Wow! It’s been a long while since I last posted (90 days ago) to my blog. At a time when we’ve been indoors more than ever (for me only marginally so), everyone shared all the things that they watched to keep themselves entertained while in quarantine. I too watched all kinds of stuff, but with…
Category: Movies
Oscar Schmoscar 2020
After a few years off, I’m back trying to catch some nominees for this year’s Academy Awards before the show on Sunday. Traditionally I have had a love-hate relationship with Oscar films: I want to love them (like the world does), but I find myself lacking appreciation for those movies that get everyone’s votes. This…
10 Favourite Movies of the Decade
Even though I’ve posted reviews of most of the movies that I’ve seen, it’s harder than I expected to pick my 10 favourite movies of the past decade. Keep in mind, they’re not the 10 “best” movies, since I have hardly seen even a small percentage of all the movies that came out so I…
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Movie Review
Despite the fact that this film would bring to a close a story that began over 40 years ago, I can’t say that I was really excited to go see it. Plus, it didn’t help that early reviews panned the finale to the Skywalker saga so thoroughly. Nevertheless, having taken great pains to enjoy all…
Getting Creepy with Netflix 2019
I hope everyone had a fun Halloween and things got a little scary or creepy. As an occasional tradition, I like to pick out a few scary movies to watch around this time. However, as I’ve said before, I am a chicken when it comes to truly gory or malevolent horror. I am satisfied with…
Downton Abbey – Movie Review
“Welcome back to Downton Abbey”. This feature film’s return to our favourite castle in the English countryside is fan-service of the best kind. It’s almost as if the successful and beloved show (I’ve watched the series through three times already!) never ended — or at least kept going while off the air. Everyone is back,…
Spider-man: Far From Home – Movie Review
I’m not sure whether it was the European locales, or another fresh performance by Tom Holland as Spider-man, that had me most looking forward to this movie. Having the kids from Spider-man: Homecoming head to London, Venice, Prague, Berlin, etc. for their class trip may have seemed unrealistically extravagant, but how else do I get…
Mamoru Hosoda: A New Japanese Animation Master
One of the joys of the TV off-season is the opportunity to catch up on movies. Recently, I spent five evenings binge-watching the works of new Japanese master animator, Mamoru Hosoda. When it comes to Japanese animated films, most people think of Studio Ghibli, founded by master animator Hayao Miyazaki. Their kinds of movies are…
Avengers: Endgame – Movie Review
It’s no doubt a sign of the hype behind this film that I feel slow for watching it on the second weekend. Man, it has been tough to avoid spoilers! Everyone is very sensitive, asking first if you’ve seen the movie before blurting out plot details, and most internet posts contain the appropriate warnings. Nevertheless,…
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