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The Sentimentality of Modern Life

By jelewis8 ⋅ October 10, 2005 ⋅ 3 comments

I must be going crazy. I think I’m getting sentimental in my old age. Seems like I cry or almost cry at nearly every movie I watch. Even the action movies. I watched Lethal Weapon the other night and found myself tearing up at Mel Gibson’s solo moment with his gun and photo of his [...]

Assault on Precinct 13

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 26, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

When you stand in line and request a ticket for a movie like Assault on Precinct 13, hand your money over with a smile, and gleefully stroll down that long dark hallway to Theatre 7, odds are you aren’t there for David Mametesque dialogue or scintillating drama, the pathos of a humanity-laden, emotionally charged period [...]

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