I don’t know what it is about the Christmas season this year but I’m just not feeling the Christmas movies. This could of course also be because I’ve seen every (good) Christmas movie at least 4 times and I’m kind of over it. I have seen White Christmas and Christmas in Connecticut both once, and Muppet… Read More Wintry, Not-Christmas Movies for Scrooges Like You
Emily Dickinson spent most of her life in her family home, going about her business and writing. So Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion, which I caught at the Philadelphia Film Festival this past weekend, is hardly surprising in its muted tone. However, for the things that the film chooses to highlight, its “quiet passion” might… Read More A Quiet Passion: Some Might Even Say…Too Quiet…
Now, dear readers, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that I like scary movies. If you don’t believe me, check out the enormous lists that I made of every classic horror movie since 1942. Well, one list, divided into Part 1 and Part 2. (Oh shush, like you didn’t think I’d put thought… Read More 22 Best Spooky Flicks for Scaredy Cats
I keep going back and forth in my mind as to whether David Fincher’s Gone Girl was a detriment for this movie. Even reading the book The Girl on the Train, there are a lot of similarities with Gone Girl in trying to find a girl who’s gone missing, and having a host of untrustworthy narrators.… Read More The Girl on the Train: When Bad Movies Happen to Good Books
I don’t think there’s a fear that’s more universal than being scared of the dark. If you have a wild imagination, there’s no end to the possibility of the variety of things that might be lurking in it. And while this has been a staple in scary movies for a while, Lights Out lets this theme take… Read More Lights Out: Horror Flick Puts Fear of the Dark in a New Light
Honestly, when I first heard that they were remaking the Ghostbusters, my first thought was “Oh no.” Another classic that was plunging headlong into unwinnable territory. And though I was intrigued by the direction that they were taking with it (better to go away from your source material than to try and copy it, especially… Read More Ghostbusters: All-Female Cast Makes Best of No-Win Situation
Contrary to what you might think after looking at my last few reviews, I am not generally a fan of sequels. Broadly speaking, since characters have already been introduced and established in the first film, unplanned sequels can take on a watered-down sort of flavor and plots can seem a little…thrown-together. And while Finding Dory ends… Read More Finding Dory: Pixar Rips Out Our Heartstrings Once Again
Went ghost for a little while but now I’m back. What am I reviewing, you may be asking yourself (if you’re bad at noticing titles)? Will it be the latest Avengers movie? Will it be a low-key indie film? Will it be Warcraft?! Nay. We’re going to be discussing The Conjuring‘s amazing second installment, otherwise… Read More The Conjuring 2: Not for the Faint of Heart
Oh MBFGW2. My sweet baby child. I’ve gotta be honest, the speed with which Hollywood studios are cranking out sequels to beloved “new classics” didn’t have me optimistic when I was walking into the theater. Frankly, the only reason I decided to see it was because my best friend and I have both seen and… Read More My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2: Like the First One, Minus the Magic
I haven’t seen a horror movie this well-made, or this depressing, in a very long time. Honestly, when I saw the trailer, I thought it was going to be a lofty, artsy kind of horror, more along the lines of It Follows (which I wasn’t very fond of) than The Conjuring (which I loooooved). But I got the pleasant surprise… Read More The Witch: Well Done, Different, and Horrifying
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