Like Lincoln last year and [insert period drama here] before that, 12 Years A Slave has been an anticipated film for months and is expected to make quite a sweep come awards season. And like anyone keeping track of these things, 12 Years A Slave was on my list of films to see as soon as the ...
Life in 179 minutes
If you've heard of Blue is the Warmest Color at all, you've heard that it features a fairly explicit sex scene between our protagonist and her first girlfriend. If you've heard a little more about Blue, you've heard that the director and his actresses have been feuding in the awesome way Europeans ...
Weekend Adventure – Sunday
We can all agree Sundays are pretty much the best, right? No need for an alarm clock and nothing but potential in the foreseeable future, the threat of Monday morning far enough away that it isn't quite real yet. Last Sunday in particular was lovely in the way reserved for Sundays. I've taken to ...
The pull of GRAVITY, part one
In order to fully process all the awesome of Gravity, this post most assuredly contains spoilers. If you ever (even maybe) plan on seeing the film, I'd encourage you to skip this. If you've seen it, though - read on, and lemme know what you think, too! Several weeks ago, I saw a trailer ...
Giving you fair (cinematic) warning.
Over the years, wherever I happen to be blogging at the moment, I tend to take time in the Fall to share my excitement about the coming movie season. Because Fall and into the Winter is a veritable candy store of the best films of the year. If you happen to be a kid who loves movies like most kids ...