Happy MLK Day 2018
Martin Luther King Jr. day has rolled around once again here in America. Given the direction this country is being steered, I think it's more important than its been in quite some time to honor and...
View ArticleBirth of the Dragon
Directed by George Nolfi.2016. Rated PG-13, 95 minutes.Cast:Phillip NgXu YiaBilly MagnussenSimon YinRon YuanLillian LimWang Xi'anA large part of Bruce Lee's mythology is his legendary but mysterious...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Sundance Favorites
I'm not a film festival guy. In fact, I've never been to one. Maybe one day, I'll get to hang with all you snooty cinephiles at one of those things. Until then, I'll continue doing what I always do...
View ArticleDunkirk
Directed by Christopher Nolan.2017. Rated PG-13, 106 minutes.Cast:Kenneth BranaghMark RylanceCillian MurphyTom HardyFionn WhiteheadTom Glynn-CarneyJack LowdenHarry StylesJames D'ArcyIn the midst of...
View Article2018 Blind Spot Series: Bad Education
The sheen of a new year is still on 2018 and I'm off to a good start for this year's Blind Spot Challenge as laid down by Ryan at The Matinee. In case you're not familiar, Ryan has challenged his...
View ArticleTMP Television Edition: Book to TV Adaptations
It's the final Thursday of the month of January, 2018. That means Thursday Movie Picks goes small. By small, I mean we're talking TV. More specifically, the topic chosen by our wonderful host, Wanderer...
View ArticleThe Quick and Dirties: Snow Days and Weekends
We haven't seen the insane amounts as other parts of the United States, but down here in the south east, we've had some snow of our own to contend with. This means I've had a number of days where I was...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Story Within a Story
Welcome to Thursday...again...and not for the last time. Hopefully. Never mind. Just know that it's time for Thursday Movie Picks. As you know, movies try to tell a story. Occasionally, they do so by...
View ArticleDell's Pointless Lists: Greatest Actors Who Played in the NFL
If you're a football fan, like me. today is a holiday. If you're somehow unaware of what this glorious day is, it's Super Bowl Sunday. You might not love football, but if you're here it's probably...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Romance
We've made it to this Thursday. I mean, THIS Thursday. The one closest to THAT day, without being too late. You know the day. I'm talking about the one that causes a spike in the sales of flowers,...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Break into Song Scenes (Non-Musicals)
If you're like me, you know people who hate musicals. Having characters break into song at the drop of a dime, complete with awesome dance choreography, is just too much for some people. Take my...
View ArticleBlack Panther
Directed by Ryan Coogler.2018. Rated PG-13, 134 minutes.Cast:Chadwick BosemanMichael B. JordanLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraLetitia WrightDaniel KaluuyaMartin FreemanWinston DukeAngela BassettForest...
View ArticleTMP Television Edition: Legal Dramas
Another Thursday has rolled around, and that means another Thursday Movie Picks. Of course, this is the last Thursday of the month, so that means we're not actually talking movies. We're talking...
View ArticleMt. Rushmore of Movies Blogathon 2018
Lately, I've been too busy for this blogging stuff. Throughout February, I only made a handful of posts. Life, hmph. It's been so hectic I almost forgot about the blogathon hosted by one of my main...
View Article2018 Blind Spot Series: Bird
Those of you familiar with the Blind Spot Challenge probably know that it was started some years ago by Ryan and The Matinee as a way to encourage himself and other bloggers to watch movies they think...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Just One Day
You know how it is. Some nights, you go somewhere, the night doesn't go quite as planned, so you try to leave. Here's the thing: leaving this place and getting home is a whole lot tougher than you...
View ArticleThe 100 Project: Top 50 Movies of the 1970s, Vol. 1
The 100 Project is me publicly going through my process for creating a list of My 100 top movies of all-time. If you've been following along, you know that I've been going through films a decade at a...
View ArticleThe 100 Project: The Top 50 Movies of the 1970s, Vol. 2
With my last entry in this series I gave you the bottom half of my top 50 movies of the 1970s. Click here to check that out. Now, it's time to reveal my top 25. And piss some of you off, or at least...
View ArticleProfessor Marston and the Wonder Women
Directed by Angela Robinson.2017. Rated R, 108 minutes.Cast:Luke EvansRebecca HallBella HeathcoteOliver PlattJJ FeildConnie BrittonChris ConroyMonica GiordanoI wasn't ready for this.At all.I heard this...
View ArticleThursday Movie Picks: Underground
Comin' straight from the sewer, I biggity-be's the rough slang slingerSinger, dame look at me swing it like a swingerI riggity-rock the miggity-microphone, I'm goin to rock itDon't jock it, I'm...
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