30 Movies in 30 Days: Tickled

Had I seen it before: No. Year: 2016 Director: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve Writer: N/A, documentary Where you can stream it now: Hulu or free on Tubi w/ads What IMDb says: Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction. … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Tickled

30 Movies in 30 Days: Kill Bill Vol. 2

Anne’s note: I reviewed Kill Bill Vol. 1 yesterday and will most likely reference that review again here. It’s not completely necessary that you read the Vol. 1 review first, but it’s there if you want it. Had I seen it before: No. Year: 2004 Director: Quentin Tarantino Writer: Quentin Tarantino, with another writing credit for Uma Thurman for writing the character The Bride (credited as … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Kill Bill Vol. 2

30 Movies in 30 Days: Kill Bill Vol. 1

Had I seen it before: No. Year: 2003 Director: Quentin Tarantino Writer: Quentin Tarantino, with another writing credit for Uma Thurman for writing the character The Bride (credited as U)Where you can stream it now: Hulu (leaves on June 29) or Showtime What IMDb says: After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her. Why I … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Kill Bill Vol. 1

The Real Message White People Need To Take Away from ‘The Help’

It has come to my attention that The Help has been trending on Netflix. This 2011 film features Emma Stone as Skeeter, a young writer looking for her big break who doesn’t want to succumb to the South’s old school ways of “find a husband, make babies, and join the junior league.” She decides to write a book about how black maids played by Viola … Continue reading The Real Message White People Need To Take Away from ‘The Help’

30 Movies in 30 Days: Remember the Titans

Had I seen it before: Maybe? I definitely remember it being a go-to Black History Month movie to air on Disney Channel in my youth and I remember bits and pieces of it, but this is the first time I can remember watching it with enough of an attention span/knowledge of football/knowledge of history for it to really count. Year: 2000 Director: Boaz Yakin Writers: Gregory … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Remember the Titans

30 Movies in 30 Days: Punch-Drunk Love

Had I seen it before: Nope. Year: 2002 Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson Where you can stream it now: HBO What IMDb says: A psychologically troubled novelty supplier is nudged towards a romance with an English woman, all the while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding. Why I picked it: I’ve been … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: Punch-Drunk Love

30 Movies in 30 Days: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Had I seen it before: Nope. I meant to see it but I wasn’t on top of things last Oscar Bait Season. Year: 2019 Director: Marielle HellerWriters: Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster, inspired by the article by Tom Junod Where you can stream it now: Starz What IMDb says: Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel. Why I picked … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

30 Movies in 30 Days: The Mighty Ducks

Had I seen it before: I think so? I’d at least seen bits and pieces of it on television but it had been a while so I don’t remember it super well. Year: 1992 Director: Stephen Herek Writer: Steven Brill Where you can stream it now: HBO (will move to Disney+ July 1, 2020) What IMDb says: A self-centered Minnesota lawyer is sentenced to community service coaching … Continue reading 30 Movies in 30 Days: The Mighty Ducks

30 Movies in 30 Days: Circus of Books

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

30 Movies in 30 Days: Taxi Driver

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