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dracula (1931)

One of my coworkers told me aboug Dracula Daily, which is a newsletter that goes out each day that something happens to the characters in the book. It runs May through November. It has been interesting to see the story unfold over that timeline. I’ve been planning on watching the …

mr. harrigan’s phone

This was the Netflix adaptation of the novella from the collection If It Bleeds. The movie was ok, but I really liked the book a lot more. I can’t quite pinpoint why, but the critics agree. It followed the book pretty closely from what I can remember, so it must …

goodfellas

This was a great movie, of course. A classic. I saw it before, but decided it was time for a rewatch. I don’t know if I knew this before, but it was based on a true story, which makes it all the more interesting, in my opinion. And despite the …

the black phone

This movie was based on a short story by Joe Hill, son of Stephen, and one of my favorite authors. It’s been a while, so I don’t remember how true to the original story the movie was, but I liked it. It was good, but not great. Definitely worth watching, …

another round

This movie was listed as a comedy/drama, but it was pretty light on the comedy. Or maybe I missed it because it was a German film, and Germans aren’t exactly known for being funny. That said, I still enjoyed it. It was about 4 teachers/friends who decided to drink all …