Reviews of films
This Lunar New Year, I present a Lunar New Year Miracle…from a country that no longer celebrates it at this time. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 118 minutes. So, if the title of … Continue reading WTF ASIA 91: Death By Hanging (1968)
Small village values don’t change easily. Available in Canada and the United States. Approximately 117 minutes. Rani had left her village at age 14 to marry a man from another village. Her husband was unfaithful and abusive until he died … Continue reading WTF ASIA 90: Parched (2015)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action edition. Cool Runnings
Allie Loukas’ freshman film, which she also wrote and stars in, has shades of John Waters mixed with John Hughes, with a good emotional heart at its center. Loukas’ Kathryn is a disaffected, cynical young woman who reacts to any … Continue reading Movie Review: Kathryn Upside Down
Genre films have formulas. A story might stick to the template or attempt to subvert it. The following are a collection of genre films with LGBT characters. I started with Biography and Mystery. Then the mysteries started spilling into other … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Biography and Mystery
In Which The End is Something Like a Dream There is a feeling among those entrenched with art and media that is both rare and elusive; evocative and powerful. It is the moment where something thought long gone fully comes … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 48: Until the End of the World
Politically and socially, South Korea and Japan seem to have a chilly relationship. When it comes to crime, though, everything is chill. This WAS on Amazon a few years ago, but no more. It is online, though. Approximately 115 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 89: Boat (2009)
While the Hollywood blockbusters offer us 20 seconds of queer representation and call it progress, films made elsewhere continue to offer a variety of stories about LGBT+ folks. The following is a compilation of some interesting films I saw in … Continue reading LGBT Movies: More Adult Protagonists
We’ve done it, my friends. We’ve reached the last movie of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2019. The final film is When Calls the Heart: Home for Christmas, the holiday special of a Canadian TV series. Also, is that baby in … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: When Calls the Heart: Home for Christmas Recap/Review
The penultimate Countdown to Christmas film coming to you a week or so after Christmas! I’m not sure why this particular film is the second-to-last when there have actually been some semi-enjoyable films in this year’s roster. But anyway, here … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: It’s Beginning to Look at Lot Like Christmas Recap/Review
Lucky Episode 88. Think of all of the jokes that you can regarding this movie’s title and discard them, for they are not in this movie. Erm…sort of available online? Approximately 113 minutes. Young Master Liu is to be … Continue reading WTF ASIA 88: The Wooden Man’s Bride (1994)
Happy New Year, folks! To ring in the new year, I’ll still be in Christmas. Those of you that are hungover, why not have a read? Actually, for this film, we’ll be Hanukkah-ing AND Christmas-ing. Don’t confuse Double Holiday for … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Double Holiday Recap/Review
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Operation Dumbo Drop
We’re in the home stretch. I don’t know anything about this film. The header and title offer up nothing. I’ve not even seen a preview of the thing, so my first intro to it will be in this here synopsis: … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: A Cheerful Christmas Recap/Review
After the joy that was A Christmas Love Story (and to a lesser extent Christmas at Dollywood), we go back to normal with Holiday Date. It’s fairly straightforward for a Hallmark film. Synopsis: Brooke is dumped right before Christmas and … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Holiday Date Recap/Review
Now for a contender for the most basic film title: A Christmas Love Story. This is part of Hallmark’s Hall of Fame which I think means they spent money on actors and want the film to be remembered in their … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: A Christmas Love Story Recap/Review
And the Oscar goes to… Bob Odenkirk’s sideburns! Ok, maybe that one is less of a lock than the many other awards season accolades this film will surely collect over the next two months, but it’s one of the … Continue reading Review: Little Women
I’ve decided to skip over A Christmas Love Story for now to bring you Christmas at Dollywood. I need some joy in my life and Dolly is sure to bring it. Unfortunately, with Dolly comes some boring people who need … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas at Dollywood Recap/Review
Christmas is over as of this writing BUT not for me. No, dear reader, my hell continues until my reviews of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas films are complete. So we continue with Christmas in Rome. I watched this about three … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas in Rome
Adam Sandler hustles his way through a sustained cinematic anxiety attack. This is a spoiler-free review. There’s a moment early on in Uncut Gems when sleazy jewelry dealer Howard Ratner, played by Adam Sandler, has a choice to make. He’s … Continue reading Review: Uncut Gems
In Which There’s Family Circus, Bottom Right Corner, Waiting to Suck I feel that I must confess that I have been derelict in my duties. In the nearly full year of covering films from mostly the 90’s I have sorta … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 47: Go
