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 →
True story: I didn’t watch Say Anything (1989) until this past September, when John Cusack came to town to do a Q&A after the screening. After years of hearing about the film and being asked why I hadn’t seen it … Continue reading →
The Craft (1996) is basically the Emo Witch Chick Starter Pack film. I am proudly proclaiming myself to be a member of that club: I practiced paganism until my mid-20s starting in my teens, and to this day, I still … 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 →
I’ve both read Richard Matheson’s novel What Dreams May Come and watched its 1998 film adaptation. Some side with Matheson and criticize the film’s significant plot changes and thematic exclusions, including an emphasis on New Age beliefs. Personally, I find … Continue reading →
Confession: I got into U.S. version of The Office waaaaay later than I probably should have gotten into it. It’s funny, but it took halfway through the second season to really start getting the groove of it; Michael Scott (Steve … Continue reading →
I’m of the firm mind that if the first 20 minutes of Up (2009) don’t make you cry, something is wrong with you. You’re a cyborg. You’re not fully human. How can you not cry at something like that?! THE … Continue reading →
Funny story: I went to go see Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King with a pair of friends after a long day of teaching when it came out in 2003. I slipped into a pair of jeans … 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 →
