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The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Three: Top 5 Surprises

January 4, 2012
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We’ve reached hump day of our five day long 2011 retrospective, and hopefully everyone’s New Year is going well. After a wonderful game of Michigan football last night, and West Virginia football tonight, I’ve been loving life. Nothing is better, though, than popping in a film that you think is going to be a forgettable…

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The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Two: Top 5 Disappointments

January 3, 2012
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Welcome back to day two of our annual Movie Files Awards season. Hopefully you enjoyed my picks for the alternative top five of 2011, and are excited to see what else the week holds in store. Today is the most depressing list to make: the biggest disappointments of my year in film watching. These are…

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The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day One: Alternative Top 5 of 2011

January 2, 2012
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It’s hard to believe that we are through yet another year here at The Movie Files. What began two years ago as a silly New Year’s resolution has blossomed into something I cherish, and a skill I am proud to see grow. Though this blog has not been updated as much as I would like…

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Musings On… Criterion Sale-ing 2011

August 9, 2011
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Now that the dust has finally settled, and my credit cards have had a week to regain their solid form, it’s time to look back at the Barnes and Noble Criterion Collection sale, and evaluate my purchases. There’s no doubt that all of my twitter followers knew about this sale because I was hyping it…

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Musings On… Desert Island DVDs

June 7, 2011
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Regular readers of The Movie Files are undoubtedly aware of my love for all things “list”.  Since my introduction on The LAMB (Large Association of Movie Blogs), I have been checking out more film blogs, and happened upon a meme that passed me by last year.  It is entitled “Desert Island DVDs“, and is the…

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Alien Anthology Blu-ray is Amazon’s HD Deal of the Week

June 6, 2011
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“In space no one can hear you scream.” This tagline may be over 30 years old, but it’s just as powerful today as it was then. From now until June 11, 2011, thanks to Amazon, you can own the entire Alien Anthology on Blu-ray for only $52.99 (a whopping 64% off it’s $139.99 MSRP). Branden…

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Musings On… Sledgehammer (1983)

May 15, 2011
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Musings On… is a new periodic feature on The Movie Files that will focus on movies that I have 1) reviewed in the past and wanted to talk more about, or 2) are too niche to receive a proper star rating.  These will be long-form writings on film and will not contain any star rating.  Spoilers…

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