Here we are with the final mini-list of the week: my Top Five Favorite Films of the first half of 2016. (Don't miss Part 1, 2, 3, or 4!) Keep in mind that there's a distinction between "favorite" and "best". These are my favorites. I guess you can think of these as the ones I'm... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Part 4 of the 50/50 mini-list series! Don't miss Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3! Generally speaking, going to the movies is supposed to be fun. And nothing is more fun than when a movie sucks you in to the point that your heartrate actually elevates, your breathing speeds up (or stops... Continue Reading →
This is the second installment of the 50/50 series, celebrating the halfway point of the Movie March to 100. Don't miss part 1! Probably the best moviegoing experience one can have is sitting down in a theater with little to no expectations and then proceeding to have an outstanding experience. Maybe the reviews were bad. Or... Continue Reading →
This is the first of five Top Five lists for this week. Each day, Monday through Friday, will see a new 50/50 column covering the first half (50 down, 50 to go) of my March to 100. Well . . . the first 49, I suppose. But 49/51 doesn't have the same ring. If Thursday night's number... Continue Reading →
Let me stop you right there. I think I know what some of you might be thinking about The Shallows. And it's easy to dismiss any shark movie as a Jaws ripoff. But that's incredibly shortsighted and reductive. Not to mention unfair. There's more to any movie - not just shark movies - than its... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 