Movies, and my thoughts on them.
Even the most cursory of looks around my website will tell you that I'm a bit of a Tolkien fan. So obviously I should have no shortage of opinions on the recent Tolkien adaptations right? …
As one of the first, and most famous, "pacifist westerns," it is tempting to discuss Destry Rides Again in terms of the fascinatingly contradictory tenants of that genre. However, because I've already discussed pacifist westerns, I figured …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in November. Stats Movies watched – 16 Movies that were new to me – 5 Bond Movies – 5 Monthly Masterpieces – Palm Beach Story November 29 The Spy …
Few directors dominated the early 1940s like Preston Sturges. While not the first writer-director, Sturges was the most famous early example of a screenwriter who also directed his own films, paving the way for Orson …
While the Bond films, with their jet packs and suitcase airplanes, seem like the would already be pretty accessible to children, I recently discovered that they also lend themselves quite well to the children's picture book format. …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in October. Stats Movies watched – 15 Movies that were new to me – 12 Horror Movies – 4 Monthly Masterpieces – The Seventh Seal October 30 Seeking a …
Welcome back to my most infrequently occurring Monday feature! I’m speaking, of course, of Infrequently Occurring Fifth Monday (IO5M), where I come up with a new “top 5″ list on a quad-yearly basis. This time, …
1982's A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy marked the beginning of a remarkable 30 year unbroken streak of yearly film production for Woody Allen. As with any filmmaker that prolific, there are bound to be some …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in September. Stats Movies watched – 17 Movies that were new to me – 11 Fairly badass and/or sweet action movies watched – 3 Monthly Masterpieces – It …
Everybody knows that Monty Python and the Holy Grail is (along with This is Spinal Tap) the funniest movie of all time. I could go on and on listing all the funny parts, but, bottom …