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Film-Related New Year’s Resolutions: 2024

Poul Bundgaard, Ove Sprogøe, and Morten Grunwald in the Olsen Gang-films (Nordisk Film) — Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s HEAT (Warner Bros.) — George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (United Artists).

Whenever a new year begins, people bring up the same tired resolutions that most of them can never live up to. Some want to lose weight, some want to travel, while others want to quit smoking. Well, what I want to do is make a list of films that I want to finally watch or that I want to finally take the time to write full written reviews for. So, what is on this film nerd’s list of film-related New Year’s resolutions for 2024? Well, let’s have a look.

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Short Film Spotlight: The Follow-Up

Two years ago, a short film director contacted me with a comment on the blog. He hoped that I would find the time to have a look at his latest short film. And even though I didn’t — and still don’t — review short films, I did find the time to watch his short film. It was discussed in the first-ever ‘Short Film Spotlight,’ within which I also discussed another short film that I really enjoyed from a filmmaker who had approached me on Reddit. Now, in 2019, both filmmakers have reached out to me again, so, I thought I should give my readers an update on their careers by writing about their latest short films. Continue reading “Short Film Spotlight: The Follow-Up” →