I grew up a TV junkie, not so much a filmgoer. In 2020 I started a deep dive to improve my appreciation for movies. This blog is a diary of my film-viewing journey since then!
I knew I had seen Dr. T & the Women when it came out in 2000, but I couldn’t recall a single scene. That should have been my first clue. Still, in pursuit of my 2025 goal to watch every Robert Altman film, I decided to give it another shot. Now that I’ve rewatched it, the mystery of my memory lapse is solved: there’s not much here worth remembering.
The movie M*A*S*H inspired a television series of the same name that aired consistently as a top-rated show for 11 seasons (1972 – 1983). The movie and the TV show, however, are very different experiments in storytelling. My 2025 journey to see all of Robert Altman’s films continues as I review M*A*S*H, the original movie released in 1970.
"I’m
trying to find the courage to be tender in my life. I know that violent people are weak
people. Only the gentle are ever really
strong." - James Dean
The Delinquents marked Robert Altman’s first solo effort as a narrative film director and screenwriter (he’d previously co-directed The Jam...
