Wonder Woman (2017)
Directed by Patty Jenkins.2017. Rated PG-13, 141 minutes.Cast:Gal GadotChris PineRobin WrightDanny HustonDavid ThewlisConnie NielsenElena AnayaLucy DavisSaïd TaghmaouiEwen BremnerEugene Brave RockIn...
View ArticleTop 15 Prince Songs Performed by Other Artists
Let's start this post off the right way...He would have 59 years young, today. Unfortunately, we lost him in 2016. That doesn't mean we can't celebrate his legacy. Part of his legacy was writing great...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Double Features (Movies That Go Well Together)
Ahh, the double feature. It used to be a staple of the American movie-going experience. Now, it's something you do at home, usually on some designated "movie night." In my house, "movie night" means...
View ArticleR.I.P. Adam West
I was born three years AFTER the iconic Batman TV series of the 1960s was cancelled. It was another eight or nine years before I really got into Batman as a character. Thanks to the power of...
View ArticleGhost in the Shell
Directed by Rupert Sanders.2017. Rated PG-13, 107 minutes.Cast:Scarlett JohanssonPilou AsbækJuliette BinocheTakeshi KitanoMichael PittChin HanPeter FerdinandoLasarus RatuereKaori MomoiIn a future where...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Movies Based on True Events
I was in the ice cream aisle at the grocery store, having already picked up ice cream, looking for cones. With no luck, I went to the next aisle. They weren't there, but there was a store employee....
View ArticleWhy I seem to like movies that end in death - a guest post by KG
About this time a year ago one of my bestest blogging buddies, KG of KG's Movie Rants, and I exchanged guest posts on each other's sites. You can read his post here and my post there. Well, we figured...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: The Woods
This week's topic for Thursday Movie Picks, hosted by Wanderer at Wandering Through the Shelves is simple: The Woods. No problem. Let me explain why. For the thousandth time, I grew up in New York...
View Article2017 Blind Spot Series: There's Something About Mary
The main purpose of the Blind Spot Challenge, as thrown down by Ryan at The Matinee every year, is for us bloggers to watch movies we haven't seen that are "significant." I take that to mean movies...
View ArticleTMP Television Edition: Medical Drama
I've spent more time in and around hospitals than I care to. I've spent long nights in the ER that turned into mornings that turned into an admittance requiring daily visits. I've eaten too many meals...
View ArticleThe Top 22 LGBT Movies
If you didn't know, June is Pride Month, or LGBT Pride Month if you prefer. As a movie blogger, I decided to do what I (almost) always do in honor of such occasions. I figured how movies fit in and...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, America!: The American Flag on the Big Screen III
Today is Independence here in the good ol' U.S. of A. It's a day we allow ourselves to be a bit more patriotic than we normally are. For me, this means the third annual celebration of our flag on the...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Summer Vacations
It's the middle of July. This is the time of year when there are only two versions of the daily weather forecast in my neck of the woods. The first is for sweltering heat. The second is for sweltering...
View ArticleThe Quick and Dirties: 2017 Stuff
At the top of this post is a picture of someone covered in mud. Obviously, this means it's time for another edition of The Quick and Dirties. In simple terms, I write short reviews of a number of...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Amusement Parks
Last summer I took the family to Busch Gardens. It started raining when we got there, but it was fairly light. Within a few minutes of us getting inside the gates, we were caught in a torrential...
View ArticleHacksaw Ridge
Directed by Mel Gibson.2016. Rated R, 139 minutes.Cast:Andrew GarfieldTeresa PalmerHugo WeavingVince VaughnSam WorthingtonRachel GriffithsLuke BraceyRyan CorrNathaniel BuzolicRichard RoxburghAfter...
View ArticleThe Quick and Dirties: Young Dudes Doing Stuff
The Quick and Dirties are back. This time they return to having a more unified theme. As you can see from the title of the post, we're talking dudes still trying to make it to adulthood. Some are more...
View ArticleThe 100 Project: Top 10 Movies Released Before 1940
First, let's say Happy Birthday to...um...me. I throwing one helluva party...I'm turning...uh...some number over 21.Second, you're probably wondering "What's The 100 Project?"It's simple. I'm working...
View ArticleRanking the X-Men Movies
"Mutation: it is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow, and normally taking thousands and...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: The Chosen One
Hey, you know that movie where that guy (usually) has some special talent and is "chosen" to save and/or lead their people from/out of some dire situation? Yeah, that one. It doesn't much matter what...
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