Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014! Year-end recap, Favorite Things, Blindspot and a note of THANKS

Another year has come and gone! Wow, what a year 2013 has been. There's been ups and downs in my personal life, with me losing my dear brother this past Summer being one of life's biggest blows. But I believe God never gives us more than we can bear, and there are certainly many, many …

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10 Favorite Things about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Much has been debated about whether or not it's a good idea that The Hobbit gets the same trilogy treatment as The Lord of the Rings trilogy when there is only one book being adapted. Now, I actually didn't mind it and given how much I adore the Middle Earth universe, I welcome the extended …

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Counting down to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Finally the wait is almost over! The movie opens here next Friday but I don't have to wait much longer as I'll be seeing it tomorrow night! 😀 I quite enjoyed the first movie [read my top 10 list why I think it was a worthwhile journey] and I'm one of the few people who …

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Weekend Viewing Roundup and PARKLAND review

Happy Monday all! Hope you had a nice weekend. I see that a lot of you saw GRAVITY, glad to see that Alfonso Cuarón's film proves to be a critical AND box office hit with over $55 mil this weekend. If you've read my review, clearly that'll be the film I'll be rooting for come …

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Five for the Fifth: OCTOBER 2013 Edition

Hello folks, welcome to the 10th Five for the Fifth of the year! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item, observation, trailer, actor/director spotlight, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts …

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August Movie Watching Recap & Movie of the Month

Well, that was that, Summer is unofficially over. Yes I know the weather is still going to be pretty warm for most of us, even those in the Northern hemisphere, but once we enter the 'ber' month, you could say that Fall is in the air. To be honest with you, I'm ok with that. …

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A Birthday Tribute to Richard Armitage… and his magnetic performance as Mr. Thornton

They say you never forget your first time. It's never truer when it comes to love... or in this case, a crush. I've opened up publicly when I was spellbound by Gregory Peck when I first saw him in well, Spellbound, in which I also mentioned several other guys who've stolen my heart in similar …

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