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“That’s not a movie blog!”
A blog about films but not really a film blog. New things every Wednesday.
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Tom Rippon
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“That’s not a movie blog!”
Feb 15, 2023
Even the
Dead Poets Society
had rules — here are mine
Three great books about storytelling and a call…
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Feb 1, 2023
Good Will Hunting
and what we owe each other
This week, I passed a milestone and broke a promise
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Jan 18, 2023
Don’t trust my review of
Joker
Why three stars out of five is good (and two is usually still good…
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Jan 11, 2023
I couldn’t write
La Haine
and neither could you
Why everyone says you should write what you know
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Jan 4, 2023
This isn’t
Chinatown
but it’s close
I keep writing because I believe that this time might be different
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Dec 21, 2022
Klaus
and a new Christmas tradition
I thought I knew how 2022 was going to go — I should’ve known…
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Dec 14, 2022
Imagine the world without
It’s a Wonderful Life
Why there’s no sense dwelling on what you could’ve…
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Dec 6, 2022
I am the Brit who says: “I’ve never seen
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
”
Why time served isn’t…
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Nov 30, 2022
Every home needs a secret like
My Neighbor Totoro
As an adult, the search continues for the perfect…
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Tom Rippon
in
“That’s not a movie blog!”
Nov 23, 2022
I watched
Reservoir Dogs
and now everything is going wrong
If Tarantino can’t keep his promise to make…
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