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Devotion

We all went to see the movie this afternoon, and really enjoyed it. The movie was good, the aviation was...

Michael C. Smith
November 28, 2022November 28, 2022
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Speed Racer (2008)

Parker and Grayson decided last night was a good time to revisit this favorite, and OMG did we enjoy it....

Michael C. Smith
November 26, 2022November 26, 2022
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The Death of Stalin – Armando Iannucci

Parker had told me a couple of stories about this movie (doesn't your 17-year-old provide recommendations on movies about postwar...

Michael C. Smith
May 6, 2020
History - General Movies/TV World War II

Emperor – Peter Webber (2013)

I decided to watch this while working on my WWS 562 paper on the end of the Pacific War, and...

Michael C. Smith
February 20, 2020
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“Dracula” by the creators of “Sherlock”

The first time I read Dracula I was enthralled with the way the epistolary form and the subject told a...

Michael C. Smith
January 31, 2020
History - Naval Movies/TV World War II

Midway

Parker and I went to see Midway today, and really enjoyed it.  It was technically stunning - the Enterprise and...

Michael C. Smith
November 9, 2019
History - Naval Movies/TV World War II

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway is a “mockbuster” - a low budget film that’s intended to capitalize on the publicity...

Michael C. Smith
October 24, 2019November 26, 2022
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First Man – the annotated screenplay – Josh Singer

I picked this up to see what decisions they made making the movie - how much was strictly accurate, how...

Michael C. Smith
November 12, 2018November 26, 2022
History - Naval Movies/TV World War II

Midway (1976) – how accurate is it?

Parker and I watched Midway the other night, and the question arose how accurate it is?  (For completists, here are...

Michael C. Smith
June 15, 2018
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Twin Peaks – The Final Dossier

The Secret History of Twin Peaks was such a pleasure that I part read on the Kindle and part listened...

Michael C. Smith
December 25, 2017

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