Tonight’s Movie: Ant-Man

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Quote of the Day

 

Mal: There’s a chance you might want to head back to the ship.

Inara: Oh, I’m all right. This is entertaining, actually.

Mal: Yeah? What’s entertaining?

Inara: I like watching the game. As with other situations, the key seems to be giving Jayne a heavy stick and standing back.

Mal: Still, might ought to clear out before too much longer. Seems there’s a thief about.

Inara: A thief?

Mal: Took this right off him. (hands Inara stolen money) Now they earned that with the sweat of their slave-trading brows.

Inara: Mal…

Mal: Aw, terrible shame. Course they won’t discover it till they go order their next round of drinks.

Wright: (in Chinese, grabbing Mal’s shoulder) Way! [“Hey!”]

Mal: Good drinker, that one.

(a fight breaks out)

Inara: (to the bartender) Lovely place, I’ll tell my friends.

Firefly – Episode 4 – “Shindig”

My Top 12 (and Bottom 3) at the Movies in 2015

We’ve almost reached the end of 2015, and it was a big year for movies. It’s been a year of long-awaited sequels, broken box office records, and some really fantastic movies. There was a lot to love from the movies in 2015, and a few things that weren’t quite so good, so here are my favorite and least favorite things from the world of cinema this year. I generally don’t do a “top 10 films” list, because I don’t get a chance to see everything, and many of the so-called “Oscar bait” films don’t get wide releases until after the year is over. Of course, the best part of 2015 at the movies was getting to interact with so many great people here on the blog, and on Twitter and Tumblr, but I lack the words to properly express my grattitude for you taking the time to read what I write, comment, and discuss movies with me. So instead I present my favorite (and least favorite) movie-related items from the year, comprised of films, characters, scenes, events, themes, and trends from 2015. And let’s hope 2016 is even better!

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