Paul Anthony Johnson
@cinedaze.bsky.social
Movie Buff. Cat Owner. Hermit. Powell & Pressburger admirer. Vincent Price enthusiast.
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Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Certainly most of what passes for political criticism amounts to narcissistic calls for art to simply reflect and affirm the critic's personal political prejudices and priorities.
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Certainly most of what passes for political criticism amounts to narcissistic calls for art to simply reflect and affirm the critic's personal political prejudices and priorities.
Maybe Pauline Kael had a point about rewatching movies (or at least about rewatching slightly-better-than-middling movies).
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Maybe Pauline Kael had a point about rewatching movies (or at least about rewatching slightly-better-than-middling movies).
In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when the teacher makes sure Francie gets the Christmas pie without exposing her poverty to the rest of class (though nearly every scene in the movie contains a gesture like this).
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when the teacher makes sure Francie gets the Christmas pie without exposing her poverty to the rest of class (though nearly every scene in the movie contains a gesture like this).