With the holiday season comes family gatherings, which means (gulp) social interactions. Some days, there is excitement to see your loved ones; other days, you know exactly why you stay away for the rest of the year. Such is the … Continue reading →
Ho ho ho, peeps. Yes, we’re officially into the holiday season. What better way to celebrate than to watch a feel-good romantic comedy? This year, we’re going to give Love Actually (2003) some time off – I figure that we’ve … Continue reading →
Upfront confession: I am not a fan of Don Bluth’s catalog of work, as I find him cloying and too cutesy. However, as my college mentor once told me, “Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean that it doesn’t … Continue reading →
No film screamed early 1990s quite like Interview with the Vampire (1994). The film – directed by Neil Jordan from an Anne Rice script – drew plenty of sensation, as writer Rice objected (and later gushed over) the casting of … Continue reading →
Prior to the Golden Age of Pixar, Disney was the one that would give us films that had a surprising amount of depth packed into them, albeit once in a blue moon. Such is the case with Lilo and Stitch … Continue reading →
**WARNING: This post contains spoilers for a film that is currently playing in theatres.** First off, a slow clap for John Krasinski. The man managed to get movie going audiences to do something they haven’t done in ages: people … Continue reading →
Okay, before anyone jumps on me for this one: yes, this is a Ben Afflect movie. No, I do not terribly like Affleck, and yes, he and his little band of merry men are most likely shit swizzlers that have … Continue reading →
As a mother, I can tell you right now that sleep is probably the largest battlefield of parenthood (especially the toddler/young schoolage years). That should be your litmus test as a prospective parent: if you can survive a toddler trying … Continue reading →
Sometimes, a horror movie is like pizza: it can be sweet or savory, satisfying and fast. Sometimes, though, we get to the classification known as “good enough” pizza: it passes for pizza, but it’s not the finest quality. Every so … Continue reading →
Parody is a fine, fine art when performed correctly. Often, the tone has to be justso – you have to make sure that everyone has a straight face firmly glued on, and that there are no giggles erupting forth no … Continue reading →
