Tag: Movies
Review: The BFG
This first paragraph was spoken by a four year-old when asked about The BFG: The big giant, he was a big friendly giant. And there…
Film Honors: 2011
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
60 Kick-Ass Female Film Characters – Part X
At last we reach the final part of the 100 Kick-Ass Female Film Characters – the blame for the delay lies with me and my…
Film Honors: 2001
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Review: Suicide Squad
By The Greek Colourful, vibrant, flamboyant and… bad. I mean… Transformers bad. No, not even, since this had potential to boot. Jared Leto’s grinning face…
Review: Kubo and the Two Strings
There’s a split-second moment early in Kubo and the Two Strings, the young protagonist is scooping up pages from the ground – one takes a couple…
Film Honors: 2010
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
50 Films For Christmas – Part 8 of 10
As Christmas Day blends into Boxing Day, I decided that perhaps the final two parts can reflect movies associated with New Year’s Eve. So before…
Review: The Light Between Oceans
By The Greek Fassbender lacking his usual, hypnotic tension. Vikander completely devoid of the oomph that I so adore in her performances. The theme is…
Christmas Movies: Tangerine
by Steve Schwieghofer “Merry Christmas Eve, bitch!” Strains of “Toyland” playing in the background, so begins Sean Baker’s fresh and wonder-filled Tangerine. We begin our…
Christmas Movie Grinch
How the Grinch Almost Ruined Christmas by Al Robinson First it was a book written by Theodor Seuss Geisel aka “Dr. Seuss” and published on…
Film Honors: 2002
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Christmas Movie – Lethal Weapon
By Jonathan Holmes When we think of films centered on the holiday season, we think about old Scrooge letting his guard down and learning to…
60 Kick-Ass Female Film Characters – Part IX
There’s a deep moral message somewhere in the deep dark notion that if we are good to each other, look out for one another, we…
