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Rob’s Top 10 Movies of 2016: Better Late Than Never Edition [UPDATED]

Yes, it’s March, and yes, this “best of 2016” list is way past due. But honestly, how could I in good conscience declare my 10 favorite films from last year without having seen future Oscar winners like La La Land and Moonlight (glad I waited for those!)? Becoming a first-time father in December certainly played a role in that delay as well, though that consequence is the least of the life-altering effects of parenthood.

That’s not to say that this list is now exhaustive by any means because I still haven’t seen anything. However, I do feel like I have a solid handle on most of the high-profile and highly acclaimed films of 2016. So at long last I’m getting around to sharing the 10 films that had the biggest impacts on me. I won’t necessarily say these were the “best” films released theatrically in 2016, but they were certainly the ones that I appreciated the most and which I look forward to revisiting in the future. Let’s do this! Continue reading Rob’s Top 10 Movies of 2016: Better Late Than Never Edition [UPDATED]

Crooked Table Podcast: Episode 36 — The Edge of Twenty Seventeen

In Episode 36 of the Crooked Table Podcast, Rob bids adieu to the devastating celebrity deaths and political uproar of 2016, briefly eulogizing the late Carrie Fisher in the process. Then, he reveals some of his favorite films of 2016 in the latest segment of Let’s Talk About SIX. Let’s rock in the New Year and hope for better days ahead in 2017! See you on the other side!

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Crooked Table Podcast: Episode 15 – Thankfully, We’re Back

In Episode 15 of the Crooked Table Podcast, Rob and Freddy unite to chat about our first glimpse of the superhero smackdown that lies within the new Captain America: Civil War trailer as well as our thoughts on Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix. As if all that geeky goodness wasn’t enough, our own dynamic duo then delves into the holiday comedy The Night Before starring Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie.

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