Reviews Done Quick Dark Places lives up to its name and is a dark film. The light, sets, and plot are all dark and eerie. However, and perhaps because of this, I found it difficult to keep my attention. The flashbacks to 1985, the time of the murders, were a little too haphazard and sloppy. […]
Bite-Sized Review: Despite having read the book and knowing the plot Sharp Objects still had me on the seat of my chair. It is a series I wish I could see again for the first time. It is dark, secretive, and has the creepiest, perfect pacing. Amy Adams and Eliza Scanlen play off each other […]
I remembered loving The Outsiders when I was younger, being enthralled by both the book and movie counterpart. Unfortunately, as an adult, I think it was just because we got to watch a movie in class. Considering the fast-paced nature of the book this adaptation dragged. A scene that should have been five minutes went […]
Reviews Done Quick I could fill this review with my thoughts on Reese Witherspoon and the effective “bend and snap” but let’s face it; we all know Reese Witherspoon is amazing and the bend and snap is epic. Legally Blonde is clever and while always a romantic comedy, at the heart of the film is […]
I have one question, who is Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy? Technically that is four questions and with that opening sentence, I proclaim that I was thoroughly confused. I went with my parents and two friends, we all had trouble remembering the name of the film we were about to see (never a good sign) and […]
Spencer Tracy plays Warren Haggerty, a newspaperman known for postponing his Maridel nuptials, this time due to a young woman (Myrna Loy) threatening to sue the paper for slander. Haggerty quickly hatches a plan to persuade her to change her mind, in comes lady’s man Bill Chandler (played by William Powell), who slowly woes himself […]
In 1940 Thorold Dickinson directed Gaslight starring Anton Walbrook and Diane Wynyard, in which a husband drives his wife slowly insane while he scours the house looking for her late aunt’s hidden jewels. This was a great thriller, with wonderful acting and pacing. Although, I discovered this treasure by mistake, thinking I was ordering the […]
Begin Again was a cheesy imitation of Coyote Ugly which was an ugly picture to begin with. The film stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, and Adam Levine and revolves around Keira Knightley’s character Gretta getting into the music business after her boyfriend (Adam Levine) gets too big for his britches when he strikes it big. […]
Children believe what we tell them. They have complete faith in us. They believe that a rose plucked from a garden can plunge a family into conflict. They believe that the hands of a human beast will smoke when he slays a victim and this will cause the beast shame, when a young maiden takes […]
The two things it is known for is being a bomb and having the biggest budget film at the time, starting with 2 million and spending 44 million at closing. It is also the film in which Richard Burton and Liz Taylor hooked up. I got Cleopatra through the library as I was unable to […]