At the moment…
TV: I’m loving Encore! It’s a show where theater kids go back to school after 20 years or so and remount their high school musical production. So far the episodes have featured casts reuniting… Continue reading
Category Archive: Movie Night
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) – This is not a review
Here’s the thing: Bohemian Rhapsody was never going to be just a movie for me. How could it, when I waited for it for close to ten years? (I remember when they first announced… Continue reading
Ten Movies Everyone Should Watch At Least Once
I am no expert film critic and I haven’t seen all the “greatest films in history” but what I am is a movie lover who grew up watching both the classics and modern-day… Continue reading
Why Chloe Hates “It’s A Wonderful Life”
‘Tis the season to be jolly! And to watch all the feel-good Christmas movies! But for my niece Chloe, it also means time to hate on that beloved classic, It’s A Wonderful Life, as… Continue reading
Ready, Freddie?
Yes, yes, we are ready! November 2nd can’t come soon enough. That is the day when Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, comes out in theaters. The movie trailer is simply… Continue reading
My Mom’s Favorite Classic Hollywood Actors
I’ve been trying to record as much of my mom’s stories and memories as I can lately. Since she’s the person who introduced me to classic movies, I decided to ask her who… Continue reading
Holy Week Movies
We spent a quiet Holy Week at home, so we decided to have a movie marathon – one religious movie every day from Holy Monday to Good Friday. The whole country practically grinds… Continue reading
I just watched “It’s A Wonderful Life”…
… last night. In the middle of March. Yes, I know it’s weird. But I was feeling inexplicably sad and needed a boost that my usual feelgood movies could not provide. I… Continue reading
Black Panther and What It Means To Me
Somewhere around Ant-Man, I became a fan of the entire MCU. I wasn’t just picking and choosing which movies I wanted to watch – I understood and fell in love with this cinematic… Continue reading
The Greatest Showman (2017) – All for the love of Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman really is The Greatest Showman. We’ve all known he’s the classic triple threat, but somehow it’s his performance as P.T. Barnum that shows us what that really means. His voice is soaring… Continue reading
Three Little Words (1950) – “You’re A Dope!”
There are some movies that are just fun to watch, from start to finish. ‘Three Little Words’ is one of them. It’s based on the story of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, and… Continue reading
Superman: Doomsday (2007) – “For surely as night follows day, there comes a time when even gods must die.”
Before even starting anything, I think I should say that I have never picked up a Superman comic in my life. And those who know me know that I’m not really a Superman… Continue reading
Edward Scissorhands (1990) – So delightfully weird
I’ve been watching a bunch of movies I’ve never seen before so I thought it would be nice to re-watch an old favorite. I think I have seen this at least 6 or… Continue reading
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949) – The newest addition to our Halloween tradition!
I thought my Disney education was complete, but I was so wrong! I’d never even heard of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow until this week. I can’t believe I’ve been missing out for… Continue reading
Halloween Project Day 6- 1408 (2007) – “Even if you leave this room, you can never leave this room.”
A writer who is used to staying in “haunted” places stays in the truly horrifying room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. At first he doesn’t believe in the evil of the room. But… Continue reading
Halloween Project Day 5: Session 9 (2001)- “Here we are with the keys to the loony bin, boys! “
October 5. Thursday. Spooky spoilers! When an asbestos cleaning team start working in an abandoned hospital for mental health patients, they get more than they bargained for as the horrific past comes to… Continue reading
Halloween Project Day 4: The Taking Of Deborah Logan (2014)- I’ve learned to be nicer to my grandma, because she may be possessed and out to get me.
When an old woman, who’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and her daughter agree to let students film her for their thesis, they notice that there is more wrong with her. And as… Continue reading
Halloween Project Day 3: Martyrs (2008)- I wasn’t scared. I wasn’t interested. I was bored.
October 3. Tuesday. The movie is pretty easy to explain. Anna (Morjana Aloui) is kidnapped and tortured at a young age. She escapes and ends up in an orphanage where she befriends… Continue reading
