Straight up, this is on my list of favorite films. David Fincher’s directing style can be hit or miss for me. For example, in The Social Network, I think his color filter look does not quite fit. But, in Se7en, the darker filters and darker color palette works quite well. This film, although very different from the other films I have talked about in this … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Se7en (1995)
People are constantly getting (500) Days of Summer wrong and villainizing the wrong person. Neither is really the villain. Both are just misunderstood. However, our main character, Tom Hansen, never learns his goddamn lesson. Summer is upfront with Tom, right away, about what she wants. There are some mixed signals, but overall, she’s very clear. Once they break up, yes, she does get engaged and … Continue reading A Brief Defense of Summer Finn
The 1995 film Clueless is one that remains popular today. You would be hard pressed to find people who haven’t seen the film even just once. The odd thing, though, about the film, is that it is incredibly dated in terms of slang, clothing, and technology, but it’s had a long lasting societal impact. Now, I’m not a fan of Jane Austen’s book Emma. However, … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Clueless (1995)
The Rescuers is definitely one of the Disney animated films that deserves more love and to be pushed more into the mainstream. For those unfamiliar with the film, The Rescuers is the tale of two mice of the Rescue Aid Society who search for Penny, a little girl who was kidnapped by treasure hunters trying to find the world’s largest diamond. The film features the voices … Continue reading Revisiting Disney: The Rescuers (1977)
A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. Out of 100 films on the AFI list, only 8 of them are pre-code films. And, out of those 8 films, only one of them is a romantic comedy that greatly alludes to sex throughout the film: It Happened One Night. Honestly, … Continue reading 46. It Happened One Night (1934)
Just Friends is one of those films that I quote on a near daily basis. Whether it’s “Wait, where are you going?”, “I’m stuffed”, or “Joyce? Joyce?”, I find some way to work a quote from this film into daily conversation. However, much like my post about Big, I have never watched this film while applying today’s societal standards and morals. And, I’m not going … Continue reading Films That Have Not Aged Well: Just Friends (2005)
I want to preface this post by saying that I thoroughly enjoy this film. But, one of the main things that happens in this film is a 13-year-old boy, who is in the body of a man, sleeps with a co-worker, an adult woman. Let that sink in. That is a thing that happens in this beloved film. It is always important, I think, to … Continue reading Films That Have Not Aged Well: Big (1988)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire was one of the first films to come out after the Disney Renaissance Period ended, with only Dinosaur and The Emperor’s New Groove preceding it. It followed along with Disney’s new approach of a non-musical film. It was the first animated science-fiction film that the studio tackled. And, upon a rewatch, the film does hold up, for the most part. Atlantis … Continue reading Revisiting Disney: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
The Wachowski’s had a very specific vision for their science fiction action film The Matrix. It’s a look that has inspired the look of sci-fi action films that followed. It’s also a look that has been parodied countless times. Which does, at times, make it hard to take the film completely seriously when watching it now. But, once you get past that, you are left … Continue reading 90s Flashback: The Matrix (1999)
I’ve been on an “end of the world” movie kick lately (gee, wonder why?). And, if you haven’t noticed, the 1990s are filled with end of the world movies. And 1998’s Deep Impact is currently streaming on Netflix. For those unfamiliar with the film, it’s about a comet that is going to hit the Earth and cause an Extinction Level Event. The United States knows … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Deep Impact
