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Passing It Down

Passing It Down

One of the things I looked forward to the most when I became a parent. To show a beloved movie to my children, and share in the feeling of joy and awe, is a common rite of passage for every parent. It's the modern day version of a family heirloom.
John McStravick Jul 2, 2026
Does the Dream Hold Up?

Does the Dream Hold Up?

Watching baseball movies means opening up the door to nostalgia and sentimentality. It seems part and parcel with the ideal of baseball. And no film leans into that more than Field of Dreams, for better or worse.
John McStravick Aug 1, 2024
Tenet, An Absurd (Bold) Rewatch

Tenet, An Absurd (Bold) Rewatch

That is unlike anything I’ve seen
John McStravick Jul 14, 2023
Looking Around

Looking Around

Have you every watched a movie so many times that your eyes and ears begin to wander?
John McStravick Apr 5, 2022
Reenter the Matrix

Reenter the Matrix

Rewatching The Matrix for the first time in many many years (maybe a decade), it stands as an even more remarkable and stunning piece of commercial art.
John McStravick Feb 28, 2022
Revisiting, Actually is a Good Idea

Revisiting, Actually is a Good Idea

Love Actually is not a great movie. That may not be a common or popular take, but that is the truth.
John McStravick Feb 2, 2022
Confronting Responsibility

Confronting Responsibility

I recently re-watched The Insider directed by Michael Mann, written by Eric Roth and starting Al Pacino and Russel Crowe. It's about a 60 Minutes producer trying to convince a whistleblower, under threat from his former employer, to expose secrets about the tobacco industry in an on-
John McStravick Mar 10, 2021

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