This post is part of the Roman Polanksi Blogathon spearheaded by Ratnakar of Seetimaar - Diary of a Movie Lover Blog. Check out his blog for more posts on the acclaimed director. Greetings, all and sundry! It is not often that I am invited to opine on a director who makes his films and tells …
Continue reading Roman Polanski Blogathon – Bitter Moon (1992)
Nicolas Winding Refn made a name for himself after directing 2011's Drive, many thought that film should've been nominated for best picture at the Oscars. I really enjoyed it but I thought it's more style-over-substance type of movie, so when Only God Forgives was announced as his next movie, I hoped it would actually be …
Continue reading FlixChatter [Guest] Review: Only God Forgives (2013)
It should not be a surprise that I'm an Anglophile, seeing how many British-related stuff I put on this blog 😀 Well, since my good friend Becky (aka Prairegirl) is visiting London in a few weeks, I thought I'd feature one of my all time favorite cities for my Traveling Through Cinema series. Yes, I …
Well, it's another Wintry weekend here in MN with snow and plummeting temps. But I'm looking forward to 30 degrees above zero this week, ahah. Well, it's relatively unproductive as I only saw two movies this weekend as I spent some time working on my ARGO write-up for The Lamb Devour The Oscars series. This …
The Twi-hards rejoice once again with the release of the last movie of the behemoth Twilight franchise (wahoo!! free at last!) Their purchasing power truly cannot be denied! $141 mil this weekend alone domestically, topping the first part of Breaking Dawn's $138 mil. I did see the first part as my Twi-hard colleague lent me …
Continue reading (Indie) Weekend Roundup: Today’s Special and The Heir Apparent Reviews
My friend Andrew, the ever so eloquent blogger of Encore's World of Film & TV has kindly invited me to take part of his gargantuan tournament of 90s performances on film. The goal is to determine the single performance, chosen by you fine lovers of cinema, that is worthy to be the BEST of the …
Continue reading Encore Entertainment’s Essential Performances of the 90s Showdowns – Game # 13
Happy Thursday all! Today I bring you two mini reviews that my friend Haley and I saw at an advanced screening this week. Jeff, Who Lives At Home Directors: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass Stars: Jason Segel, Ed Helms and Judy Greer Let me preface by saying I'm no writer, in fact a sheer sense of …
Continue reading Double Screening Reviews: Jeff Who Lives At Home & Salmon Fishing in The Yemen
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