As I write this, I am sitting in a hotel room in Denver, Colorado. I am still in shock in regards to what has happened in my life over the last month. My father, who really stepped up when my mother stepped out, has passed. It was all very sudden. He had been in and out of the hospital since 2004. He’s not suffering anymore, … Continue reading A Small Tribute
Buried deep in my subconscious was a film about two men waging war with a mouse who was living in the house they wanted to sell. I vaguely remember watching Mousehunt as a child and I remember loving it. But, I never rewatched it. It wasn’t one that really stuck with me. After rewatching the film as an adult, I’m not sure why this film didn’t stick … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Mousehunt (1997)
The new Charlie Kaufman film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, has been met with a varying degree of opinions. Some really enjoyed the film while others, not so much. Personally, I liked the film, but that’s only after thinking about it overnight to really make sense of what I watched. Charlie Kaufman is a director and screenwriter that I love, so I partly knew to expect … Continue reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020): The Human Condition in Three Acts
In this godforsaken year of 2020, our only hope for any new movies has been streaming services. Thankfully, services such as Netflix, has a backlog of movies to add to its site on a monthly basis. 1BR has been on my recommended list since it was released on the service in April of this year. So, in procrastinating watching the new Charlie Kaufman film (because … Continue reading 1BR (2019)
I was really excited for this film solely based on the cast. I was excited to watch Auli’i Cravalho in a live-action film, and I love Carol Burnett. Along with those two, the film also stars Judy Reyes, Justina Machado, and Fred Armisen, all actors I appreciate.. To say I was disappointed with this film is an understatement. Unfortunately, I ended up being rather annoyed. … Continue reading All Together Now (2020)
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a film that I have always been reluctant to say I enjoy. Does that have to do with the film itself? Absolutely not. It does, however, have to do with the culture surrounding the film. I’ve noticed a trend. Those that love The Nightmare Before Christmas really LOVE The Nightmare Before Christmas and it seems to become nearly their entire personality. The diehard … Continue reading Revisiting Disney: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
I remember watching this film when I was young and I remember loving it. However, it’s not a film that I have rewatched as an adult, until now. And, it was not easy to find this film online. But, I managed to dig through the internet until I was successful, and I watched this nearly two hour film so you all wouldn’t have to. For … Continue reading Notoriously Bad Films: Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Look, I see what message the Farrelly brothers were trying to send. I see it. But, they missed the mark by so goddamn much. Clearly, the message that was attempted here was “true beauty comes from within, regardless of what a person looks like on the outside”. But, due largely in part to Jason Alexander’s character Mauricio, that message is not handled well. This supporting … Continue reading Films That Have Not Aged Well: Shallow Hal (2001)
Even though the film Heat was released in 1995 and uses some dated technology, the film itself is weirdly timeless. For those unfamiliar with the film, Heat is about a group of bank robbers who unknowingly leave a clue at their last heist and are beginning to feel the heat from the police. Hence, the title. Written and directed by Michael Mann, Heat could easily be a masterclass on … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Heat (1995)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch may be the most self-aware film and also one of the biggest “screw you”‘s to a major film studio and I love it. Now, if you’ve seen Gremlins 2, you’ll know that the semi-serious tone from the original Gremlins is completely abandoned. And, there was a reason for this: director, Joe Dante, wanted nothing to do with a sequel. Gremlins was a particularly hard … Continue reading Gremlins 2: The New Batch : Money-grab or Meta-genius?
