Reviews of films
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. Pixar Edition. Toy Story 3
Welcome back boils and ghouls! It’s time for yet another installment in my long running annual Month of Horror. Every October starting on the first and running through Halloween, I watch at least one new (to me) movie a day and … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Intro
The coming-of-age tale has been well represented both this year and last year, and while our latest entrant to the crowded genre certainly bears some traits of its forebears, there’s another film from last fall it more strongly recalls, The Florida Project. That … Continue reading Movie Reviews: We the Animals (2018)
WARNING: I will be discussing a Takashi Miike film. If that’s not warning enough… the guy is notorious for incorporating very graphic imagery. VERY graphic imagery. Turn back if descriptive language of disturbing imagery is something that you don’t want … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dead or Alive (1999)
NAM!!!! Cyclo is the second movie by Tran Ahn Hung, who had previously made a beautiful slideshow of a French soundstage called Scent of Green Papaya. This time, the French director, his wife, and his music composer actually return to Vietnam, the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 23: Cyclo (1995)
As steaming services play a bigger and bigger role in the film and television industry, a lot of attention is going to their original content–but mainly streaming television shows. What about streaming movies? What hidden gems or washed up flops … Continue reading Mindhorn (Netflix, 2017)
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. The Princess and the Frog.
Macon County Line was one of many movies at the time that had claimed to be based on a true story to attract audiences, but was never based in anything factual. It’s about two brothers, Chris and Wayne Dixon (played … Continue reading TCM Underground: Macon County Line (1974)
Ever since creating Freaks and Geeks nearly two decades ago, Paul Feig has amassed quite a career. He’s was one of the most prominent directors on the American version of The Office, directed seven episodes of Arrested Development, fourteen of Nurse Jackie, created … Continue reading Movie Reviews: A Simple Favor (2018)
The weather is slowly starting to cool off, summer movie season has come to an end, and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has just ended which can mean only one thing, it’s time for Oscar Season. *Deep sigh* While … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Wife (2017)
Ever thought about putting your house up for and AirBnB? If so, did you ever give a thought to the judgment potential renters might give you from your DVD collection? You don’t know how it got there. Maybe it was … Continue reading BnB Shame #7: Tomorrowland
A film about the importance of family. Available on Vudu. Approximately 121 minutes. Yeah, I don’t know what is with that tagline. “Revenge was never this sweet?” Really, the only sweet part of this movie is in the very beginning. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 22: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
As steaming services play a bigger and bigger role in the film and television industry, a lot of attention is going to their original content–but mainly streaming television shows. What about streaming movies? What hidden gems or washed up flops … Continue reading The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (Netflix, 2017)
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. Pixar Edition. Up
The Predator movies and I go way back. I was really young when I saw the first one, probably way too young to be watching it, but my parents were always letting me watch hard-R type stuff with severed limbs and … Continue reading Movie Review: The Predator (2018)
Partway through watching Zhang Yimou’s Curse of the Golden Flower, I turned to my wife and said, “You know, with all the court intrigue, the secrets, and the hidden siblings, this movie feels Shakespearean.” I may not have been too … Continue reading Made Overseas: Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
It’s may not be October yet, but that hasn’t kept studios from releasing horror films early. This time out we take a look at yet another under the radar gothic horror movie from an experienced director. The director this time out … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Little Stranger (2018)
Hey, remember all that pretentious nonsense I said about Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon last week? Well, forget all that garbage. This movie has a guy jump on top of another guy’s shoulders and give him a double-dose of elbow to … Continue reading WTF ASIA 21: Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
As steaming services play a bigger and bigger role in the film and television industry, a lot of attention is going to their original content–but mainly streaming television shows. What about streaming movies? What hidden gems or washed up flops … Continue reading Awash In The Stream: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Netflix, 2018)
Over the past couple decades, Nick Hornby has proven to be a popular source for Hollywood adaptations. His books have been turned into Fever Pitch (twice), High Fidelity (*groans*), About a Boy (as a mediocre film, a failed TV pilot, and an … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Juliet, Naked (2018)
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. Bolt
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