In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn’t go as planned. When stripped away of all the bizarreness, A Clockwork Orange is a very well formulated crime drama. But, why would you want to strip away all of the bizarreness? That’s what makes it so wonderful and timeless. First, I want to talk about Stanley … Continue reading 70. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. There are very few movies that I consider perfect. This, my friends, is one of them. From the writing, to the acting, to the music, to the cinematography, it’s all just perfect. The writing, I think, is this films strongest asset. Right from the beginning of … Continue reading 72. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Why The Florida Project isn’t getting more recognition is beyond me. I saw the film when it first came out. I think that day my friend and I were originally intending to see another film, however we got the date/time wrong. But, so as not to waste an entire evening, we decided to see The Florida Project because we had both seen at least one … Continue reading Don’t Forget about The Florida Project
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution – escape to Bolivia. As we all know, from the time I watched The Wild Bunch, I do not like westerns. I have a hard time staying … Continue reading 73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims. I always find it enjoyable to rewatch a film that I have seen a billion and one times through an analytical lens. The Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite films for a few reasons: 1. … Continue reading 74. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
When it was announced that Disney would be producing the screen adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods, fans of the stage musical were nervous as hell. They were excited. Well, excited and scared. You see, Into the Woods is a musical that is easily made for the screen. That was not the problem. The problem was how Disney, a company known for … Continue reading Movie Musical Mondays: Into the Woods (2014)
Lady Bird is a film written and directed by Greta Gerwig about a seventeen year old girl coming of age in the year 2002 in the city of Sacramento, California. Gerwig is definitely a force to be reckoned with. This films strongest aspect is its writing and how real everything feels. Gerwig perfectly depicted being a teenager and the lack of control and the confusion … Continue reading Lady Bird (2017)
Man on the Moon is one of my top ten favorite films of all time. From the first moment I saw the film, I felt that Jim Carrey’s portrayal of Andy Kaufman was superb. For sure, nobody else could have played that part. It took a special understanding of Andy Kaufman to play that part, and, man, did Jim Carrey have that understanding. I knew, … Continue reading Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Featuring A Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention Of Tony Clifton (2017)
An African American police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town. This film is relevant today. What’s sad is that it shouldn’t be. Yet, here we are. A little background on the film: We open up with a murder. The most important man in the small southern town of Sparta, Mississippi has been murdered. The town isn’t really equipped … Continue reading 75. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
I am crazy excited for the remake of IT. Crazy. Excited. So, I figured that I would rewatch the original film/miniseries in preparation. And, let me tell you, there is an awful lot that I forgot about that original miniseries. Mainly, I forgot how anticlimactic the whole film. I forgot how wonderful the first half is and how rough the second half is. I forgot … Continue reading IT (1990) Review
