Wait, Daddy Issues?

Okay, so I have them myself. If I liked my younger sister, I would probably have talked to her years ago about what, if any, memories she has of our dad, because she was two when he died. My firstborn's adoptive dad died earlier this year, too, so it's not a great time fatherwise. Actually, I'd been kind of resisting watching much in the way of Pixar lately because honestly, I'm a little stressed and am not…

And There's Barely Any Hugh!

I realize my loathing of Hugh Collins (Hugo Johnstone-Burt) is not universal. But if I quite miss the appearance of Dot (Ashleigh Cummings, who's second-billed anyway), I'm willing to put up with it because it means that she isn't inflicting that emotionally abusive idiot on us. I never do look at him without thinking, "She can do better." And I do so wish Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) had ever helped her realize as much,…

Another Lost Father Figure

Dear Roger,

It's not like you'd be surprised it wasn't nominated. I think we could have shared a grim smile, if you'd still been able to smile. No, of course Steve James wasn't nominated for Best Documentary Feature for this, even though it's better than Finding Vivian Maier. Leaving aside that there seems to always be one mediocre film nominated in the category, every year, we could share a grumble about Hoop Dreams. If you'd still…