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529<a href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/the-disaster-artist-2017/" title="The Disaster Artist (2017)"><img width="200" height="67" src="https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-200x67.jpg" class="alignleft post_thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Disaster Artist (2017)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-200x67.jpg 200w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-300x100.jpg 300w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-620x207.jpg 620w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-768x256.jpg 768w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-940x313.jpg 940w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-150x50.jpg 150w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist-309x103.jpg 309w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Disaster-Artist.jpg 1050w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a>						<p>Connoisseurs of bad movie viewing know the best ones think they&#8217;re good movies. That&#8217;s why you can keep your Sharknado and basically any self-knowing impostor. Those films know they&#8217;re bad and can only hope the viewer plays along. 2003&#8217;s The Room, now a cult sensation that still enjoys midnight screenings… <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/the-disaster-artist-2017/">Continue reading</a></p>
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541&nbsp; <span class="author vcard" >By  <a class="url fn n" rel="author" href="https://fromthebalcony.com/author/bill-clark/" title="View all posts by Bill Clark">Bill Clark</a></span> <span><time class="onDate date published" datetime="2017-11-21T13:13:50-05:00"> <a href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/the-man-who-invented-christmas-2017/" rel="bookmark">November 21, 2017</a> </time></span><time class="updated"  datetime="2017-11-21T13:13:50-05:00">November 21, 2017</time> <span class="bl_categ"> <a href="https://fromthebalcony.com/category/movie-reviews/" rel="tag">Movie Reviews</a> </span>  			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
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556&nbsp; <span class="author vcard" >By  <a class="url fn n" rel="author" href="https://fromthebalcony.com/author/bill-clark/" title="View all posts by Bill Clark">Bill Clark</a></span> <span><time class="onDate date published" datetime="2017-11-16T12:47:00-05:00"> <a href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/lady-bird-2017/" rel="bookmark">November 16, 2017</a> </time></span><time class="updated"  datetime="2017-11-16T12:47:00-05:00">November 16, 2017</time> <span class="bl_categ"> <a href="https://fromthebalcony.com/category/movie-reviews/" rel="tag">Movie Reviews</a> </span>  			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
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574<a href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/kingsman-the-golden-circle-2017/" title="Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)"><img width="200" height="67" src="https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-200x67.jpg" class="alignleft post_thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-200x67.jpg 200w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-300x100.jpg 300w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-620x207.jpg 620w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-768x256.jpg 768w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-940x313.jpg 940w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-150x50.jpg 150w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle-309x103.jpg 309w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kingsman-The-Golden-Circle.jpg 1050w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a>						<p>Kingsman: The Secret Service emerged as one of the biggest surprises of 2015; an astute and self-aware roast of the spy movie genre (read: Bond movies) that delivered almost incomprehe
574nsible carnage with sly wit and likeable characters. Easier said than done. Most importantly, it didn&#8217;t take itself remotely seriously and,… <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/kingsman-the-golden-circle-2017/">Continue reading</a></p>
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589<a href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/good-time-2017/" title="Good Time (2017)"><img width="200" height="67" src="https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-200x67.jpg" class="alignleft post_thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Good Time (2017)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-200x67.jpg 200w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-300x100.jpg 300w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-620x207.jpg 620w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-768x256.jpg 768w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-940x313.jpg 940w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-150x50.jpg 150w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time-309x103.jpg 309w, https://fromthebalcony.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Good-Time.jpg 1050w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a>						<p>It&#8217;s almost impossible not to compare Robert Pattinson&#8217;s career arc with that of Leonardo DiCaprio. Both were teenage heart-throbs in iconic roles. Both took time off after said roles, then began taking on smaller projects to re-invigorate their careers as adults. Good Time, a frenetic and grimy crime thriller, is… <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/good-time-2017/">Continue reading</a></p>
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