The 2014 Dellies
Welcome to the 2014 Dellies!!!I explained it all, here. So there's nothing left to do, but get right into the nominees and winners. Just a reminder, as if you didn't know, these awards are for movies...
View ArticleThe 20 Worst Movies of 2014
The holiday season is a time of happy thoughts. Believe it or not, these movies give me the giggles. It's because of films like this, I can better appreciate how much effort it takes to actually make...
View ArticleChristmas Movie Cast-a-Thon
One of the great things about being part of a blogging community is "meeting" others with a passion for movies. Blogathons help bring us together by giving us fun activities to take part in. This one...
View ArticleThe 25 Best Movies of 2014
A few days ago, I shared what I think are the worst films of 2014. Before that, I posted The 2014 Dellies, my tribute to the year's best and brightest. However, there was one thing missing. I don't...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Con Artists
Dear Reader,I have been out of the country for several months, traveling the globe, doing missionary work. I've saved babies from burning buildings, returned beached whales to the sea, and ended world...
View ArticleInherent Vice
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.2014. Rated R, 149 minutes.Cast:Joaquin PhoenixJosh BrolinOwen WilsonKatherine WaterstonReese WitherspoonBenicio del ToroJena MaloneJoanna NewsomMaya RudolphMichael K....
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Movies Set in a Hotel
Checking into a hotel room can be a scary thing. You don't know who was there before you, what they did while they were there, nor how well their mess was cleaned after they left. I mean, if you're...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.2015. Rated R, 125 minutes.Cast:Dakota JohnsonJamie DornanEloise MumfordJennifer EhleMarcia Gay HardenVictor RasukLuke GrimesRita OraMax MartiniYou might recall that a...
View ArticleSpot the Movie Titles Contest No. 3
It's time once again for The Spot the Movie Titles contest. The way it works is simple. I've written a rap verse in which I've stuffed chock full o' movie titles. Your job is to guess how many that is....
View ArticleInterstellar
Directed by Christopher Nolan.2014. Rated PG-13, 168 minutes.Cast:Matthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica ChastainMatt DamonMichael CaineCasey AffleckJohn LithgowMackenzie FoyTimothee ChalametTopher...
View ArticleSpot the Movie Titles Contest No. 3: And the Winner Is...
On Monday, I posted a verse for Spot the Movie Titles Contest No. 3. Â Here is that verse, as it appeared then...signs say it's time to cross the thin blue line13 assassins meeting in the place beyond...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Family Get-Together/Reunions
This is that special time of year when lots of us get to see family members we haven't seen since about this time last year. In a few cases, it's been a number of years since we laid eyes on some of...
View ArticleRoger, Me, and Life Itself
I am a movie blogger because of Roger Ebert. That’s a good a way as any to start an article at least tangentially related to Life Itself, a documentary about the life and times of the most famous film...
View ArticleOn My Mind: T. M. I.
I am from an earlier generation of movie watcher than the majority of my blogging buddies. At the risk of sounding like some old fart telling 'when I was your age' stories, I must admit I miss the way...
View ArticleThe Quick and Dirties: Girl Power #2
It's time for another edition of The Quick and Dirties. For the uninitiated, these are posts where I give rather short reviews to a number of films, usually surrounding some loosely defined theme. In...
View ArticleDope
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa.2015. Rated R, 103 minutes.Cast:Shameik MooreTony RevoloriKiersey ClemonsA$AP RockyZoe KravitzKimberly EliseRoger Guenveur SmithChanel ImanRick FoxBlake AndersonForest...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Holiday/Vacation Movies
Thursday is once again upon us! This isn't just any Thursday, either. Today is Christmas Eve! Not only is it time for another edition of Thursday Movie Picks, our wonderful host Wanderer at Wandering...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Just want to wish a Merry Christmas...or Season's Greetings...or Happy Holidays to all of my readers, followers, and anyone else who just happens to stumble upon my little corner of the internet.Over...
View ArticleOn My Mind: Youth in Remission
Lately, I've been feeling my age a bit. Having teenage children will do that to a fella. If you're not old enough to have that experience just file that previous sentence in whatever part of your brain...
View ArticleBest and Worst of 2015...so far
This is the time of year when professional movie critics and hack bloggers like me all do the same thing. We put out a list of the year's best movies. A good number of us also put out a list of the...
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