Category: Film

Film, Pop Culture

Best Films for that between holiday also known as Thanksgiving

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles The ULTIMATE Thanksgiving film, if I do say so myself. If you have not seen Planes, Trains, and Automobiles then where have you been for the last thirty years? The film stars Steve Martin and John Candy, each playing business men just trying to get home for the holiday. As you can probably guess, this proves to be more difficult than … Continue reading Best Films for that between holiday also known as Thanksgiving

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Film, Movie Review, Revisiting Disney

Revisiting Disney: The Sword in the Stone (1963)

The Sword in the Stone is one of the last films that Walt Disney himself worked on with the Walt Disney Company before he passed. The film feels forgotten, and yet, still has a strong fan base. The set up of the film is similar to most that came before it, beginning with the storybook opening. Although, Sword in the Stone is beautiful, visually, there … Continue reading Revisiting Disney: The Sword in the Stone (1963)

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Film, Movie Review

Honey Boy : “A seed has to completely destroy itself to become a flower”

This past Tuesday night, I was fortunate enough to attend the Los Angeles premiere of Shia LaBeouf’s new film Honey Boy. I had been hearing the buzz about the film and was ecstatic that I was able to attend. I left with a new appreciation for LaBeouf and a deep admiration for everybody involved in the making of this film. Honey Boy is a semi-autobiographical … Continue reading Honey Boy : “A seed has to completely destroy itself to become a flower”

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Film, Films That Have Not Aged Well, Movie Review

Films That Have Not Aged Well: The Ugly Truth (2009)

I’ve only ever watched this film one other time, years ago. I remember enjoying it. I didn’t think it was anything special. I think I was going through a Gerard Butler phase, honestly. I picked this film because, from what I could remember of it, I knew it had not aged well. So, let’s get into it. For those that don’t know, The Ugly Truth … Continue reading Films That Have Not Aged Well: The Ugly Truth (2009)

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AFI 100 Greatest, Film

49. Intolerance (1916)

I have made the decision to not watch this film. I understand why it is on this list, however I cannot bring myself to watch it. And that’s not just because it’s a three hour and seventeen-minute silent film. Intolerance was DW Griffith’s response to the backlash he received about his film Birth of a Nation, a film that is terribly racist and needs to … Continue reading 49. Intolerance (1916)

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Film, Movie Review

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 & 2010)

“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you” Those words, that rhyme, has haunted multiple generations of horror fans. In 1984, a character was created and immortalized by Wes Craven and Robert Englund: Freddy Krueger. There was a magic (terrifying magic) in the way Englund played Krueger. So, I would imagine that there was immense pressure on Jackie Earle Haley when taking on that same role in … Continue reading A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 & 2010)

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Film, Movie Review

The Lighthouse (2019): “Help Me To Recollect”

Robert Egger’s is quickly proving himself to be one of the best slow-burn storytellers of our time. The Lighthouse, Eggers’ second film just after The Witch, stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in spellbinding performances, in a tale of cabin fever, the likes of which I have never seen before. On the surface, The Lighthouse is a film about two Wickies, and their month long … Continue reading The Lighthouse (2019): “Help Me To Recollect”

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Film, Movie Review

House on Haunted Hill (1959 & 1999)

Anybody that knows me knows that I am a sucker for anything to do with abandoned insane asylums. What that says about me, I am not completely sure. You figure it out. Anyway, keeping that in mind, the 1999 remake of House on Haunted Hill greatly improves upon the original 1959 film. 1959’s House on Haunted Hill is a classic. Starring Vincent Price, the film … Continue reading House on Haunted Hill (1959 & 1999)

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Film, Movie Review

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

Ruben Fleischer’s 2009 Zombieland had been a major hit. Was it a hit that necessarily needed a sequel? No, but I am so happy that it has one. Zombieland: Double Tap picks up ten years after the first film, showing us what the characters have been up to and introducing us to some evolved (and not so evolved)  zombies. When Little Rock runs away with … Continue reading Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

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