What first drew me to On Borrowed Time was the cast. It has not one, not two but three actors from It’s A Wonderful Life, in my opinion, the greatest Christmas movie ever made. The gist of the movie is of an orphaned boy named Pud. After his parent’s death, he goes to live with […]
On New Year’s most people watch the ball drop, but not me, I watched Dead Calm. Unfortunately, it was as much as a letdown as most New Year’s Eve parties. I remember this movie scaring the bejesus out of me, this time around I was just annoyed by Nicole Kidman and Sam Neil’s stupidity. Breakdown […]
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a story of love and murder. a love triangle between Edwin, Rosa and his Uncle John Jasper. It reminded me of Wuthering Heights as I felt Rosa loved Edwin and was the safe reasonable choice but she was in love with Jasper, the bad boy. After much fluctuation of […]
I read Mudbound before my blog’s conception and loved it. The novel is rich in detail, and has a gripping, mortifying story that had my stomach in knots. When Netflix released a film adaptation I knew it might be challenging to relate this book to a film but that didn’t not deter me from viewing […]
Watch on the Rhine is a 1940s propaganda film. You can spin it anyway you like, drama, Bette Davis film, patriotic but in the end its still propaganda to raise spirits during a hard time. Kurt and Sara Muller along with their three children visit Sara’s family who believe she married beneath her class. The […]
This film came out shortly after the end of WWII and was obvious propaganda. The filming was dark, and while it was a dark subject itself it was so dark that sometimes I had difficult disguising what was going on. I have always had an interest in WWII so was looking forward to seeing this, […]
Whatever your age movies are very impressionable. Whether the flying monkeys scared you or the ending scene of Dirty Dancing puts a smile on your face, films leave an impact. When I was younger that was Disney. The first movie I saw in the theater was a re-release of Lady and the Tramp, I remember […]
Labor Day had an implausible storyline and more Lifetime Movie material. If this fast paced/on the run/love story weekend had happened in over a month’s time instead of three days it may have been better (notice how I used the word may) Another disappointment were the actors, Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet who I expected […]
The Girl on the Train is one of the few instances were the movie is better than the book. I did not like the book at all so why see the movie you ask? I’m a fan of Emily Blunt, she is so cute and I always feel she puts her all into every role […]
Me Before You is the cliché romance movie, boy and girl bicker, overcome conflict and fall in love. It has been done since Pride and Prejudice. Because of this, there wasn’t a plot-twist I didn’t see coming, and sat back to watch another predictable chick flick. While the acting was good, Lou and Will came […]