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Monday December 15th 2025
Movie Corner: Covid-19 Stay-at-Home Movie Recommendations
By HOWARD McQUITTER II
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During Covid-19, the lights went out in movie theaters across the country along with countless restaurants, bars, sporting event, churches, and schools. At first, crowds of 500 were prohibited, then 100, then 50, and, finally 10. Physical distancing is in order, preferably six feet; yes, wearing masks outdoos is commonplace now.Since people are strongly encouraged to stay home, I am recommending some movies to watch while sitting on the couch or doing household chores.
Remembering Movies from the Past
- “Parasite,” rich, in Korean, with English subtitles, 2019.
- “Once Upon a Time”¦When We Were Colored,” 1995.
- “Beast of the Southern Wild,” 2012.
- “The Haunting,” 1963.
- “The Producers,” 1968.
- “Passion of Joan of Arc,” 1928.
- “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” 2019.
- “The Pink Panther,” 1964.
- “Whiplash,” 2014.
- “Attack the Block,” 2011.
- “A Shot in the Dark,” 1964.
- “The Women,” 1939.
- “Nebraska,” black and white, 2013.
- “Lust for Life,” 1956.
- “Paterson,” 2016.
- “Shane,” 1953.
- “Joker,” 2019.
- “The Irishman,” 2019.
- “The Nun”™s Story,” 1959.
- “Roma,” Spanish with subtitles, 2018.
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Raise Your Voice: Consuming the orange coronafruit
By PETER MOLENAAR
Remembering:
April 14”¦
Most of the day was spent responding to text messages and calls of concern. Comrade Harry had entered Hennepin County”™s ICU (COVID-19). Blood oxygen was dangerously low, and failed to improve.
January 8”¦
The CDC issued a warning.
January, February, March”¦
Eight campaign rallies and five golf trips are interspersed with, “its a hoax”¦ the corona virus is very much under control”¦ stock market looking very good to me.”
April 2”¦
The economy is imploding and 35 million U.S.A. citizens are in line to loose their private health insurance.
March 3”¦
After having passed through two sites of infection (Seward Co-op and May Day Cafe) I visited East Lake St. Allina Clinic, but was not tested (no tests available)”¦ I thought, as a senior with damaged lungs that I might die should the symptoms emerge”¦ was not even placed on a prioritized list!
March 4”¦
The East Lake St. Walgreens had no disinfectant at the check-out counters!
March 20”¦
Busy cashiers at the 1700 East Lake Stop-N-Shop were frantically disinfecting after each customer, but nobody was disinfecting the gas pump handles!
March, April”¦
I regularly wage a one person online campaign to have our country”™s ethanol supply deployed as a mass disinfectant”¦ but fail miserably.… Read the rest “Raise Your Voice: Consuming the orange coronafruit”