Sometimes, a film takes your mind in so many different directions that even Robert Frost wouldn't know which path to follow. For me, Nocturnal Animals was one of those films. This is director Tom Ford's second film, after 2009's A Single Man. I never saw that one, but Nocturnal Animals makes me think that he's... Continue Reading →
From acclaimed director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) comes a hot-button political thriller starring Jessica Chastain (Thirty Dark Zero, The Martian) that's sure to get a lot of people talking - including people on a certain academy. Gun control is a never-ending topic of discussion around the country and the... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 19, 2001 Production budget: $93,000,000 Worldwide gross: $871,530,324 We are creeping up on the fifteenth anniversary of the first installment in Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. It's hard to believe that it's been that long since Frodo stood tall and set out... Continue Reading →
Okay, I know. This isn't a post about movies! Well, you're right. But television programming and presentation has advanced so far in the last decade, or so, that much of it is cinematic in nature. Also, it's my site and I can do what I want. So, these are my Eleven Favorite Television Characters of all-time. As... Continue Reading →
Moonlight is the second feature film from director Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) and feels like the beginning to the 2017 Oscar race (though some previous films could very well be contenders, as well). The film also stars the amazing Mahershala Ali, who stole virtually every scene he was in as Cottonmouth in Marvel/Netflix's recent "Luke... Continue Reading →
Here we are, with one final horror film in my March to 100. Incarnate was one that I wasn't expecting much from. Director Brad Peyton (San Andreas) is still finding his footing and, though he's certainly had some hits along the way, star Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Sully) has lately seemed like one of... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: August 13, 2010 Production budget: $60,000,000 Worldwide gross: $47,664,559 When Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World hit theaters in 2010, I remember that I wasn't able to catch it on opening weekend, for some reason that I can't recall. What I do remember is that one of my co-workers saw it and... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 