Being Elmo

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🎙️ EPISODE 300: 01.24.2021 *Review starts @ ~ 2:01:20 This will be a short review. As far as documentary subjects go, the story of a poor black kid from Baltimore getting into puppets and eventually rising to the very pinnacle of the profession as the voice and puppeteer of arguably the most famous fictional character made out of felt of all-time seems like as close to a 'can't-miss' as a filmmaker is ever gonna come across. UPDATE (2/16/13-present day): Listen I'm not changing my score but I thought I should do something of a postscript here given the recent scandal with the subject of this film, Kevin Clash. I’m sure this film comes across differently in retrospect, and for whatever it’s worth, Clash has seemingly become somewhat uncanceled of late, working on both The Happytime Murders movie and the reboot of The Dark Crystal…c'est la effing vie.

*** part of THE BIG EPISODE 300 EXTRAVAGANZA wherein I reviewed 36 movies, mostly live reads of critiques I wrote between 2009-2012. The finished product above is a highly edited version of the truly embarrassing one that was read during the five-hour podcast recording. I guess this is growing up. ***

THE 36 MOVIES REVIEWED DURING EPISODE 300

30 MINUTES OR LESS • ALEX BAG: UNTITLED FALL '95 • AWAY WE GO • BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD • BEING ELMO • BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM • THE BROTHERS SOLOMON • A BUCKET OF BLOOD •
THE CAMPAIGN • THE CENTER OF THE WORLD • CHRISTMAS ON MARS • THE CHRISTMAS TREE • CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. • (500) DAYS OF SUMMER • A FIELD IN ENGLAND • FUNNY PEOPLE • GET HIM TO THE GREEK • GIGANTIC (A TALE OF TWO JOHNS) • INCEPTION • JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME • LEAVE NO TRACE • MAN ON WIRE • MIDNIGHT IN PARIS • MONEYBALL • MOON • MUTUAL APPRECIATION • POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD • RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES • SLEEPWALK WITH ME • SOME DRINKING IMPLIED • TIM AND ERIC'S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE • TRANSIT • TO ROME WITH LOVE • THE WICKER MAN • WINTER'S BONE • YOUTH IN REVOLT

CHRONOLOGICALLY
⫷ EPISODE 300N - (YOU ARE HERE) - EPISODE 300P ⫸

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