Category: 5 Favorites
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5 Favorites #112: Films of 2021 (So Far)
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. I am not even remotely close to having watched everything from 2021, but I’ve…
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5 Favorites #111: Christmas Day Releases
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Christmas Day often sees some of the most important holiday releases as it often…
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5 Favorites #110: Films Noir
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Coming together from a number of influences, film noir is a revered style of…
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5 Favorites #109: Stephen Sondheim Musicals
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. On the Friday after thanksgiving, one of the greatest lyricists of all time died…
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5 Favorites #108: Most Anticipated of 2022
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. The rest of the year has a lot more to offer than this weekend,…
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5 Favorites #107: Disney Animated Films of the 21st Century
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This weekend, Disney Animation releases its 60th release (not counting ancillaries, such as Pixar),…
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5 Favorites #106: Paul Rudd
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. An actor who never seems to age, Paul Rudd has been making movies for…
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5 Favorites #105: Ciaran Hinds
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. There are two careers among the cast of this weekend’s release of Belfast who…
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5 Favorites #104: Chan, Hayek, Henry, Jolie, Nanjiani
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Back to another grab bag week with Eternals opening this weekend with Oscar winner…
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5 Favorites #103: The Crew of Last Night in Soho
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Last week’s experiment with the crew of Dune made sense once again this week…
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5 Favorites #102: The Crew of Dune
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. In the 100-plus 5 Favorites posts I’ve done, I’ve focused primarily on actors, rarely…
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5 Favorites #101: Ben Affleck
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. There are a lot of actors who’ve stepped behind the camera to make movies…
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5 Favorites #100: James Bond Title Songs
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. One of the most enduring characters in cinematic history is James Bond. The debonair…
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5 Favorites Redux #99: Michelle Williams
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Although her career started on television in 1993 just barely a teenager, Michelle Williams…
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5 Favorites Redux #98: Tony-Winning Stage Musicals & Film Adaptations
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Seventh-three musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical (there was one tie…
