It’s a movie where not a lot happens, but you really understand some family dynamics that represent all of us. I came away from the movie feeling sad.

The Nevada Independent did a thing about how Sam Brown doesn’t talk about his position on abortion. It’s a bad article based on a really stupid premise. Is Sam Brown running as a Republican? If so, it is blindingly obvious that he is in favor of banning abortion from the moment of conception until he actually says otherwise. That’s the most bankable thing in politics that exists in 2023.

This fit right in with the rest of the four sequels. After Raiders of the Lost Ark, these movies were fun and ultimately fine. I wasn’t watching to see great stories told in important ways. I was watching to see cool action and hopefully have a fun time following Indy on his quests. The four sequels handled that just fine. This was a good addition to the franchise.

I’m sort of shocked we haven’t seen more red states puffing their chests up about these migration patterns.

I was struck by how disdainfully this movie treated Robert Mitchum’s preacher character and his Christianity, despite the occasional allusion to his being a man of the cloth and therefore worthy of respect. That respect never really came to the character except from the easily manipulated.

The main thing that will definitely stay on the main site for me is the monthly recap post (travel write-ups as well will stay there). So, here is What I Did: November 2023

Haha.

I'm finishing up my monthly recap for myself and kind of love having so many movies to include. Best of the month for me: Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush. Great intro to an institution.

Do bullet points work?

I have had a pretty hard time finding solid sources for movie reviews of old movies. So, when I came across this guy reviewing Black Narcissus, which I just watched last weekend, I was pretty excited to find something new like this.