Having read the book, I was unsure how Ang Lee would be able to depict this story on the screen. But he did an excellent job. Yes, some of the story is a bit different on the screen than it was in the book, but it was just as heartwarming. The movie too leaves the…
The Impossible is a beautiful movie that reminds us how amazing—-in so, so many ways—-the world is. In watching this, through the tears that flowed often, I wanted to believe it was fiction—-that there is no way this could happen. But in watching this, through the tears that flowed often, I knew how true the…
I can admit that I knew the ending. Goodness, I knew the major plot highlights. Still, what a great movie. What a great story. What a great moment in history. All of that said, of course, the movie also greatly highlights the dirt that is politics. And the low that the deals were as portrayed…
After the blood and violence of Django, the mental illness of Silver Linings Playbook was a nice change. Yes, I simply said, “nice.” Don’t get me wrong, Silver Linings was a good movie, but I did not see in it the raves that it’s gotten. (Maybe I’m still numb from the shooting by QT. Not…
I should start with a confession: I’m not a huge Tarantino fan. Nope, I’m not. I did not care for Inglourious Basterds. Pulp Fiction was entertaining, but it didn’t ado for me what it seemed to do for so many others. And Reservoir Dogs? Huh? But I wanted to give this one a chance. I…
What a fantastic few hours I had losing myself in the recent movie version of Les Misérables. The story itself is grand—–with traditional romantic love, with great familial love, with forgiveness and kindness and angry grudges, with revenge and shenanigans, with government oppression and religious salvation . . . . and with fabulous comedic relief…
Wow. I saw the television previews for this flick. And I was wholly misled. I expected a suspenseful movie about a plotted cover-up and conspired set-up. What I got was a deeply emotional and biting glimpse into a sad, heart-wrenching life as affected by addiction. Denzel grabs this role with both hands and cannily dazzles…
Argo—this movie came with much hype and built-up expectations. I have vague memories of the bigger issues as related to the hostages at the time, but I have no memory of this story. Then again, no one knew this story until some time in the late 90s. And although I was sure of the ending,…
I knew I was incapable of seeing the new Clint movie. (Aside from choosing not to see his movie, I just cannot handle the father/daughter story. (lesson learned after watching the “daughter watches her father die” scene in Beasts of the Southern Wild. (FAB movie. So sorry for my friends’ mortified feelings who took me…