Category Archives: Movies

C’mon C’mon (2021) A rare (for me) movie review.

Posted on December 17, 2021 by On the North River

I’ll keep it short.  First I’d give it one star, if I have to. Seriously, two people came out of the early matinee as we arrived and we found ourselves alone when the movie started.  I don’t think that’s ever … Continue reading →

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Sean Connery dead at 90

Posted on October 31, 2020 by On the North River

Thanks for the wonderful times at the movies.

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Most interesting short paragraphs I’ve read this year.

Posted on October 18, 2020 by On the North River

When he left Hollywood in March 1941, Jimmy Stewart was America’s boy next door movie star and a recent Academy Award winner. He left all that behind to join the United States Army Air Corps and fulfill his family mission … Continue reading →

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Christmas Movie.

Posted on October 7, 2020 by On the North River

https://youtu.be/WjBjUF4Tb_k

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Diana Rigg RIP.

Posted on September 11, 2020 by On the North River
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Plague humor.

Posted on March 14, 2020 by On the North River

Another one for the Fans…

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Will “Richard Jewell” be a hit?

Posted on December 14, 2019 by On the North River

Just came back from seeing this movie. I will say this; I’ve only witnessed a handful of times when the movie audience breaks out in applause at the end of a film and the credits rolling. This was one of … Continue reading →

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Top Gun: Maverick…The trailer.

Posted on July 18, 2019 by On the North River

For a friend.

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Movies that won’t play: June 2019

Posted on June 5, 2019 by On the North River

I wish someone would give me a idea if this intermittent thread is of interest to anyone. Based on the story of the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster, Kursk follows the final hours of an “unsinkable” Russian nuclear submarine as it … Continue reading →

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Digital movies revisited.

Posted on June 1, 2019 by On the North River

Digitally converted by Hollywood.  (2012) Back in 2012 I mouthed off on my personal opinion in regards to the rapid changeover to digital film-making and digital movie projection and the subsequent disappearance of actual film. Here’s an update… Digital technology has … Continue reading →

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