Monty Ashley

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Watching movies and talking about them. Sometimes I'm on The Incomparable talking to other people about them.

Favorite films

  • His Girl Friday
  • Two-Lane Blacktop
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Josie and the Pussycats

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  • It Happened One Night

  • Roman Holiday

    ★★★★★

  • Omni Loop

  • Hundreds of Beavers

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  • It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

    Roughly one hundred million years ago, before there was Comedy Central, there were two cable channels: Ha! and The Comedy Channel. The Comedy Channel was propped up with clips of movies and of stand-up comics, which they aired...roughly 20 hours a day, I would say, with some time off for Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Kids in the Hall. Everything else was basically comics hosting clip shows. Allan Havey, Rachel Sweet, the Higgins Boys and Gruber...ah, good times.

    Point is, Short Attention Span Theater would show clips from this movie constantly. And for good reason: it's a very funny movie.

  • Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday

    ★★★★★

    Starring Audrey Hepburn as the most beautiful, charming woman in the world.

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  • Shakespeare's Globe: As You Like It

    Shakespeare's Globe: As You Like It

    I adore the bored schoolchildren in the audience, particularly the ones in the front row, glumly leaning on the stage itself. It must feel amazing when the actors get a laugh out of them.

  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ★★★★★

    I liked it even more this time! Maximalism rules!