MadelineThis is another movie that came across my lap due to Movie Crush. This is the dramatic and tough to watch coming of age story of a girl in a tailspin. This movie is about …
The Book Was Better: Great Books Made Into Movies
Similar to my article, The Movie Was Better, this post is the about the reverse of that. I love to read and I love to watch movies. Sometimes the movie was better, but more often …
Videodrome: Hallucinations of Sex And Violence In The 80’s
Once again, another 80s movie from Movie Crush has come on my radar. It is the highly sexualized movie full of hallucinations of sex and violence, Videodrome. I have heard the name. I know I …
The Movie Was Better: My Favorite Movies/ Series Made From Books
This was a tough list to make. Much tougher than my “The Book Was Better” list. In the case of most of these, it’s close to a draw, but when I really think about it, …
Starship Troopers Is Ridiculous And Weird, As The Maker Intended
Starship Troopers is ridiculous and totally weird. The main premise is that a bunch of newly high school graduated kids go into, what is basically the military. Where the main enemy is not other countries …
Please, Do Not Make Me Watch Swordfish Again
I had watched Swordfish when it came out back in 2001. I didn’t like it then and I don’t like it now, 19 years later. It’s another action movie. It’s has an interesting computer hacking …
It Took Me Over 30 Years to Watch The Big Chill
It was time to watch the Big Chill. The Big Chill was on my movie shelf growing up. My parents had the Big Chill soundtrack. My parents clearly liked the The Big Chill and watched …
Movies I’ve Seen Over and Over Again on VHS
Long before Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu, there were VCRs. As a teen, I had a 13 inch television with a VCR attached in my bedroom. I spent my time with a handful of movies …
Ocean’s 8: The Quint Essential Powerful Women’s Movie
There is nothing like a powerful women’s movie. Especially one with these powerful women coming up with smart elaborate plans to steal expensive shit, like in Ocean’s 8. What other movie franchise does the stealing …
The Peanut Butter Solution: The Concoction To Make Hair Grow
The Peanut Butter Solution was one of the oddest stories that I have seen in a children’s movie. And I feel like that is saying a lot. There are a lot of strange children’s movies …