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François and Me

By Rick, on November 29th, 2008 |

I can’t recall where I first saw “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” It may have been in downtown Seattle, in 70 mm at the Cinerama, or it may have been at some more suburban venue. I like to think it was at the Crest, the fabled single-screener where movies were 50 cents at each and every [...]

Thoughts on the Return of Indiana Jones

By Rick, on May 25th, 2008 |

I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull yesterday, and I can’t say that it was bad. I enjoyed much of it: in fact, the entire first sequence was more pure, unadulterated fun than I’ve had in the movies in a while. From the point when the Paramount mountain [...]

Bad News (Maybe) for Indy Fans

By Rick, on May 12th, 2008 |

Well, it had to happen — several reviews of Indy’s newest outing have hit the fan, and they aren’t all that pretty. The worst one has been posted at Ain’t It Cool News by someone who calls himself (or herself) ShogunMaster:

. . . this is the Indiana Movie that you were dreading. [...]