the wind. The birds chirping. The distant conversations of other hikers on the trail. Squirrels and chipmunks scratching up and down dead logs and dirty ground. A slight trickle from the stream. It was a perfect moment. The perfect, peaceful time with the perfect friend. Just relaxing and enjoying life.
I remember looking over at Neville, his head raised to the sun. His eyes were closed as he was taking in the splendor and beauty of this wonderful day.<br />
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Then, just as quickly, he hopped off the boulder and said, “Let’s go drink some beer.”<br />
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By the time we got back to the car, it was dusk. We made our way to a local KOA campground up the road. Again, just like at Old Man’s Cave, there weren’t very many people around. It was kismet.
The manager set us up in a campground far away from the few campers who were there. We ordered a pizza from the KOA manager. Remember cellphones weren’t as readily available in those times. Then we started a campfire.<br />
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John pulled out this little transistor radio that I hadn’t seen him load up in the car. It’s almost like he knew we were going to need it, for this exact moment. We found Ohio University’s public radio station, which so happened to be playing an 80’s dance mix the entire night.
The pizza arrived. We ate. We drank. We laughed. We listened to endless tunes echoing into the darkness of our campsite.
We talked about life. What we were going to do after college. Where we wanted to travel. Places we wanted to see. We talked about girlfriends, and school, and movies, music, and of course politics. The birds began chirping. The sun was coming up. We hadn’t yet hit the hay.<br />
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“This was a great Saturday,” I told him.
“Yeah,” he said. “It was pretty fun. We should do this again sometime.”
Ending a day of great memories filled with happiness and camaraderie, we crawled into our tent and fell asleep.<br />
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And that’s my visual image of John Neville. The positive, happy-go-lucky friend. The practical joker—always looking to pull a prank, poke and prod and have fun. A great attitude with a youthful zest to experience life.
Just a fun-loving, jovial dude who always wanted to have fun, hang out, and shoot the shit.<br />
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That’s the way I’m always going to remember John.
Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-2550318294644086742019-02-22T13:26:00.002-05:002019-02-22T13:43:19.023-05:00Eimer's Academy Awards Picks for 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Whoa, just got these picks in by the hair of my chinny chin chin. Usually, I knock these out right when they’re announced. Work. Kids. Soccer games. Traffic. Commute. Life. All that shit got in the way. But, I did manage to get <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2018/12/eimers-best-movies-experiences-of-2018.html">Eimer's Best Movies of 2018</a> out there! Yay!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Oh, well. Better late than never. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: red;"><b>My choices and notes in red.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">I think, this year, Roma will probably win the most awards including the first movie to win both <b>Foreign Language Film</b> and <b>Best Picture</b>, but the rest of the awards will be scattered everywhere, like the wild wild west. At least that's what I think. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">I'm picking <span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">different</span> wins for Sound Mixing and Sound Editing this year, which almost never happens. And also picking Spike Lee to win Best Director for BlacKkKlansman even though the Director's Guild already handed the award to Alfonso Cuaron on Silver Platter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Black Panther"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"BlacKkKlansman"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Bohemian Rhapsody"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"A Star Is Born"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Vice"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Marina de Tavira, "Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Mahershala Ali, "Green Book"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Adam Driver, "BlackKKlansman"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Sam Elliott, "A Star Is Born"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">Sam Rockwell, "Vice"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Capernaum"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Cold War"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Never Look Away"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Shoplifters"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Black Sheep"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"End Game"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Lifeboat"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"A Night at the Garden"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Period. End of Sentence."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Free Solo"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Hale County This Morning, This Evening"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Minding the Gap"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Of Fathers and Sons"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"RBG"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"All The Stars" - "Black Panther"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"I'll Fight" - "RBG"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Shallow" - "A Star Is Born<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Place Where Lost Things Go" - "Mary Poppins Returns"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ANIMATED FEATURE FILM</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Incredibles 2"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Isle of Dogs"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Mirai"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Ralph Breaks the Internet"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">"BlacKkKlansman"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Can You Ever Forgive Me?"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"If Beale Street Could Talk"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"A Star Is Born"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"First Reformed"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Green Book"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Vice"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Christian Bale, "Vice"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity's Gate"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Yalitza Aparicio, "Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Glenn Close, "The Wife"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Olivia Colman, "The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DIRECTOR</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Alfonso Cuarón, "Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Adam McKay, "Vice"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PRODUCTION DESIGN</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Black Panther"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"First Man"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Mary Poppins Returns"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CINEMATOGRAPHY</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Cold War"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Never Look Away"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"A Star Is Born"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>COSTUME DESIGN</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Black Panther"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Mary Poppins Returns"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Mary Queen of Scots"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SOUND EDITING</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"A Quiet Place"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Black Panther"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Bohemian Rhapsody"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"First Man"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SOUND MIXING</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Black Panther"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Bohemian Rhapsody"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"First Man"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Roma"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"A Star Is Born"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ANIMATED SHORT FILM</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Animal Behaviour"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Bao"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Late Afternoon"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"One Small Step"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Weekends"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Detainment"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Fauve"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Marguerite"<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Mother"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Skin"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ORIGINAL SCORE</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Black Panther"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"BlacKkKlansman"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"If Beale Street Could Talk"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Isle of Dogs"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Mary Poppins Returns"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>VISUAL EFFECTS</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Avengers: Infinity War"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Christopher Robin"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"First Man"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Ready Player One"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Solo: A Star Wars Story"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FILM EDITING</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"BlacKkKlansman"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Bohemian Rhapsody"<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Green Book"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"The Favourite"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: "helvetica neue";">"Vice"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-64297077515881954282019-02-11T14:36:00.000-05:002019-02-11T14:36:03.682-05:00Work Eimertoon - February 2019Initially, I created a fun trucker cartoon to appear in a quarterly magazine, which poked fun at Truck Inspections:<div>
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Wow! More than 150 visits to my little old blog in little over a day thanks to <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2018/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2018.html">this post</a>, and <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2018/12/eimers-worst-movie-experiences-of-2018.html">this post</a>. <b>That never happens!</b> Never! I always felt like I was writing to myself and maybe my mom and some other guy who found my blog while searching for 'buckets' in Germany. Nice to know I have a couple people who still enjoy some sarcastic ramblings.<br />
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So, rather than wait until a couple days from now, I thought I better strike while the iron is hot, and<br />
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If you're the one person that frequents my <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview">OneSentenceMovieReview</a> Twitter feed, you'll see that I've been cramming in the movies like I've been studying for some sort of test. Judging from my picks, I definitely saved the best for last.<br />
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Keep in mind, I haven't seen those critical darlings like Burning, Black Panther, A Star is Born, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Favourite, Green Book, Vice, First Man, Can You Ever Forgive Me, Shoplifters, and - well - a lot of goddamn movies out there. But, in looking over my list, it seems very diverse, spanning across multiple genres with a tip of the hat to some interesting indie fare.<br />
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I think I was looking for those little gems that went above and beyond the norm. Those films that pushed the creativity, the innovation, and the storytelling to another level or, at least, an interesting level. The movies that made me jealous when I left the theater screaming <i>"Why didn't I think of that?!!!" </i>to my wife and kids.<i> </i>The films that make me ruminate one day, one month, one season, one year after they've passed by my eyeballs.<br />
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RomaMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RomaMovie</a> ': With rich B&W cinematography, engrossing long takes, & authentic performances, writer/director Cuaron effortlessly whisks you away to early '70's Mexico City to experience a year in the life of a maid as she looks after a middle-class family <a href="https://t.co/radqXAFvIy">pic.twitter.com/radqXAFvIy</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IsleOfDogs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IsleOfDogs</a> ': Dir. Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox), again, takes stop motion to another unique level in this Japanese-influenced, doggy-centric, animated film with perfect art direction, clever dialogue, impeccable pace & poignant plot <a href="https://twitter.com/isleofdogsmovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@isleofdogsmovie</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZV4i5iC9KW">pic.twitter.com/ZV4i5iC9KW</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GameNight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GameNight</a> ': This surprisingly funny, slightly predictable, suburban madcap comedy about a game night gone awry will have you shouting 'Check Mate', '<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNO</a> ' & 'Yahtzee' - all at the same time <a href="https://t.co/rGlIrLtlfF">pic.twitter.com/rGlIrLtlfF</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlacKkKlansman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlacKkKlansman</a> ': Spike Lee's latest about a black police officer who infiltrates the Colorado Ku Klux Klan in the 70's is one his best with fantastic acting, poignant script, & that superb Lee style. <a href="https://twitter.com/BlacKkKlansman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlacKkKlansman</a> <a href="https://t.co/rxLDPTvAgc">pic.twitter.com/rxLDPTvAgc</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrigsbyBear?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BrigsbyBear</a> ': Extremely creative, thought-provokingly fun indie by Dave McCary about nostalgic TV shows, the movie-making process, dealing with traumatic events & family … w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/HamillHimself?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HamillHimself</a> <a href="https://t.co/9FENJAJFsr">pic.twitter.com/9FENJAJFsr</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeaveNoTraceMov?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeaveNoTraceMov</a> ': Quiet, subdued, beautifully acted film from WINTER'S BONE Dir. Debra Granik about a teen daughter & her father trying to live off the grid & the struggles they face when they're pushed back on it <a href="https://t.co/0WuTIz4l2o">pic.twitter.com/0WuTIz4l2o</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpiderVerse?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpiderVerse</a> ': This one-off <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spiderman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spiderman</a> animated flick does it right with innovative animation techniques, stunning art-direction, comic book infusion, & a fresh storyline to make every frame explode with🕷️-enhanced creativity <a href="https://t.co/txHrpmFqhk">pic.twitter.com/txHrpmFqhk</a></div>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnnihilationMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnnihilationMovie</a> ’: Dir. Garland’s slow-burn adaptation of VanderMeer’s sci-fi novel is a beautiful, psychological, biological thriller that will leave you thinking about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhatsInside?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhatsInside</a> for days. <a href="https://t.co/0eudHBui3I">pic.twitter.com/0eudHBui3I</a></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">I, Tonya <i>(2017)</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Bohemian Rhapsody</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Mandy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Blockers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Deadpool 2</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Mission Impossible: Fallout</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Adrift</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">A Quiet Place</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Coco <i>(2017)</i></span></li>
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Anyone getting nauseated by all the pungent Superhero movies and sci-fi crap out there? How about those retreads and remakes that try to put a new fresh coat of lipstick on the same big, old, fat hairy pig? Oh, and those formulaic comedies that continuously get greenlit in hopes that the brainless lemmings will go to the theaters and stream on TV just because it's there.<br />
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And I know you went. Don't lie. I know you did. Because I saw you there lapping up the cinematic Hollywood bile with your eyes. And, sadly, so did I. But, I blame my 11- and 12-year old son and daughter. So, what's your excuse?<br />
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Welp, this past year I've witnessed a ton of big turds. In fact, the crap was so prevalent that I eschewed movies almost the entire spring and summer and replaced with hikes, books, TV shows, and copious hours of Angry Birds 2. But, despite my personal opposition, I still managed to watch some stinky stink.<br />
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So, let's take a trip down memory lane - courtesy of my Twitter feed <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview">#1SentenceMovieReview</a> - to revisit some of my not-so-favorite cinematic movie experiences of 2018. Mind you, a few of these movies were released in 2017. I just didn't get around to watching them until 2018. <i>Can you really blame me?</i><br />
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PitchPerfect3?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PitchPerfect3</a> ': Sure, the Pitches are back 🙂... but I'm not too sure they really should've came out of retirement for this not-so-funny last call 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/EDWWBHef5K">pic.twitter.com/EDWWBHef5K</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/949318256711667724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrightMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BrightMovie</a> ’: This poor-man’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TRAININGDAY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TRAININGDAY</a> meets <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LordOfTheRings?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LordOfTheRings</a> mash-up made me yearn for the darkest depth of Mordor & Gollum. 🧙♂️ <a href="https://t.co/TB1W3frHpc">pic.twitter.com/TB1W3frHpc</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jigsaw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jigsaw</a> ': The creepy puppet (& old man) return, once again, with some cool bloody contraptions and a convoluted plot that smells like a rancid, last-gasp money grab. <a href="https://t.co/YYulwiuQHJ">pic.twitter.com/YYulwiuQHJ</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/998535858503540736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2018</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AntManAndTheWasp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AntManAndTheWasp</a> ': Comedy relief pulled this flick out of the 3-star 🐜 hill but, after two flicks, I still feel this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marvel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Marvel</a> superhero needs a spray of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/raid?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#raid</a> <a href="https://t.co/LdPJ51fvdB">pic.twitter.com/LdPJ51fvdB</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oceans8?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oceans8</a> ': You had me at 'all-female Ocean's 11' but, without Soderbergh behind the lens you get apathetic actors, spouting off dull dialogue, while trying to pull off a humdrum heist. 😐 <a href="https://t.co/8sopxFXqJI">pic.twitter.com/8sopxFXqJI</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JurassicWorld2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JurassicWorld2</a> ': Always excited for some <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dinosaur?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dinosaur</a> vs. human carnage, but that 🤔 ending gummed up my dino teeth with a chunk of convoluted plot <a href="https://t.co/BXmrCJmZRT">pic.twitter.com/BXmrCJmZRT</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RampageMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RampageMovie</a> ': They figured out a fun, campy plot, but why, oh why, did it take 32 years to green-light a sub-par, over-CGI'd movie of a subpar <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KingKong?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KingKong</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Godzilla?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Godzilla</a> ripoff 80's video game? <a href="https://t.co/o1319laNhL">pic.twitter.com/o1319laNhL</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/slenderman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#slenderman</a> ': The 'thin' plot, 'frail' script, and 'wispy' direction made me want to ship this <a href="https://twitter.com/SlenderManMovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SlenderManMovie</a> back to the internet chat rooms from whence it came <a href="https://t.co/Rh3NGiJv6D">pic.twitter.com/Rh3NGiJv6D</a></div>
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'The Predator': Bad-acting, meh <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SFX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SFX</a>, & terrible plot came together to create a sci-fi, black comedy, action-thriller, horror movie hybrid that ultimately suffers from self-identity issues 👽+👻+💥=💩 <a href="https://t.co/0000HaAPQy">pic.twitter.com/0000HaAPQy</a></div>
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When it came to book-reading in 2018, it was an okay year for me. Not good. Not bad. Just okay. For some odd reason, I would fall asleep after reading 1-2 pages of a book and then lose my spot. And then have to go back and read it again, and again, and again. Sigh. Besides listening to audiobooks, I didn't really get into a book-reading rhythm this year, which is a bummer because, well, it sucks.<br />
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In hindsight, I think it was the overall quality of the books as well. I look back on other years, like <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2016/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2016.html">2016</a> and <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2014/12/eimers-best-reads-of-2014.html">2014</a> and, even, <a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2010/01/eimers-top-10-reads-of-2009.html">2009</a> in awe. I truly came across some great books in those years that stretched throughout the 365 days. Well, I guess, just like Billy Bob Thornton's Santa said to the chubby kid in Bad Santa, <i>"They all can't be winners."</i><br />
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Nonetheless, even though it wasn't the best crop of books to pop into my cranium, it was an interesting grab-bag year of graphic novels (two by the same author and illustrator), marketing tomes, biographies and post-apocalyptic treachery. Sort of like the 'Potpourri' category on Jeopardy.<br />
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Well, I could keep writing, and I will--but it's going to be in the form of the reviews, so enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Actors-Life-Survival-Guide/dp/1944648224/ref=asc_df_1944648224/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266059698431&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8868138747407457036&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015342&hvtargid=pla-417341871578&psc=1">The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide</a> </b>by Jenna Fischer</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm a big fan of the television show 'The Office' ... and Pam (played by Jenna Fischer). And, even</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">though I'm not an actor, I found this helpful survival guide very entertaining and informative. Fischer shares snippets of her career from high school to being tossed into the L.A. actor carousel including getting noticed, movie roles, firings and the endless disappointments that come with auditioning - and to her eventual acting role on The Office. But, this book is also a self-help book for up and coming actors who traveled from god knows where to Hollywood and then - bam! - they don't know what to do, or where to start. Very well written with fantastic tips and advice. For myself, it was nice to see a snapshot of this interesting industry through Fischer's eyes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lost-City-Monkey-God-Story/dp/1455540013/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007436&sr=1-1&keywords=the+lost+city+of+the+monkey+god"><b>The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story</b></a> by Douglas Preston</span><br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Great biographic read. It's almost like David Grann's highly recommended adventure biographical</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">novel 'The Lost City of Z'. But, his one turned out to be a success. Just a blow-by-blow account of the history, the failed expeditions and, finally, to the last-ditch effort to find the fabled city using the latest technology. Wonderfully written book. If you're an adventure seeker, a backpacker, hiker, or someone that loves that 'Raiders of The Lost Ark' mentality of unearthing valuable unfound treasures - then this is the book for you. Not much more to say, but check it out!!</span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText" style="line-height: 21px;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Operator-Firing-Shots-Killed-Warrior/dp/1501145045/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007513&sr=1-2&keywords=the+operator+robert+o%27neill">The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama Bin Laden</a> </b>by Robert O'Neill</span><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="line-height: 21px;"><span id="freeTextreview2307491977">If you're a history buff, a war buff, a hater of Osama Bin Laden & Al Qaida, or simply someone</span></span><br />
that likes to pick up a biography and live someone else's life for a couple weeks - then this is the<br />
book for you. Following Robert O'Neill through grueling Navy Seal training to multiple missions including Captain Phillips' rescue, followed by the grand finale - a blow-by-blow account of the killing of the most hated man in the United States. Just a well-written book that lets you experience what it's like to be Navy Seal. Makes my one-hour commute to cushy corporate life look like a daycare center. Also, it's going to motivate me to run that extra mile or do that extra pushup when I really don't feel like it. Hats off to these guys protecting our country. And thanks for Robert O'Neill writing this. I know he got a lot of crap for it from his Seal brethren, but it definitely puts an end to all of the conspiracy theories, lies and innuendo that you heard when President Obama told the entire nation of the Bin Laden's death. Now I want to watch Zero Dark Thirty again.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Weather-Four-Short-Novels/dp/0062663119/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007570&sr=1-1&keywords=strange+weather+joe+hill"><b>Strange Weather</b> </a>by Joe Hill</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Four unique, creepy, disturbing - yet entertaining - stories about four different weather patterns. Joe Hill is Stephen King's son, but he has his own voice steeped in 80's pop-culture references. The first story is - well - strange, but it shows some deep thinking about technology, about photography, and evil, and forgetfulness. The second story is the best of the four (in my opinion) about gun ownership and violence in America. Third story is a fun, fantasy that literally takes place in the clouds. Fourth story is just plain disturbing - like a 'what if' of weather, which sort of echoed the second episode of the new Netflix 'Lost In Space' series. Don't want to give the Strange Weather plot points away, but they're all worth a good read.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Be-Prepared-Vera-Brosgol/dp/1626724458/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007605&sr=1-1&keywords=be+prepared+vera+brosgol">Be Prepared</a></b> by Vera Brosgol</span></span><br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Beautifully written and illustrated <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">graphic novel by Vera Brosgol. A coming-of-age story about a tween </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">female attending camp for the very first time ... warts and all. Perfect for the tween or female graphic </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">novel enthusiast in your family. Heck, perfect for anyone. This is a fun, entertaining graphic novel.</span><br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Very interesting post-apocalyptic read about a traveling group of thespians who have come together<br />
after a massive, deadly flu outbreak wipes out 99% of the world. They travel from town to town<br />
along the Great Lakes (mostly Michigan) and put on Shakespeare productions to small cities. But it's<br />
more than that. There's a whole sci-fi story called Station Eleven that comes into play as well as the<br />
death of a famous actor prior to the outbreak while performing King Lear. Sounds odd, right? Well, it<br />
is. But it all works. And each plot piece that's introduced has some sort of cosmic meaning that<br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Stars-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307950476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007658&sr=1-1&keywords=the+dog+stars+by+peter+heller">The Dog Stars</a> </b>by Peter Heller</span><br />I'm on a post-apocalyptic novel kick nowadays. It's not by choice, it's just the order that I have the</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">books in my Goodreads 'To-Read' slot. This novel features the post-apocalyptic odd-couple of two</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">men fighting off hordes of </span>f'd<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> up humans after a killer flu wipes out most of the United States. A mix</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">of 'The Road' and a previous novel that I had just read called 'Station Eleven', it's an interesting story</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">told matter of factly in first person narrative of a pacifist pilot that's forced to kill. A former army</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">marine that's trained to kill, and sort of likes it--all in the name of protecting the airport that they call</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">home. The two form a crazy, odd bond that works well in printed form. And probably could stretch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">into a movie version with the right actors. It's sad. It's melancholy. It questions our humanity. I</span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText" style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">praises relationships and kinships that form. And it adds a bit of warmth in this depressing,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">despicable, lonely planet that the flu virus has left behind.</span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText" style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shining-Stephen-King/dp/0307743659/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007683&sr=1-1&keywords=the+shining">The Shining</a></b> by Stephen King</span></span></span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText" style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Great haunted house/hotel thriller from Stephen King. I've read the articles. King hates Kubrick's</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">film adaptation. But I don't care, I loved the film. It's one of my all-time favorites. But, I enjoyed the book on its own. Some of the key differences that I've found awesome about the book were the wife was actually a character with feelings and heart, the creepy hedge animals, the fact that the Overlook wanted Danny more than Jack, Dick Halloran's backstory and overall importance to the plot, the ongoing references to wasps (the insects), and a nice sinister backstory to the hotel itself - which is explained in gory and sadomasochistic detail. Again, I loved Kubrick's movie more than this book (sorry Mr. King!), but that shouldn't stop you from picking this one up and checking it out. It's</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">very good, and creepy.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/1501147765/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007708&sr=1-2&keywords=the+power+of+moments+by+chip+and+dan+heath">The Power of Moments</a></b> by Chip Heath & Dan Heath</span><br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: small;">A fantastic book sure to help any advertising or creative team out with marketing conundrums that </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">may arise during their day-to-day brainstorms and strategy sessions. Figuring out those key 'moments' where you can surprise and delight your customers is key to any great marketing strategy. Not even for marketing. Human Resources. Print Facilities. IT. Small businesses.</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"> Agencies. Whatever business you have, you can pull something valuable out of this book to help support consumers, customers, and </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">employees. Some of the key things I learned is that (a) it's okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from them (b) a good starting point to great strategy is to always look out for those key problem points or celebration points in your customer's or employee's journey and try to figure out ways to make them better and (c) customer experience should be mostly forgettable and occasionally remarkable - among other things. This book gave me a great idea to help out our creative group's onboarding strategy, which celebrates the new employees rather than tosses them into an empty cubicle watching endless corporate videos. I'll probably pick up this book again for more inspiration and ideas down the line.</span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21px;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anyas-Ghost-Vera-Brosgol/dp/1250040019/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546007747&sr=1-1&keywords=anya%27s+ghost+by+vera+brosgol">Anya's Ghost</a></b> by</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> Vera Brosgol</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another well-written, </span><span style="font-size: small;">fantastically illustrated female-centric graphic novel by Brosgol. Although I enjoyed 'Be Prepared' a tiny bit more for more personal reasons than anything else - I like that Brosgol took this story down a more fantasy, thriller route than just your normal coming-of-age, angst-ridden teen dramedy. Check it out for the visuals. Stay for the fun, creepyish </span><span style="font-size: small;">plot.</span></span></td></tr>
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Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-1438813642173367872018-07-05T16:10:00.002-04:002018-07-05T16:11:23.736-04:00Work Eimertoon - Small BusinessHere's another toon that I just created which will be planted in an online Small Business magazine. Always nice to shake out the spider-webs and actually produce something that's usable for a client.<br />
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<br />Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-31650381742666762792018-03-02T12:41:00.005-05:002018-03-04T10:10:07.468-05:00Eimer's Academy Awards Picks - 2018 Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wow, I almost wasn't able to get my list out, breaking an annual tradition since starting this blog back in 2006. Whew!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In any event, here are my picks for Hollywood's biggest night. I'm feeling the love for 'Shape of Water' and 'Three Billboards'. I'll post a rundown on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Best Picture: </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Shape of Water</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Lead Actor: </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour’</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>Hey, Daniel Day-Lewis could win for Phantom Thread. But he won’t because Gary’s won all of the awards for his role as Winston Churchill</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Lead Actress: </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">France McDormand “Three Billboards”</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>Same goes for Frances. She’s won every major award including Screen Actor’s Guild. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Supporting Actor: </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sam Rockwell “Three Billboards”</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>Picking Sam as well on this since he’s won every other major acting award for his role. Can’t really see anyone else winning this one. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Supporting Actress: </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Allison Janny, “I, Tonya”</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>I thought she was great. I also thought Laurie Metcalf and Octavia Spencer were as well. But, I’m going with Janny for her transformative performance as Tonya Harding’s mother.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Director: </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Guillermo Del Toro, “The Shape of Water”</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>He won director’s guild award. So he’s going to win this. </i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Animated Feature: </strong><span style="font-size: large;">“Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>I’m hearing good things form Loving Vincent, but haven’t seen it. I’ll stick with Pixar. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Animated Short:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong style="font-size: medium;">Adapted Screenplay: </strong><span style="font-size: large;">“Mudbound,” Virigl Williams and Dee Rees</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>Disaster Artist could win. I really enjoyed Logan and it would be cool to see a superhero script win, but I’m going with Mudbound. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">Original Screenplay: </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">‘Lady Bird’, Greta Gerwig</span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>I enjoyed The Big Sick, Shape of Water, and Get Out, but I think Gerwig’s coming-of-age dramedy is pretty, pretty slick.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Best Documentary Short Subject:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i>It’s was shot in Cleveland, so I have to pick this.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>Toss up between Shape and Blade Runner. I’m going with Shape since it’s going to win best picture. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Original Song:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” </span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>This is my cold-stone lock. Bet this one in Vegas.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-35686207802874362772018-01-30T20:08:00.001-05:002018-01-30T20:09:08.357-05:00Eimertoons - Small Business Agent CartoonI've been slipping.<br />
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In reading. In pushing my creative chops outside of work. In (gulp!) cartooning.<br />
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I always said, if I gave up on doodling on sketchbooks and reading comic books then I've completely grown up and transformed into an old man. Never, I say. NEVER!<br />
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Which is why it was so nice that a designer approached me last week to create a cartoon for one of our external customer newsletters, which is supposed to accompany a crossword puzzle.<br />
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Truth be told, I was a little rusty. And I suck at drawing women. But, it all came back to me. And, the photoshop skills kicked in. Hell, I was even able to incorporate a little vector, fine-line action via Illustrator. This is by no means my best stuff. But it felt nice getting back on the horse again.<br />
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I have a poster-sized piece down in my basement that needs some ink applied to it. It's on my to-complete list for 2018. And this little piece just got my creative mojo humming.Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-74989382780628101882017-12-30T09:00:00.000-05:002017-12-30T09:00:50.374-05:00Eimer's Best Movie Experiences of 2017All in all, I watched some pretty good 2017 new releases this year. This is only a handful of the films that stood out. But I'm only going to give you 10. No more. No less.<br />
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Oh, and please give my <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview">1SentenceMoviesReviews</a> Twitter Page some love. Feel free to like or retweet a couple of my posts while you're at it, too.<br />
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CaptainFantastic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CaptainFantastic</a> ': Well-acted spirited road trip film about an off-the-radar family coping with a matriarch's death is one of 2016's best <a href="https://t.co/rkuh1oZO1v">pic.twitter.com/rkuh1oZO1v</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Logan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Logan</a> ': It's clearly no country for old mutants as Mangold creates a grim, gritty, superb swan song for Jackman. <a href="https://twitter.com/WolverineMovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WolverineMovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/xmen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#xmen</a> <a href="https://t.co/vgz5Yo9SP0">pic.twitter.com/vgz5Yo9SP0</a></div>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LadyBird?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LadyBird</a> ’: Writer/Dir. Gerwig channels Baumbach, Wes Anderson & herself, for an all-too-real look at unfiltered teenage angst, individuality, and arrogance, played perfectly by Saoirse Ronan. <a href="https://t.co/wzz6xq0wtG">pic.twitter.com/wzz6xq0wtG</a></div>
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What about you? What were your favorites movie experiences of this year? Either new release or old release. I don't care!!</div>
Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-87268801546551262842017-12-29T08:00:00.000-05:002017-12-29T08:41:13.924-05:00Eimer's Worst Movie Experiences of 2017This year, it seemed to me like there were a lot of dud movies in 2017, which is why I think I stayed away from a lot of the new releases.<br />
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Plus, with a 10-year old boy and almost 12-year old female tween in our household, we were able to watch a lot of movies from my past that needed to be seen by my kids including <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/825047458455629831">Time Bandits</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/936567936428281856">Rain Man</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/946421868310953984">Schindlers List</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/880464366696529920">Ferris Bueller</a>, and of course, <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/891287079635865600">Problem Child 1</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/909780906059210753">the much-better sequel</a>, and more and more and more.<br />
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So, for me, this year was steeped in nostalgia rather than the crap that sifts to the top of the sewer tank. In other words, Rottentomatoes, New Yorker and word of mouth helped me immensely in choosing my movies wisely.<br />
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In any event, is this list, like, the worst movies ever made? Probably not. They're just a handful of those so-so movies that I had high hopes for, and they ultimately disappointed or fell below par in the end.<br />
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C'est La Vie. Enjoy...<br />
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/HowToBeSingle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HowToBeSingle</a> ’: I was all 😒 and 😴 before it started, but the 😜 acting and 😐 storyline made me (sort of) 🙂 by the end credits. <a href="https://t.co/cP22U87bpj">pic.twitter.com/cP22U87bpj</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/860159872167538689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Geostorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Geostorm</a> ’: A low-pressure of frigid acting merged w/ a soupy script & wispy thrills to create a shitstorm of atmospheric indigestion <a href="https://t.co/5IL1DLuskF">pic.twitter.com/5IL1DLuskF</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/925056561386573824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/SwissArmyMan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SwissArmyMan</a> ': It's definitely odd & well-acted, but my mind kept reverting back to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CASTAWAY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CASTAWAY</a> with a dead body replacing the soccer ball. <a href="https://t.co/l0JYfiSrTB">pic.twitter.com/l0JYfiSrTB</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/830077227794591744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/Guardians?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Guardians</a> Vol. 2’: There were funny parts, but this Marvel sequel needed a little less conversation & a little more action to satisfy me <a href="https://t.co/oxoMjZr2EK">pic.twitter.com/oxoMjZr2EK</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/861616374036271104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DoctorStrange?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DoctorStrange</a> ’: Mind-bending visuals will trip out your stoner buds, but the familiar <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marvel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Marvel</a> origin story plot will induce snoring. <a href="https://t.co/s8Kb2vtuoW">pic.twitter.com/s8Kb2vtuoW</a></div>
— 1SentenceMovieReview (@EimerFilmReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/EimerFilmReview/status/879736303587295232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BabyDriverMovie?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BabyDriverMovie</a> ’: Always impressed by Wright’s kinetic visuals & killer soundtracks but felt the crew should have heisted a better script <a href="https://t.co/jsF0bDgiGH">pic.twitter.com/jsF0bDgiGH</a></div>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtomicBlonde?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AtomicBlonde</a>’: Theron brings the brawn, yet minus the ballyhooed stairway scene, this impossible mission has already been accepted before <a href="https://t.co/MbXtLJkVU7">pic.twitter.com/MbXtLJkVU7</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeatrizAtDinner?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BeatrizAtDinner</a> ': Sat down for a good old-fashioned <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/conservative?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#conservative</a> vs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/liberal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#liberal</a> verbal tete-a-tete dinner ... but left the table starving. <a href="https://t.co/S4XVWM2JWa">pic.twitter.com/S4XVWM2JWa</a></div>
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'<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/47MetersDown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#47MetersDown</a> ': A mix between <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JAWS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JAWS</a> & OPEN WATER, there be decent scares & skin, but not enough meat to sink my shark teeth in. <a href="https://twitter.com/47MDown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@47MDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/qiNzQXV6gn">pic.twitter.com/qiNzQXV6gn</a></div>
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‘<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BelkoExperiment?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BelkoExperiment</a> ': BATTLE ROYALE & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAW</a> go corporate for a rather formulaic, tedious <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gorno?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gorno</a> psychological experiment w/ promised sequels <a href="https://t.co/GvjoLxC3YP">pic.twitter.com/GvjoLxC3YP</a></div>
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What about you? What's the worst movie you saw this year?</div>
Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-52626443181933147282017-12-26T11:46:00.000-05:002017-12-26T11:46:06.238-05:00Eimer's Best Reads of 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To all of those unaware, I love <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/">Goodreads</a>, a website/app that allows you to keep track of the books you previously read, books you want to read, and currently reading. It's a great book community site that, frankly, is a lot better than Facebook. It's been a real help for me when I enter a bookstore, or a library, or Amazon.com and my mind freezes and I can't remember what book I want to read next.<br />
<br />Well, I bring this up because, every year, I enter a reading challenge. It's sort of a motivator to kickstart my book-reading for the year. This year, I didn't do too shabby ...<br />
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That said, I came across a number of great books. Some good. Some bad. Most of which weren't printed in 2017. But, who cares, I'm playing catch-up with other decades (as you'll see below). Enjoy the list.<br />
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And, if you have time, send me the favorite book you've read in 2017. Of course, I'll toss it on my Goodreads 'to-read' queue. Links to Amazon.com if you're interested in purchasing.<br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">From a writing and structure perspective, this book is uniquely written - shooting from past to present with narrative and character changes in truly a unique fashion. And, surprisingly, it all works. I'm trying to jar my brain for a book that's been written in this exact way, but I'm at a loss. Perhaps Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five minus the time traveling? No. Through each chapter, we learn more and more about the passengers of a plane that crashed into the Atlantic traveling from Long Island back to New York. We also learn more about our main protagonist Scott Burroughs - with the police, FBI and national media on his tail. Is he a hero? Is he behind the crash? Is he in it for the money? It's interesting how Hawley (of Fargo TV series fame) weaves this rather mundane story into a page-turner of a novel. Check 'er out!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;">As someone that's (a) growing older, (b) currently going through career existentialism and (c) in the advertising field, this books hits home on a lot of different ways to me. Gill, is a much more successful advertising figure than myself and - after more than 15+ years at JWT finds himself out on his ass, due to seemingly two things (a) his big salary and (b) his age. Such is the life of a marketer. I've been told that 50-years old is the cut-off, termination point for many top creatives in the field. I guess old people can't be creative or something. They can't speak to the current purchasing generation, which I find is both insulting and bullshit. If this is the case, then I'm about 6 years away from searching for a new identity. Gill was as well. And, with his back against the wall, he decided to take a job at Starbucks - mainly for the insurance. But, in this transformation, from the man who had it all , to the man shilling drinks at a local coffee shop - Gill finds true happiness. This is a great read. Again, it hits home for me. But I think it could speak to people of all ages who are looking for something new, something different, something drastic change in their career.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;">For the past 20 years, I was dragging my feet on this book. "How could a book about a hermaphrodite be any good?" I would naively ruminate as I circled this book over and over again. Well, two thumbs up from three of my co-workers motivated me to give it a shot and color me impressed. This book is more than a person with male and female organs. It's a history lesson about Greece, it paints a picture of growing up in hustling-bustling pre-poverty stricken Detroit. It's filled with humor and action and fantastic dialogue. It's a wonderful, pleasant surprise! Should have read it about 20 years ago!</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;">Great read. Merging two stories 50 years apart - one illustrated, one written - into one beautiful story. Not going to give away the ending, but, now, I would love to head to the two museums highlighted in the book and check out the creations that they discuss. Again, highly recommended. Almost could be compared to The Invention of Hugo Cabret in the sense that this book is a mystery that unfolds like the peels of an onion as each chapter continues.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hypercapitalism-Modern-Economy-Values-Change/dp/1620972824/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514306038&sr=1-1&keywords=hypercapitalism">Hypercapitalism by Larry Gonick and Tim Kasser </a></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;">I'm not a big business type of guy. Financially, I understand how the world works, but that's just about it. Sometimes I need a visual representation to get me through some of the heavy topics of life. In this case, capitalism. Kasser's book is good. But with added illustrative representation by Larry Gonic, it's a fantastic read. It reminds me of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics but with Capitalism. Kasser and Gonic take you through a history of capitalism in our country and around the world followed by it's steady rise into hypercapitalism. But it doesn't stop there, they also highlight ways to reverse the trends of corporate greed, low pay, and gluttonous buying. All in all, a great read - even for those people who have a hard time grasping these heady concepts ... like yours truly. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;">Great book. Originally I thought this was going to be a yawner. A big slog through the JFK assassination. But, man, it turned out to be a suspenseful thriller, a history lesson on Lee Harvey Oswald and the fateful day, a romantic novel, plus a little science-fiction dabbled in - all in one. It's long. You've been warned. But, nevertheless, it was a thoroughly enjoyable read. One piece of feedback. The narrator kept saying the word 'obdurate' and 'harmonize' over and over again. I get that he was trying to set this up for something to come in the novel, but that's very minor. Stephen King never fails to surprise me though. Just a big fan of his writing, even when I think I'm going to hate it.</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I hate fall because I always get sick. Always, like four sinus infections, and some sort of intestinal flu. I also get a guaranteed migraine due to, what I believe is, the barometric pressure change in the atmosphere. Also, it's cold and shitty out. And never warm. Oh, and it gets dark earlier.</div>
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I love fall for the foliage. Halloween is always a favorite time for me. And let's not forget football. Glorious college and pro football. I also have a fondness in my heart for Thanksgiving and parties that always end up around a roaring wood fire. </div>
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Oh, and I love fall movies, which - much like the seasons - signifies a major shift in the type of movies that are released. It's like a step up from the schlocky summer fare that the kids adore to some downright serious Academy Award contenders that adults implore. It's like the difference between a Fish Eye Merlot and a Francis Ford Copolla Claret - both available at CVS by the way.</div>
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So, with that said, here's a list of fall movies that I'm anticipating for the colder, crisper months that lie ahead.</div>
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One of Stephen King’s best horror novels spread across two
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Darren Aronofosky’s (The Wrestler, Requiem for a Dream)
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AMERICAN MADE – Sept
29<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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People may be sick of him, but I still like Tom Cruise. And I'm
hoping this drug smuggling flick by ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ and 'Go!' director Doug Liman can
get him back on track. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BLADE RUNNER 2049 –
Oct. 6<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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You had me at ‘Blade Runner’. But add in 'Arrival' director
Denis Villenueve, and I’m very interested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE FOREIGNER – Oct.
13<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Jackie Chan meets 'First Blood' in this very apropos terrorist
bombing revenge flick directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE MEYEROWITZ
STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED) – Oct. 13<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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One my favorite dramedy directors, Noah Baumbach, focuses
his lens and script on three siblings healing old wounds while dealing with a disgruntled Dad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WASTED: THE STORY OF
FOOD WASTE – Oct. 13<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Anthony Bourdain’s documentary on, well, see above, will
probably be depressing, but entertaining at the same time. Right! Right?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE SNOWMAN – Oct. 20<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8LttobzeQ4">trailer gives too much away</a>, but I’m still intrigued in
this best selling book transformed into a thriller movie directed by <span style="color: #262626; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Tomas Alfredson (Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #262626; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">WONDERSTRUCK – Oct. 20<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">My
son recommended <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011J7Y2A6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1">Brian Selznick’s award-winning book</a> to me over the summer. I read it and was intrigued with the
overall plot techniques. Curious how Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven) will
handle this New York drama (that's all I can say!).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE KILLING OF A
SACRED DEER – OCT 27<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Creative, innovative, quirky Yorgos
Lanthimos, of 'The Lobster' and 'Dogtooth' directorial fame, is back. And isn’t
that enough?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SUBURBICON – OCT. 27<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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George Clooney directs a dark comedy based on a Coen
Brothers script about 59’s suburbia? Count this suburban asshole in!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THOR: RAGNORAK – NOV.
3<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The only reason this Marvel movie is on the list is because
humorously eclectic director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169806/">Taika Waititi</a> (What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt for
the Wilderpeople) is at the helm. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE DISASTER ARTIST –
DEC. 1<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I’m a sucker for movies about movies. And this film, about
making one of the worst reviewed films of all time (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOlzW8hx5A">The Room</a>) is another one.
Directed by James Franco starring Franco and Seth Rogan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE SHAPE OF WATER –
DEC. 8<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Pacific Rim)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFYWazblaUA&t=53s">looks to be returning to his creepy horror roots</a> in this aquatic creature/human
love story? (note the question mark)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">STAR WARS: THE LAST
JEDI – Dec. 15<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Well, duh!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;">POSSIBLE GUILTY PLEASURES:</u></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK
99 – Oct. 6<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The pro: Vince Vaughn plays a badass in prison with a
kick-ass movie title. The con: It’s directed by the guy who did Bone Tomahawk,
which everyone loved, but I hated.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GEOSTORM – Oct. 20<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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My kids are pumped for this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOlYPSEzSc">over-steroidal SFX showcase</a>
highlighting weather and global catastrophes. You know what? So am I!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">JIGSAW – Oct. 27<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I gave up on the SAW series after the third film. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPP6aIw1vgY">This new trailer </a>looks appealing enough to dip my severed toe into it once again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MY FRIEND DAHMER –
Nov. 3<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I g<a href="http://eimerdebris.blogspot.com/2013/01/eimers-top-10-books-of-2012.html">ave the graphic novel by Derf rave reviews</a>. But, is there
enough meat in this human morsel about the notorious serial killer’s high school
exploits in Bath, Ohio, to sustain a full-length feature meal? Burp!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MURDER ON THE ORIENT
EXPRESS – Nov. 10<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Kenneth Branaugh directs a fantastic cast of Depp, Cruz,
Dench, Pfeiffer and himself in this Agatha Christie classic, which I’ve never
read.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;">NOT INTERESTED IN SEEING AT ALL:</u></div>
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<li><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Flatliners – Sept. 29</b></li>
<li><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Only the Brave – Oct. 20</b></li>
<li><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">LBJ – Nov. 3</b></li>
<li><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Daddy’s Home 2 – Nov. 10</b></li>
<li><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Justice League – Nov. 17</b></li>
<li><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Wonder – Nov. 17</b></li>
<li><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Jumanji – Dec. 20</b></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Well, do you agree/disagree? Enquiring minds like mine want to know!!</span></div>
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A couple weeks ago, I was involved in a brainstorm meeting at
work. I grabbed a marker to start doodling ideas on our white board. Then, a
familiar scent hit my nose. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The glorious smell of black licorice.</b></div>
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Zap! I was transported back to Kindergarten at Hilltop
Elementary. Singing B-I-N-G-O with my pleasantly plump teacher Miss Barrisford.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I gazed down at the writing instrument in my hand. It was a
scented black marker. Ignoring everyone’s crazy looks, I pulled the marker up
to my nose and took a deep breath. The memory of that school, the song—more
than 40 years ago—became more and more distinct in my mind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ahhhhhh!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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In a zombie-like trance, I walked over to the other scented
markers and began sniffing like my cat inhales luggage after we return from a weeklong vacation. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Each distinct smell brought back a distinct vision in my brain.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cherry.</i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Zap!</i> Putting the finishing touches on a Santa Claus drawing
in Ms. Ramser’s first-grade class anxiously awaiting the bus to leave on Christmas
break.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blueberry.</i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Zap!</i> First-grade art class. It was storming outside. Mr.
Reithmiller, our art teacher, was showing us how to draw an owl.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lemon.</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Zap! </i>Six-years old sitting in the hot attic of a church in
Martins Ferry during Sunday School. I was painting a picture of a sun and
clouds. Ironically, no gods or angels.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I started thinking about all those other good, bad and ugly aromas that you come across every now and again that gives
you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Chuck Norris round-house kick to the
amygdala.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mildew mixed with mothballs.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<i>Zap!</i> Playing tag with my brother and exploring the old,
dusty antiques and tools in my Grandma Eimer’s basement in Shadyside, Ohio
circa 70’s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sweet & sour odor of the recycling canister</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Zap! </i>My high school senior year doing community service at a
recycling center in Martins Ferry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got busted destroying a nativity scene in our downtown park. That terrible smell singed on my nostrils is
a life-sentence memory of my regrettable crime.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mud, grass, fresh rain, and spring flowers</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Zap! </i>An Easter of my youth—dressed up in my Sunday best
dragging a huge Easter basket filled complete with a chocolate rabbit with
yellow googly edible eyes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fresh-cut grass</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Zap!</i> Football Friday Night circa 1984. I’m preparing to head
down to the Ferry football field with my mom to hang out with the McSwords
twins, watch the football game—as well as my brother, who was in the high
school marching band. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Body odor. Mildew. Fresh Paint. <o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<i>Zap!</i> Walking into the locker room under the bleachers of
Martins Ferry Stadium after two-a-day practices in eighth grade—the first time
I ever wore pads to play football.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead skunk on the road.</i></b> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Zap!</i> Heading home from Cedar Point in the dead of night with my family when
I was 8 or 9 years old. I was sleeping in backseat and my dad hit a skunk. That
smell remained for the rest of the car ride home. It also brings back those not-to-distant
memories of a good bag of sticky, stinky college weed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Most of my memories revert me back to my youth, but there’s
always one distinct smell that reminds me of my college years and beyond.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Women’s Perfume.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Every fragrance of perfume is unique—as is every woman I’ve dated. I don’t know the fragrances. I don’t know the brand names. But, I know that distinct smell. And if I catch that certain pleasant aroma as I pass a random female on the street …</div>
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<i>Zap!<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></i>I’m
immediately transported back to that particular girlfriend who wore that
distinct perfume. They’re all pleasant, positive memories. Just, regular,
everyday memories, like sitting in the car, or waking up in the morning, or
just hanging in their apartment listening to music and drinking some frosty
beverages. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Which brings me to my final story.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was at some random house using some random bathroom when I
came across a canister of <a href="https://www.glade.com/en/fragrances/floral/jubilant-rose-and-lavender-and-peach-blossom">Glade
Jubilant Rose<sup><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">® </span></sup>& Lavender
& Peach Blossom</a>. Curious, I grabbed the can and sprayed a tiny mist
into the air. After a brief millisecond, I inhaled.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Zap!</i> I was catapulted back more than 20 years ago to The Gentleman’s Club
Strip Club in Cleveland. The same, exact aroma was emanating off a stripper who
was giving my good buddy a lap dance. </div>
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I had turned down this particular stripper because
she looked too much like my aunt.</div>
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