Movie Review – Welcome to Marwen
There have been so many ‘based on a true story’ movies recently, that if this were real life, we’d all in a world of… Read More »Movie Review – Welcome to Marwen
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Movie Review – Second Act
This is a fish-out-of-water story, which is normally a reliable premise for laughs. Unfortunately, it feels like a half-hearted attempt to re-make a modern… Read More »Movie Review – Second Act
Love, Actually and Christmas Is All Around (That “Festering Turd of a Record”)
Bill Nighy rocks. And in Love, Actually, he rocks even harder as a washed up, has-been rock star, an aging bad boy we can’t help… Read More »Love, Actually and Christmas Is All Around (That “Festering Turd of a Record”)
Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns
Can I start by saying bravo?! I’m a huge fan of Mary Poppins (MP), and Mary Poppins Returns (MPR) did not disappoint. While we all… Read More »Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns
Best Non-Christmas Christmas Movies
What is a non-Christmas Christmas movie, you ask? I’m happy to explain. It’s a story that takes place over the holiday season but isn’t a… Read More »Best Non-Christmas Christmas Movies
Virgin Movie Review – Footloose (1984)
Somehow, I’ve never seen the original Footloose before. I did catch the remake a few months back and found it mildly awful. I figured the… Read More »Virgin Movie Review – Footloose (1984)
Movie Review – The Mule
Clint, how do you do it? Year after year, for how many years now? 50? 60? Do you ever get tired? Is it ever… Read More »Movie Review – The Mule
A Novice Watches Rocky (1976)
I’d never seen the original 1976 Rocky in the past, because it seemed to be a “boxing” movie, and watching people hit each other into… Read More »A Novice Watches Rocky (1976)
Virgin Movie Review – Magic Stocking (half of it, maybe)
I didn’t realize this was one of those Hallmark Specials until I already had my workout pad and weights all spread on the floor and… Read More »Virgin Movie Review – Magic Stocking (half of it, maybe)
Can Dune be done? Should Dune be done? Bringing Long Books to the Screen
Until the last generation, when Peter Jackson proved The Lord of the Rings could not only be made into a successful film — but be… Read More »Can Dune be done? Should Dune be done? Bringing Long Books to the Screen