You ever drink a lot of wine and sit around sobbing at nineties classic rom-coms or yell at old black-and-whites when a Cary Grant type calls an Ingrid Bergman type a silly lady? …No? Just us? We pile onto our fading floral-print seventies couch—you know the one; your grandma has one just like it—watch movies, and write our thoughts. Sometimes they’re reviews or commentaries; sometimes they’re braided personal narratives. We’re watching everything from Get Out to 10 Things I Hate About You all the way back to A Philadelphia Story. What are you watching?
by Adam Gnuse
I’d like to think I take movies seriously. I’ve got a couple fine art degrees. I’ve taught some college classes on film and writing, and I can go on about narrative and the benefits and constraints of genre far longer than anyone would be interested. . . . Also, I’m a grown man. So, why am I, once again, getting emotional about Muppet Treasure Island?
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