Had I seen it before: I’d seen the beginning before but fallen asleep before I finished it. Year: 2019 Director: Rachel Mason Writer: Rachel Mason and Rachel Mason (this is a documentary, so there aren’t “writers” in the most traditional sense of the word, but this is who IMDb listed) Where you can stream it now: Netflix What IMDb says: In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Circus of Books
Had I seen it before: No. I know, it’s embarrassing but that’s part of the point of this project. Year: 1976 Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: Paul Schrader Where you can stream it now: Netflix or The Criterion Channel. What IMDb says: A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Taxi Driver
Had I seen it before: Yes. I saw it while it was in Theaters Year: 2018 Director: Spike Lee Writers: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Spike Lee, based on the book written by Ron Stallworth. Where you can stream it now: HBO What IMDb says: Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: BlacKkKlansman
Had I seen it before: Nope! Year: 2019 Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett Writers: Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy Where you can stream it now: HBO What IMDb says: A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game. Why I picked it: My dear friend Jess recommended it, and I trust her. Sometimes it’s fun … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Ready or Not
Anne’s Note: Surprise! I know it feels like I JUST finished a daily blogging challenge (at least it does to me) but I’m right back at you with another one! This one’s considerably shorter and less formal. Not as many rules as the previous version of 30 Movies in 30 Days that I did in June 2018, just a movie and a blog post about … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Detective Pikachu
I love Pixar. As a child born in the early ’90s, Pixar was just hitting their stride right as I was hitting the target age to enjoy such movies. They had this impeccable way of humanizing things that weren’t human, be it monsters, fish, or toys. They knew how to be fun and imaginative without clinging to the predictable formulas of mainstream Disney, which as … Continue reading Onward is a Return to Form for Pixar
I love good movies. But my soft spot for bad movies is perhaps softer than it should be. Enter After, and a bestie who loves bad movies as much as I do. After originated as a Wattpad fanfic about Harry Styles and his 1D brethren. Much like Fifty Shades of Gray, it took the world by storm, got its author Anna Todd an actual publishing deal, and now it’s a smash … Continue reading My Friend and I Live-Texted ‘After’. Here are those texts.
Why yes. This is going to be a post where a grown ass woman says negative, nitpicky things about a children’s movie. If you keep reading despite that warning… well that’s your problem. Oh, also there’s going to be spoilers for both Frozen movies and some very light spoilers for Small Foot. Read at your own risk. The much anticipated sequel to Frozen is here, aptly entitled Frozen … Continue reading Frozen 2: A Sequel That Sucks Because It’s A Sequel
Over the years, my dad has talked to me about major moments in television and movie history that he lived through. He’s told me about the shock that was the M*A*S*H finale. He’s told me about the “who shot JR” episode of Dallas. His eyes light up when he tries to explain how mind-blowing it was to see Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977, when such a film was … Continue reading The Beauty of Bandwagons (SPOILER FREE!)
It’s that time of year again when people are more likely to to watch the 2003 film Love, Actually, since many people believe it to be a Christmas film. I am grateful to this film not because I like it but because it is one of those films that taught me an important lesson of writing. It has such a bad case of a certain problem that … Continue reading Writing About Writing: Love Actually Syndrome
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