Seeing as how practically everything in every corner of society is the source of controversy and outrage, these days, Will Gluck's Peter Rabbit has had its own faux outrage to deal with. In some deep, dark corners of the Internet, a handful of folk who don't have any sort of creative insight, whatsoever, have accused the... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 17, 2003 Production budget: $94,000,000 Worldwide gross: $1,119,929,521 Might as well do this, right? I did a #ThrowbackThursday on The Fellowship of the Ring here and I did one on The Two Towers here, so let's finish off the trilogy with The Return of the King! As before, I'm looking at... Continue Reading →
Unlike many, I have no strong feelings towards Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. I liked the first three (I actually preferred the second one, Dead Man's Chest, above the others as it was the best mix of character, story, and spectacle) and didn't much care for On Stranger Tides, but I was never... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 18, 2002 Production budget: $94,000,000 Worldwide gross: $926,047,111 My #ThrowbackThursday journey to Mount Doom continues with The Two Towers. I did a #ThrowbackThursday column on The Fellowship of the Ring, a while back (right here, if you missed it) and now it's time to take a look at the next chapter. ... Continue Reading →
Here we have it. This is it. This is the reason I go to the movies. I go to the movies because, every once in a while, there's a film - an experience - like Lion. I often say that the ultimate goal of any film should be to make the viewer feel something. Anything. ... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 