Daily Archives: June 8, 2026

Classic Film Review: Life Lived on the Margins on an Island off Ireland — “Man of Aran” (1934)

Hard lives the way they used to be lived are the subject of documentarian Robert Flaherty’s classic “Man of Aran,” a fictional film capturing the traditions of the past on Ireland’s Aran Islands in the 1930s. A black and white … Continue reading

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Netflixable? “Ladies First” remakes “I’m Not an Easy Man” in Sexist Shades of British

One of the most popular Netflix films from France, “I’m Not an Easy Man” earns a British-accented remake with “Ladies First,” a gender-reversing Sacha Baron Cohen/Rosamund Pike rom-com. Seems to me I traded cars on the review traffic from the … Continue reading

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Series Review: Snails, AgBots and Rich Farmer Guy/Old Guy Problems — “Clarkson’s Farm 5”

The novelty’s mostly worn off but some of the charm remains on “Clarkson’s Farm” as the British TV series about a rich and famous novice farmer’s misadventures in Oxfordshire returns for its fifth season. Veteran TV presenter and “Top Gear” … Continue reading

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