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So Long
Like Steve Bryant said "Farewell, Duncan. As much as you disliked writing for a website, we who moved thousands of miles away from access to a physical copy of the Reader appreciate that you took the trouble." I started reading the reader while at UCSD in the late 80's, totally unaware of Manny Farber, moved to Spain in '96, and was thrilled when I returned to the USA in 2000 to find out that ALL the Duncan reviews (okay, capsules, but still) were online. Despite 1000 miles of distance between us, you are still the only film critic I really read. I enjoy your writing as much as the actual movie reviews. I laughed at the "smile-on-a-stick" line--which I missed when it originally appeared--because it reminded me of the first Duncan line that stuck with me. I can't find the review, but I believe he referred to the lead couple as a "a pair of narcissistic clothes horses". As many have said, thanks for challenging us all to think more critically about movies, to consider their appearance as much as their scripts and actors, and for setting such a high standard for your quality of writing. adéu senyor i a reveure, Mateu PS Another vote for continuing to publish the full text of all Duncan's old reviews. One man wrote about 7000 films! Please make all those words available to everyone.— November 26, 2010 11:04 a.m.
Last Gasp
You write "Elucidating the minuscule degrees to which Observe and Report might be superior to Paul Blart: Mall Cop doesn’t strike me as lighting the way to the marvels of cinema." A shame. Had "Observe and Report" come out a bit earlier, you could have reported exactly on the nuances between the two films for a glorious April Fools essay. adéu, Mateu— April 15, 2009 10:12 p.m.
Sliding Doors
Has Duncan ever reviewed Smoking/No Smoking? I can't find the entry for it searching by title or by Resnais. gràcies, Mateu— March 24, 2009 12:07 p.m.
World Gone Mad
Your review of The Promotion calls to mind a small movie that it appears you haven't reviewed: 10 Items or Less, featuring Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499603/ adéu, Mateu— June 26, 2008 8:20 a.m.
North and South
Thank you for a wonderful review; I can only hope I have a chance to see this movie in Portland (Oregon). Years ago I learned through reading you that some of the quality of criticism comes from the critic's ability to bring other thoughts and information--context, if you will--to bear on the subject. I realize with this review that another element of good criticism is the ability to convey in writing the emotions of the material and their effect on the observer. Most reviewers offer little more than judgments of love, or more likely, hate. gràcies, Matt— April 10, 2008 9:52 p.m.
All the King's Women
Duncan wrote: > Quite apart from that, the big treat for me (though I > can’t expect many to share in it) was seeing Ana Torrent > in the role of Catherine of Aragon, Hopefully I am not alone in thinking you should give your loyal readers more credit, but perhaps living in Spain for a few years makes the difference. If you haven't seen Ana in Tesis, please consider giving that movie a look. In any case, thanks for the tip. It would be nice to see her act again. best regards, Matt— March 9, 2008 12:40 a.m.