I had an interesting conversation the other day when a friend who popped out with his top 7 songs and movies…this was a person who I was trying to get to know, but seemed elusive. And because I’m a bit of a chameleon I, too, tend to clam up when with another clam. Anyway, I… Continue reading Top Ten Modern Films
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Eye Eye Captain; First Man
Tongue in Cheek: Sure Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, but I may be the first to discover there are at least two different movie watching personality types that coincide with five astrological signs. Sagitarius, Virgo, Scorpio and Aquarius folks are intense movie watchers…we don’t talk, and stare at the screen GLADLY… Continue reading Eye Eye Captain; First Man
Juliet, Naked and Mission Impossible
One of the wackier weeks I’ve had as a Floridian including computer hijack scammers, a move to a place I’d only been able to view twice, and a leaning into the old temptation of barking up the wrong trees. In the midst of all that, I saw two films: Mission Impossible and Juliet, Naked. It… Continue reading Juliet, Naked and Mission Impossible
Spike Lee’s Signature: Blackkklansman
I enjoy Spike Lee. God Bless him, seriously, every movie he makes really tries to do what his first big film was actually titled, “Do The Right Thing”. And every movie he makes definitely has his signature. Kooky graphics, mystical camera tricks, and ‘hit you over the head morality’. He also has the gift of… Continue reading Spike Lee’s Signature: Blackkklansman
Three of Me-Oh: Yikes! Three Identical Strangers
After getting hit up for conversation with two chatty women at the pool this morning before I’ve even had coffee (both lovely ladies), I suddenly thought, ‘if I found out I was one of a set of triplets, I might not like it!’. Lord! But as a documentary, Three Identical Strangers was a 9 and… Continue reading Three of Me-Oh: Yikes! Three Identical Strangers
Sorry to Bother You: A Movie Ray Bradbury Would Dig
Sorry to Bother You (directed by Boots Riley, writer of Superbad) was a movie Ray Bradbury would love. I was such a huge Fahrenheit 451 fan having taught it for years and Sorry to Bother You certainly had the dystopian society function on high. In Fahrenheit 451, Midlred is addicted to violent tv shows that… Continue reading Sorry to Bother You: A Movie Ray Bradbury Would Dig
The Truth Will Set You Free: Whitney
Leave it to a brilliant Scot, Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) to do a top quality documentary on Whitney Houston. While you may think you know everything you could possibly know or suspect, this doc has a dramatic arc to which I (a huge Whitney fan) was riveted. Macdonald names names and pulls… Continue reading The Truth Will Set You Free: Whitney
Hearts Beat Loud, Perfection
Hearts Beat Loud (written and directed Brett Haley and Marc Basch who wrote another great indie called The Hero in which Nick Offerman also starred) is the perfect movie for many generations, especially millennials headed off to college and middle aged parents. It’s also an uplifting movie for anyone with dreams or conflicts that Robert… Continue reading Hearts Beat Loud, Perfection
Mr. Rogers was a Wonder, But If We Take It Down a Notch We Can All Be Him
Won’t You Be My Neighbor is just what you would expect it to be, which is great for the collective us who all need optimism and love at this point in history. And Won’t You Be My Neighbor the documentary is also a worthy film in that it holds a few surprising insider tidbits. Director… Continue reading Mr. Rogers was a Wonder, But If We Take It Down a Notch We Can All Be Him
Goodbye Columbus, Goodbye Mr. Roth
My good friend and co-worker Barry suggested Goodbye Columbus a a library loaner last week after Philip Roth died. My experience with Mr. Roth began during my relationship with a Manhattan born handsome devil who encouraged me to read Portnoy’s Complaint. I had admittedly lost track of Philip Roth except for his announcement a few… Continue reading Goodbye Columbus, Goodbye Mr. Roth