Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
Directors: Martín Blousson, Macarena García Lenzi Cast: Agustina Cerviño, Valeria Giorcelli, Pablo Sigal When Ruth asked me if I wanted to watch a screener for a thriller called Rock, Paper, and Scissors, I was a little hesitant; after the disaster that was 2018's Truth or Dare, I've been wary of any horror movie named after …
Continue reading Argentinian Indie Horror Review: Rock, Paper and Scissors (Piedra, papel y tijera)
When Natasha Romanoff was first introduced in the MCU 11 years ago in Iron Man 2, I didn’t immediately warm up to the character. Even Scarlett Johansson herself admitted Romanoff was portrayed more as a sex object, albeit a bad ass one. Thankfully, she continues to evolve for the better in the subsequent movies, as …
Given the Cannes Film Festival was canceled last year, the 2021's ceremony's red carpet returns with an extra dose of glamor. I was listening to NPR's French correspondent Eleanor Beardsley in the car yesterday and wish I were at Promenade de la Croisette or somewhere on Côte d'Azur this week, especially after seeing this clip… …
Continue reading Dreaming of Cannes – Musings on Leos Carax’s ANNETTE … and Adam Driver
Because of the pandemic, Paramount Pictures has pulled some of their big films from theatrical releases. Two were sold to Amazon, Without Remorse and a new sci-fi action/adventure called THE TOMORROW WAR. It’s understandable why they’ve decided to do that, these were already expensive films to produced and selling them to a big company, they …
Happy Fourth of July, everyone!! Hope you're all enjoying your weekend, wherever you are. I went up north for a couple of days for a quick weekend getaway and went kayaking around Apostle Islands near Bayfield, WI. On the drive back we listened to the Art of the Score, one of my favorite music podcasts …
Continue reading Music Break: Independence Day (1996) patriotic score by David Arnold
Wow, it's Fourth of July weekend already! Which, if you live in the northern hemisphere, that means we're halfway through Summer already. I'll be driving up northeast with my hubby this weekend to a town called Bayfield, Wisconsin and spend a day at Madeline Island on Lake Superior. Given all July 4th festivities were canceled …
Continue reading JUNE 2021 Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month
There's been a pretty long stretch of drought here in MN with this pro-longed heatwave and no rain that everyone's lawn in our neighborhood is pretty much all yellow. So when I came across the poster of Ice Road when I launched Netflix, it sounds like a fun escapism – trust me, it's not something …
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