Captain Critic
Delivering immeasurable volumes of snark about movies and anything else that pops into my head
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
On chasing 'success'
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A few months ago I was posting a new job at my company on social media, the fourth new position created in my department in less than a yea...
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Times, Sarah Palin, libel law and the shaky foundations of the Fourth Estate
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(Puts on media critic hat.) I don’t think Sarah Palin will or necessarily should prevail in her libel suit against the New York Times, owi...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Please join me at Substack
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Hi everyone, especially long-time followers of this blog. When I started it in 2008, I had no idea that 13 years later I would still be po...
Monday, September 6, 2021
Reeling Backward: "The Plainsman" (1936)
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By any fair reckoning, "The Plainsman" is a pretty anachronistic example of Golden Age Hollywood filmmaking. It's a rousing ...
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Review: "Who You Think I Am"
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"There is no greater rival than the one that does not exist." "Who You Think I Am" is a good movie, but also an inter...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Review: "Worth"
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A movie that's basically a two-hour exploration of actuarial tables and intricate legal compensation rules may not sound very compelli...
Review: "We Need to Do Something"
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The idea for "We Need to Do Something" is better than the movie they made. This tense horror/psychological thriller has a family...
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