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gulliver

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4. It's an excellent work of art. The "we've come so far" stuff is true, but an art buzzkill.

Reply to fishwax (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2024, 03:00 PM

Jul 2024

Seeing Tatum O'Neill smoking in Paper Moon (or the great Jackie Earle Haley as Kelly in Bad News Bears) just represents a truth in a very artful and important way. As I'm sure you know, not everything should actuate every moral impulse. That way lies superficiality.

I just rewatched "Serial," the movie that starred Martin Mull (who died last week). A lot of very funny, very smart, very topical stuff, but a lot of "tut-tut" stuff too.

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Thoughts on The Bad News Bears on this Fourth of July [View all] fishwax Jul 2024 OP

It gets even worse the further back that you go Polybius Jul 2024 #1

I tell my kids that Bettie Jul 2024 #2

I think a lot of the bad behavior in the movie was intended to be shocking. Dpd174 Jul 2024 #3

It's an excellent work of art. The "we've come so far" stuff is true, but an art buzzkill. gulliver Jul 2024 #4