Like most, I was sitting in my living room when the push notification popped up on my phone. Breaking News: Two people have been found dead inside a Los Angeles home owned by actor-director Rob Reiner, source tells AP My heart sank as I read the article. No names had been released. No confirmation on who was found inside, just the ages of the victims, … Continue reading The Cultural Impact of Rob Reiner : In Remembrance
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. I’m going to be honest: I have tried to start this article four times now. All because I have no idea what I want to say about the film Casablanca. It’s a film that I own. It’s a film … Continue reading 3. Casablanca (1942)
If you are anything like me, your anxiety is through the roof with everything going on. Trying to cope with my compulsions (for those that don’t know, I am diagnosed obsessive compulsive) has been nearly unbearable and almost completely debilitating at times. I’ve had an overwhelming sense of losing control and have struggled often with fighting off anxiety attacks. One of the things I can … Continue reading Comfort Films in a Time of Uncertainty
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
