From: Jhana | 7/30/2024 11:11:19 AM | | | | Once in a very long while, a movie by, for, and about grownups slips through the Hollywood process to remind us that good films can still exist in and among all the "summer blockbusters" out there. "Knox Goes Away" on HBO is one of those rarities, directed by and starring Michael Keaton in fine form.
The premise sounded weird and tired: aging hit man finds out he has sudden onset dementia but has to hold it together long enough to get his estranged son out of a jam. Visions of another old actor running around blowing away baddies, a VERY worn out cliche in Hollywood now.
Not at all. Two movies unfold, one as Keaton executes an elaborate scheme to save his son and the other a close (but not too weird) look at how someone functions as they lose their cognitive abilities.
The end result is a noirish, understated mystery that entertains all the way to the end. |
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To: Jhana who wrote (51331) | 8/6/2024 9:11:22 AM | From: Jhana | | | We wrapped up "Lady Jane" last night with a fun but predictable last-minute hurrah that left much happier endings than the actual historical record.
Next up is "The Decameron" on Netflix in a very similar lane, looks like. Anyone tried it yet? |
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To: Jhana who wrote (51339) | 8/6/2024 10:33:18 AM | From: Ron | | | We're watching The Sympathizer on Max, based on the book. We'll get back to Netflix next week. Let us know how you liked it. (The Sympathizer is OK, a loose adaptation of the novel) |
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From: S. maltophilia | 8/7/2024 1:30:23 PM | | | | I Reviewed Restaurants for 12 Years. They’ve Changed, and Not for the Better. In his last essay as a restaurant critic, Pete Wells reflects on a dining world of touch screens and reservation apps, where it’s getting hard to find the human touch.
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From: S. maltophilia | 8/9/2024 10:42:34 PM | | | | Her tastes make up for that to some extent:
The governor of Minnesota and possible future vice president’s hotdish recipe is, uh, a lot. It involves, among other things, whole milk, half-and-half, two types of meat, three cups of cheese (specifically Kraft), nearly a stick of butter, and a full package of Tater Tots. It is gluttonous, deeply midwestern, and, I am sure, delicious. Indeed, Walz won the Minnesota Congressional Delegation’s hotdish cook-off in 2013, 2014, and 2016.
Tim Walz loves food. He loves corn dogs, and the all-you-can-drink milk booth at the Minnesota state fair, and—I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this— dunking cinnamon rolls in chili. He gets excited about soda. He posts pictures of his sandwiches. He loves to eat so much that people on X are already writing short-form fan fiction about it. Throughout his political......
.... Unlike her running mate, Harris seems unlikely to throw four kinds of dairy in the oven for dinner—she’s a Californian, and she cooks like one: swordfish with toasted cardamom for her pescatarian stepdaughter, h erb-flecked Mediterranean meatballs on an Instagram Live with the celebrity chef.....
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To: S. maltophilia who wrote (51342) | 8/10/2024 9:00:15 AM | From: epicure | | | Everybody normal cooks. It's only weirdos- like sHitler and Vance- that you can't imagine touching a raw egg- except maybe to throw it at someone. Food is, for most people, related to connection, family and wholesomeness- which is why no one on the planet can imagine Melania in the kitchen (except maybe to yell at someone.) This ticket is amazing. The more you know Walz, the more amazing he becomes. I make a version of hotdish with tater tots (I think I even posted it here)- and I just love it. I make it in my crockpot :-) |
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To: epicure who wrote (51343) | 8/10/2024 11:43:59 AM | From: S. maltophilia | | | Maybe just me, but I find midwestern food impossibly bland. My wife's from SE Illinois, and we were up there for a funeral once. We ajourned to some buffet restaurant and I about spit out the first bite of some mashed potato and soggy "fried" chicken concoction. I grabbed the salt and pepper shakers (the only spices in the world up there then) and emptied them on them to make them palatable). Another time her daughter, supposedly an excellent cook, served us a dinner which everyone else loved and I had to force down. In Terre Haute, the nearest metropolis, we went to a Thai place. I ordered a 5; it tasted like a 2. Maybe it's gotten better since, but I'd much rather get a diet of Indian and Jamaivan recipes. |
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To: S. maltophilia who wrote (51344) | 8/10/2024 11:56:47 AM | From: epicure | | | I've never been to the midwest - unless KY is the MW, is it? My kids put spicy ketchup and hot sauce on everything- be it a potato dish or just about anything else. And we put spices in everything- including our hot dish. I found the food in KY where I visited to be awful- too much mayo, too much macaroni and disgusting mushy barbeque that was sweet and flavorless. |
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