Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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by Risselada in Risselada Blog

loved it.

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"This is the fourth feature length film I've seen by director Frank Capra. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing. Arsenic and Old Lace I can't stop rating every Frank Capra movie I see a 10. I don't know if this is some pattern that I have established myself that I cannot break myself from, or if it's a pattern that Capra established with his amazing career! I felt hesitant about giving this movie another 10. I kept second guessing myself. Wouldn't a 9 really be more appropriate? The movie doesn't have the same kind of morality that Capra's other movies I've seen had. In fact there are even some reprehensible characters that it seems like we are supposed to feel sympathetic for! But the movie was a lot of fun. But was it re " [More]

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"Happy autumn! Today marked the fall equinox for the Northern hemisphere, and while the season can be a depressing one for mainstream moviegoers (at least until Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday blockbusters and Oscar-bait releases), it is otherwise a wonderful time of the year. Having grown up in New England, I’ve always had a great appreciation for the changing leaves, the brisk weather, the pumpkin and apple picking and the foodie holidays (as a rather chunky kid, I really only liked Halloween for the candy and Thanksgiving for the stuffing of my face). I even looked forward to going back to school every September. But autumn can be a great season for cinephiles, too, despite the significant lack of worthwhile theatrical releases. For one thing, the colder weather, particularly the colder nights, keeps us indoors more often for DVD watching. For another thing, the season has lent itself nominally and spirtually to some great films by the likes of Ozu, Bergman and Rohmer, among o ... " [More]

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