One of 2013’s highest grossing films was the animated feature, Frozen. Once people drew breath from singing ‘Let It Go’ at the top of their lungs, they started to talk about why this accolade was important. Frozen’s two main characters ...
Read More »First teaser for Mockingjay Part 1 drops
The first teaser trailer for Mockingjay Part 1 has dropped. For those of us who have read (and loved) the books, the clip might mean a bit more. There’s very little given away in the clip, a Presidential address to ...
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I was a big fan of the original X-Men films from 2000–2006. Well, the first two were good, the third one (X-Men: The Final Stand) not so much. They were fun and full of action. They also gave us Hugh ...
Read More »The 71st Golden Globe Awards: Thoughts on the winners
It has always been confounding to me that the winners of prestigious industry awards when it comes to TV, films, and books (amongst other industries), always seemed to be ‘critic’s choices’. Now, I recognize that I may have generalized in ...
Read More »American Hustle: You’re nothing to me until you’re everything
I can’t imagine anyone who has seen 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook not being excited at the prospect of another David O. Russell film with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. I certainly was. And then add gangstas and the seventies into ...
Read More »The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Remember who the real enemy is
I have a tendency to resist anything that is really popular. Call it stubbornness, narrow-mindedness, or plain stupidity. Whatever it is, it is a character flaw I am aware of – although not actively trying to rectify. I finally gave ...
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