Movie Musical Monday: Mamma Mia!
If you know me in person, chances are you have already heard my opinions on this film. Due to the sequel being released this upcoming weekend, I find it fitting that Mamma Mia! be this weeks Movie Musical Monday. I will start with my issues with the film, and then end on a good note. PIERCE BROSNAN CAN’T SING. There. That’s my biggest issue with … Continue reading Movie Musical Monday: Mamma Mia!
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
I have been wanting to see the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? for what feels like forever now. Today, I woke up feeling more anxious than usual for reasons I could not quite pinpoint. So, to calm myself and give myself the good cry that I felt that I needed, I went to see this documentary about a television show that was so crucial … Continue reading Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Revisiting Disney: Dumbo (1941)
First let me say that I am quite excited for the Tim Burton live action Dumbo that is due out next year, especially after seeing the trailer. Now, how they get an entire films length worth of material from the hardly 60 minutes animated film Dumbo from 1941 is beyond me. The story is short and sweet, which is fine for an animated film intended … Continue reading Revisiting Disney: Dumbo (1941)
Netflix Hidden Gems: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008)
I remember watching this movie when it first came out ten years ago, and I remember enjoying it. So, when I saw that it was on Netflix, I figured I’d give it another watch. And, honestly, that film is highly underrated. Sure, the story, overall, isn’t the best. However, it’s the performances of Kat Dennings and Michael Cera that make the film so enjoyable. Michael … Continue reading Netflix Hidden Gems: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008)
Incredibles 2 (2018) Movie Review
Out of all of the Disney/Pixar films to have been made in the past, well, twenty years, The Incredibles is the one that lends itself the most to being franchised. Why Cars got two sequels before The Incredibles even got one is beyond me. Even more beyond me is why it took them fourteen years when that film is the one fans have been screaming … Continue reading Incredibles 2 (2018) Movie Review
62. American Graffiti (1973)
A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. I’ve never kept it a secret that, as a filmmaker, George Lucas infuriates me. Someday I’ll write an entire post on the subject. Anyway, I tried not to let my feelings about George Lucas influence my feelings of this film American Graffiti. In … Continue reading 62. American Graffiti (1973)
63. Cabaret (1972)
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them. One of my absolute favorite things about movie musicals from the 1970s is that most of them explore sexuality in a way that movies before them did not. Cabaret is no different. In fact, the exploration of sexuality is one of the main … Continue reading 63. Cabaret (1972)
Slow Burning Horror: Hereditary (2018)
If I had to describe the film Hereditary in two words it would be slow burning. This film was a lot to take in. It was heartbreaking and absolutely disturbing. It was scary but not in the traditional jump scare way. It’s scary in that it’s one that you think about long after it’s over, and the more you think about it, the scarier and … Continue reading Slow Burning Horror: Hereditary (2018)
Movie Musical Monday: The Phantom of the Opera
This post could also be titled: The Phantom of the Opera: Gerard Butler wasn’t a terrible Phantom. I said it. I don’t think Gerard Butler did a terrible job as The Phantom. Like, in comparison, he’s miles ahead of Russell Crowe in Les Miserables and they’re both ahead of Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia! Yes, Butler’s voice isn’t as operatic. In fact, it’s not operatic … Continue reading Movie Musical Monday: The Phantom of the Opera
64. Network (1976)
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor’s ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit. Network, having been released in 1976, is 42 years old. And, yet, somehow it manages to fit in tremendously well in this day and age. It managed to predict the future, and it’s unbelievably eerie. As the synopsis above states, Network is a film about … Continue reading 64. Network (1976)