Look, I love The Breakfast Club just as much as the next person. I love anytime The Breakfast Club is referenced or used as inspiration in other media. But, as I’ve stated many times before on this site, just because I love a film does not mean that I am blind to it’s flaws. And, man, does this one have some flaws. I don’t mean … Continue reading The Troubling Thing About The Breakfast Club
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is the mother of all suspense films, in my opinion. It has everything you could ever need in a suspense film. It has drama, murder, and great chemistry between the two leads. Rear Window stars Jimmy Stewart as wheelchair bound photographer … Continue reading 48. Rear Window (1954)
I’ve mentioned the podcast You Must Remember This before on this site. For a film lover, it is an absolute must. I wanted to briefly talk about the most recent series done on the podcast, “Six Degrees of Song of the South” about the Walt Disney film of the same name. If you know anything about the film, you know that it is rooted deeply … Continue reading You Must Remember This and Six Degrees of Song of the South : Some Thoughts
One of the more predictable films that I have seen this year, hands down, is Last Christmas. But, just because it was predictable doesn’t mean that it wasn’t enjoyable. Written by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise and directed by Paul Feig, Last Christmas is a love letter to George Michael, if there ever was one. Look, as soon as the trailer came out, the plot … Continue reading Last Christmas (2019) : A Love Letter to George Michael
Starting in 1989, the Walt Disney Company began a rather large undertaking: they were going to put out one animated film per year, over the course of ten years. Aladdin was third on their release schedule, and it was a hit in 1992 and continues to have a strong following today. One of my favorite aspects of this film is the varying color palette. The … Continue reading Revisiting Disney: Aladdin (1992)
2 years after The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson returns with a film that is one of the more enjoyable nights that you’ll have at the theater. Knives Out is an homage to “whodunit” films like no other. The film’s plot revolves around the death of Harlan Thrombey, played by Christopher Plummer, and the possibility that a family member has murdered him. With Private Eye Benoit … Continue reading Knives Out (2019) Review: I Suspect Foul Play.
Rarely will you hear me say that a sequel was better than the original. So, mark this day down. Frozen II is better than Frozen. Frozen covered ground that Disney’s animated princess films had not really covered before. Romance was not the central focus, which was huge. With Frozen II, they had to top their original story. They, quite literally, had to go “Into the … Continue reading Frozen II Review: Into the Unknown
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
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)
Good morning, all! We all woke up today with the wonderful news that the Frozen II soundtrack has been released. You bet I listened to it as soon as possible. In fact, I just finished listening to it. I may or may not have been crying at my desk at my day job. (I definitely was) Let’s talk about it, briefly, shall we? Tonally, the … Continue reading Frozen II Soundtrack Release
