“Better than the Movie”?
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“Better than the Movie”?

Hey everyone, Mark here, new-comer to The Good the Bad and the Podcast and co-host of the James Bond: Here and There series. Though this site is largely dedicate to cinema, we would be remiss in not giving a little attention to those wonderful packets of plot and profundity that provide so much fodder for movies: books! And if you’re anything like me, the number of books in your house that you haven’t read greatly outweighs the number you have. Well, I decided to do something about it, and set out to read 100 books in a year. “You’re insane!”…
Inside Out
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Inside Out

    Pixar is one of those movie companies that always seems to get your attention in an ad. "Oh, is that a Pixar movie?? Awesome! I'll have to check that out." They can do that because their name is synonymous with quality and they have a proven track record of great films (Cars 2 aside). So, even though I wondered how the (admittedly funny) trailer for Inside Out could be stretched into a full length movie, I decided to see it anyway. And I'm glad I did, as it's one of the most complex and amazing animated films I've…
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: AN ODE TO CAREY MULLIGAN
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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: AN ODE TO CAREY MULLIGAN

Carey Mulligan, you saucy minx. I have seen Thomas Vinterberg’s gorgeous adaptation of Far From the Madding Crowd twice now, and I have to say right up front: I love it. The cinematography, the score, the costuming, the casting choices…in my mind, they’re all aces. Never have lens flare and sheep-laden greenery looked so beautiful. As a movie playing out on screen, I think it hits almost every right note…but as a story, I do have a few minor qualms with it. FFTMC is often described as Thomas Hardy’s “most pastoral” novel, which kind of begs the question: Why exactly was it resurrected…