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  Skippy 1931

  ★★½ Watched 14 Feb 2025

  Youngest best actor nominee! Jackie Cooper was excellent. Robert Coogan, on the other hand, is the worst child actor I've ever seen. Not a great movie; hard to believe it was nominated for best picture, and the director actually one.

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  Lady for a Day 1933

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Mar 2024

  Great early Frank Capra picture, which he remade 25 or so years later as Pocketful of Miracles.

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  Taken 2008

  ★★★★ Watched 09 Jan 2024 2

  Although in many ways preposterous, the film has no dull moments. The speech he gives to his adversaries is iconic, and the daughter's reaction when he shows up is priceless. Well worth the 90 minutes.

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  Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning 2023

  ★★★ Watched 11 Feb 2024

  Great ending, but entirely too long.

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