Comedy
Practical Magic
PRACTICAL MAGIC Practical Magic with its amusing witches is completely unbelievable and has a totally outrageous premise. This allows Practical Magic to do whatever they want and they do it amusingly well. You could say Practical Magic is a happy rom-com-ish movie even with the abuse, murder, witches, remurder, ghost, haunting, and possession. Sandra Bullock…
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, four kids in present day high school are sent to detention – a brain, an athlete, a princess and a basket case – (the criminal was left out of the equation, replaced with a coward later in the movie). Comparison is instantly made to…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH You need to view Hedwig and the Angry Inch with and open mind. View this movie when you want to get your transgender punk rock self on. If you accept it – it is a good movie. This 2001 American musical film with a little comedy and a lot of…
Sleepless in Seattle
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Rewatched Sleepless in Seattle on the 25th anniversary since its release in June 1993. True, it is a romantic comedy, a very good one – and everyone knows what happened so forget the summary. But, Sleepless In Seatle contains many scenes, quotes, and a soundtrack that makes “Sleepless in Seattle” a timeless…
Waitress
WAITRESS Andrienne Shelly wrote, directed, and co-starred in this very satisfying 2007 Indie movie. Before Ms. Shelly knew if her just completed movie would be purchased & distributed, Andrienne was murdered in her apartment by a petty thief – she was 40. Since then, Waitress has been made into a Tony nominated Broadway Musical –…
Dhanak
DHANAK (transl. RAINBOW) Dhanak is the most original road trip movie I’ve ever seen, if you don’t mind watching endearing 8 & 10-year old kids. Older sister Pari (Hetal Gada) trying to find sight for her 8-year old brother Chotu (Krrish Chhabria) by the time he is nine. No earbuds in India so on their…
The 100 Year-Old Man
THE 100 YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED At the time of its release in 2013, The 100 Year-Old Man who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared was the highest grossing Swedish film. Now this Swedish film is the third highest grossing Swedish film, only The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and…
Sing Street
SING STREET Sing Street is a well done Irish movie set in Dublin in the 1980’s. This film is part drama, part musical, but mostly a good movie. Poor troubled family takes the middle kid Connor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) out of private school and sends him to a free school run by bully Jesuit Brothers and…
SITR & La La Land
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (& LA LA LAND) Saw La La Land the day before Debbie Reynolds died, so the comparison to Singin’ in the Rain seemed appropriate. Singin’ in the Rain was Debbie Reynolds’ first leading role. Had to rewatch Singin’ in the Rain, since the last time I saw it was in…
Paterson
PATERSON “The Line” There’s an old song my grandfather used to sing that has the question, “or would you rather be a fish?” (this fish line is heard at 1:54 in the above link) Paterson (Adam Driver), the Paterson New Jersey poetic bus driver, is then interrupted, as he is every time he tries…
The Trip to Italy
THE TRIP TO ITALY Was planning a trip to Italy so watched this travelogue movie, The Trip to Italy, about two English/Welsh actors (Steve Coogan & Bob Brydon) traveling down the east coast of Italy (Liguria – Piemonte – Toscana – Roma – Campania). These two good friends find a reason to have someone pay…