Take a Chance

Way back in 2008, I was sixteen years old and on vacation with my family in Massachusetts. My dad and I got into an argument over movies - he had already seen Iron Man, and insisted it was better than the film I had twice seen already, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. However, neither … Continue reading Take a Chance →

Best Picture Countdown #8: Darkest Hour

"Nations which go down fighting rise again, and those that surrender tamely are finished." - Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, Darkest Hour (2017) Dir. Joe Wright Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane, Ben Mendelsohn, etc. Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2hr 5min Darkest Hour is an exploration into the life of British Prime … Continue reading Best Picture Countdown #8: Darkest Hour →

Five Memorable Film-Going Experiences

Sometimes, it's not the film itself that makes a film-going experience memorable... sometimes, it's the circumstances surrounding it. And I've had a handful of these experiences during my years as a film "buff"... 1.) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2 (2011) I made it to the front page of the paper for this … Continue reading Five Memorable Film-Going Experiences →

Film Review: Home Again (2017)

Dir. Hallie Meyers-Shyer Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, Pico Alexander, Jon Rudnitsky, Candice Bergen Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1hr37m Spoiler level: Light This past Tuesday, for the first time in ages, I went into a film without looking at the RT score. I saw the trailer a couple of times, chuckled a bit, and … Continue reading Film Review: Home Again (2017) →

Unexpected and Underrated

Before I became a frequent movie-goer, one whiff of a bad review would be enough to convince me to avoid a film. I'd go to the theater to see the "hits," the usual popcorn flicks, but that was more or less it. Now, over the past few years, my film taste palette has expanded considerably. … Continue reading Unexpected and Underrated →