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Kevin Reader: Movies that Changed My Decade

So there has been a lot of pressure on me recently from Pat Lothian.  Not a bad kind of pressure or anything.  It just is.  Well Pat.  Let’s face it.  You’re a consumer of pop culture.  You love it.  This I have learned about you.   I enjoy this about you.  Whenever I need to know something that is current, you sir, are my lifeline.  Here’s a fact: Pat is reaching out to me.  To get know me.  That’s a really nice gesture, especially in a world when people don’t really care all that much.  Whether Pat knows it or not, he is a lot like an episode of Seinfeld:  “You are only as interesting as the books you read and the movies you see.”  I’m sure I screwed that up.  However, the sentiment remains.  See, if Pat knows what your favorite movies are, he feels like he knows you.  So, naturally, Pat wanted to know what my favorite movies of the decade are.  Well.  I had a really hard time.  I don’t label things like that.  So I sat down and tried to explain to Pat that I would rather not watch something, but instead rather create something.  To no avail.  He is not satisfied.  So, here it is ten days into a new decade.  I’ve looked into my life mirror Pat.  Here’s what I can come up with for you.  Some might say that this is a list of movies that changed my decade.  Some might say that this is a list of movies that I remember seeing.  I say, it is a bit of both.