By Geoff Carter In commemoration of Women’s History Month, the Couch Potato would like to express his vast appreciation for the epic struggles and hardships encountered by the women of the world as they have strived to earn their rightful place in society. To do so, after careful consideration, the Potato has named his top …
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Category:Movies
The Couch Potato’s Guide to the War at Home
Film Review of The Trial of the Chicago 7 By Geoff Carter Those of us old enough to recall the sixties, but who were too young, oblivious—or high—to realize the significance of the events happening around us at the time, still claim the transformative era of culture and politics as our own, even though we …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to the Road Less Traveled
Film Review of Nomadland By Geoff Carter Nomadland is a movie that, like the people that inhabit it, travels unmarked roads into strange new territory. The movie is based Jessica Bruder’s book detailing her experiences traveling the country with a group of itinerant workers, mostly older Americans forced to go on the road in order to …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Early Retirement
By Geoff Carter Artwork by Michael DiMilo Movie Review: The Old Man and the Gun There really is no typical caper movie. You can find everything from gritty Hollywood dramas like The Killers, Dog Day Afternoon, and Asphalt Jungle to tongue-in-cheek romps like Oceans 11, Snatch, and The Sting to terse dramas like Heist, Bonnie and Clyde, and Reservoir Dogs. The only elements all …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Northern New Jersey
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter The Irishman The stated mission of The Couch Potato’s Guide to Home Viewing has been to inform my readers about some of the outstanding programs available for your home viewing pleasure. I’ve done a couple movie reviews, put together a couple of lists classifying films by theme and …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Home Viewing
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” The Couch Potato’s Guide to Home Viewing finds itself in a unique position to help our friends make good viewing choices during this time of mandatory seclusion. Our critics will be reviewing film and television programs available to you at home, programs chosen for their artistic and entertainment value. We’ll be …
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Family Reunion
Artwork by Michael DiMilo After the Thanksgiving holiday, during our gastric recuperation period, my family and I sat down and watched Martin Scorsese’s new film, The Irishman, in its entirety. To say the film is epic is to abuse the term understatement; not only is the film’s running time three and one-half hours, but the storyline …
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Cool Beans
Kudos for Michael DiMilo Congratulations to Michael DiMilo for his award-winning short animated film Cool Beans. We are incredibly lucky to have Michael provide many of the outstanding illustrations for this blog and now you can see his outstanding animated work, too. If you haven’t yet seen it, check out coming attractions for this delightful …
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Deja Vu
Artwork by Michael DiMilo Since 2002, including sequels, remakes, and reboots, there have been a total of seven Spiderman movies featuring three different actors in the titular role: Toby McGuire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. Since 1989, there have also been a total of seven Batman movies featuring Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian …
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