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Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch The Princess and the Warrior

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 30, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 30, 2016

I love Tom Tykwer movies. From Winter Sleepers to Run Lola Run to the incredible 3 (which, really, if you haven’t seen it, you’re missing out on the best poly love story out there), I love the man’s work. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotions, Foreign, Good Acting, Relationships

Modern Love: The Bullshit of Romance in What If

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 29, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 29, 2016

I went into What If thinking that it might be a good romantic comedy. Ten minutes in, I was already checking the counter. It took fucking forever to move, but once it did, it was like watching a 10-car pile … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Emotions, I hate people, Love story, Relationships

MITCH! The Top Ten Quotes of Real Genius

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 27, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 27, 2016

Real Genius is a great love of mine. I watched it as a little girl, and even though I didn’t get half the jokes at the time, I knew that something fun was going on. Really, it’s got so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Brains, Comedy, Top Ten

Coming This Week: Real Genius, What If, and The Princess and the Warrior

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 26, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 26, 2016

This has been such an up and down week. Between not feeling well, my friends in the U.K. reeling from the Brexit vote, a few wins in the writing department, and then other global events leaving me appreciative of my … Continue reading →

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Saturday Shorts: Great Balls of Dodge

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 25, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 25, 2016

Things have been a little tense globally. I think we could all use a good laugh. And what says unwind better than a good, old-fashioned piece of physical comedy? A piece of good, old-fashioned physical comedy that involves playing dodge … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Saturday shorts

Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Dude Where’s My Car?

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 23, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 23, 2016

So I bought Dude, Where’s My Car? when my ex-husband and I were first dating. He thought it was a joke, and a bad one at that. As his nickname was The Dude, I felt it was appropriate. I put … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Weekend Movies

Free To Be You and Me: A Look At Buffalo Bill

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 22, 2016 by Erin ThompsonFebruary 16, 2021

Nika Black and I had a discussion about the character Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs one day in the not-so-recent past. Nika raised an excellent point: Buffalo Bill is often used as a point of comedy for … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Horror, Identity, LGBTQ

The Positive of Fear: Goosebumps and the Need For Children’s Horror

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 20, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 28, 2023

I have one, if not two, budding horror hounds on my hands. My eight-year-old adores Five Nights At Freddy’s. My ten-year-old has been happily consuming older horror flicks from the 1930s. I have multiple friends that have told me I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Horror, Uncategorized

Coming This Week: Goosebumps, Silence of the Lambs, and Dude Where’s My Car

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 19, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 19, 2016

I was planning writing something peppy and sarcastic for my quick post about what’s headed your way this week, but then Anton Yelchin died. I have to be honest: this fucking sucks. He was extremely talented. He was one of the … Continue reading →

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Daddy, My Dear: Fatherhood in Warcraft

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 19, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 19, 2016

**WARNING: This analysis contains plot details of a film that is currently in the theatres. Read at your own risk.** I knew going in that Warcraft had the potential to either be really good or really bad on a personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, fatherhood, Video Games

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