I read this book once, whose name I cannot remember, that was a biography of Denys Finch Hatton, the aristocratic English big game hunter best known for being the lover of Karen Blixen. Blixen, a Danish woman who married a Swedish baron, had some fame as a writer under various Read more…
Why in the name of God did I watch The Croods recently? I’d never seen it before, so why now? Well, short answer: I found it on Netflix and apparently there is a sequel coming out next year. So, here we are. Set at the time the supercontinent of Pangaea Read more…
I’m not generally one for ranking movies, but I see enough and this is a movie review blog, so I guess I’ll rank them. My method is generally around the time the year comes to close, I look over the titles of my old reviews and see which ones stuck Read more…
I’m a big Stanley Kubrick fan, though truth be told, I don’t like every single thing he’s ever done. 2001 baffles me even after multiple viewings, and I figure I should probably revisit Eyes Wide Shut one of these days to see if I can appreciate it for what it Read more…
I’m not much of an Adam Sandler fan. I think I enjoyed some of his SNL stuff back in the day, but these days Sandler is the very picture of the lazy comedic actor. His movies all look about the same, and he rarely seems to be trying. He can, Read more…
I can’t say that I have ever read Louise May Alcott’s Little Women, but I am somewhat familiar with the story because my ex-wife was really into all things Winona Ryder, including the 1994 movie version. I remember it mostly because at the end, after Claire Danes died, Ryder’s Jo Read more…
Christmas is my favorite holiday, even if my family doesn’t generally celebrate on the day itself due to unorthodox work schedules. But Christmas movies? Those I could do without. Many speak vaguely about a spirit of Christmas as they try to divorce the spiritual aspects the Christian holiday and stick Read more…
Can you make a movie about Fox News and its inner workings without making it particularly political? The new movie Bombshell seems to try as it focuses most of its energy onto various women working there and the toxic workplace they all had to deal with, most notably coming from Read more…
One of the benefits of checking out all kinds of movies is sometimes finding some old gem of a cult favorite that’s actually a pretty good movie even if it isn’t particularly well known. And I gotta say, 1987’s The Gate sure does fit the bill. The Gate, of course, Read more…
Cats. My God. Someone made this. Cats. Well, I did go to see it to see if it merited the nearly universal negative response it got. I mean, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes means somebody liked it. Would I get it? I’m not overly familiar with the play it’s based on Read more…