Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 15, 2018 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

I ask myself three questions when writing a movie review:
1. Did I like the movie?
2. Was the movie well-made?
3. Did I gain something from seeing the movie?
Generally, if I can answer “yes” to all three questions, then I give the movie my recommendation. One or two affirmative responses means the movie is borderline. Zero “yes” answers mean I probably hated the film, assuming I didn’t storm out before the movie ended.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 13, 2018 in Blog |

How much of an advantage does a rested team with home-field advantage have in the playoffs?
Turns out, it’s a huge advantage.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 12, 2018 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

“The Shape of Water” is a broadly imaginative crowd-pleaser and the creative brainchild of writer-director Guillermo del Toro.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 11, 2018 in Blog, Book Reviews, General Poker, Movie Reviews |

After seeing Molly’s Game, which is writer-producer Aaron Sorkin’s much-anticipated directorial debut, I’m thoroughly convinced he could script his next film based on the Yellow Pages and somehow make it riveting. Based on a really bad book, “Molly’s Game” is a surprisingly good movie.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 10, 2018 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

I give “Downsizing” a mixed grade. Here’s my review.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 27, 2017 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

“All the Money in the World” is based on the real-life 1973 kidnapping and ransom of John Paul Getty III, then the grandson of the world’s richest man.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 25, 2017 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

Here’s my must-see movies for the next two weeks: I’m making a list and I’m checking it twice.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 23, 2017 in Blog |

Last week, two games were decided by the foolishness of players who committed the inexcusable sin of trying to stretch the call out towards the goal line and risk a fumble. Had both players simply gone down with the ball at the one-yard line, both teams would have had plenty of time to run a few more plays and potentially win the game.
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