As we draw to the end of another year in the film industry, the lid has been blown open on a long-held secret in Hollywood: It is an unequal work environment in which women are severely underrepresented and thus specifically vulnerable to exactly the kinds of sexual harassment and assault cases that have sprung forward …
First things first: One should not take one's daughter to this movie on a daddy-daughter date without mentally preparing oneself for Pixar's penchant to deliver devastating emotional gut punches. Otherwise that same hypothetical person should also be prepared to give an explanation for why her daddy is a blubbering mess. Speaking entirely hypothetically and not …
It should be obvious, this week before Christmas, that festivities will be on my mind. Hence, it's about time that I put down definitively and unequivocally what I determine to be the best Christmas movies of all time. As I detailed in my "Best Christmas-Adjacent Movies" list last week, I am kind of a stickler when …
(Disclaimer: Although I am going to refrain from going into any true spoiler-territory, plot details will be discussed. If you don't want to hear any details of the movie then first of all, what the heck are you doing here? And secondly, those things will be discussed so get out, watch the movie, and then …
Continue reading Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Big Screen Review)
You know how the conversation goes: Somebody at some party or other social gathering this season asks the generally reliable ice-breaker, "What's your favourite Christmas movie?" Conversation gets flowing, and the usual suspects come up (It's a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, Love Actually). And then some guy (it's almost …
Even though I have given myself until after after the Oscars in March to put together my final Best of 2017 list (due to how hard it is for this amateur critic to actually catch up with all the contenders sans "For-Your-Consideration" screeners and press screenings) there is undeniably a peer-pressure inspired rush to the …
Continue reading 2017 Movies Catch-Up Rapid-Fire Part 2 (Increasingly Panicked Edition)
(Note: Almost everything I talk about here is going to be jumping off the very elaborate and well-argued post by Rob Hilton about the "Machete-order" of watching Star Wars movies. To be honest, had Disney not stepped in, I would completely agree with his suggestions and have no reason to write this post. But since the new …
We've reached that time of the year when I enter a mad frantic dash to close out the year seeing as many movies released in 2017 as possible in order to take a stab out at Best-of-2017 list. Between that and catching up on seasonally appropriate fare, the fact is that I won't be discovering …
Continue reading Best Movies Discovered This Year (That Weren’t Released in 2017)
The purpose of this post is self-explanatory. I take a look at some of the Netflix originals on offer and review them. Unlike some of the more obscure fare that I sometimes indulge in, these movies are instantly available to anyone who has a subscription (or mooches of the accounts of parents and friends – …
Halfway through the film Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) is told by her teacher Sister Sarah Joan that "It's clear from your writing that you love Sacramento." This comes as a complete surprise to Lady Bird because she has spent a good chunk of her high school life talking about how much she hates …
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