I love it when a movie surprises me, particularly when it’s in a genre with a fairly predictable style. Messing with the formula is often necessary to tell a stand-out story, but it also risks being so far from the style that it simply doesn’t work. In his new movie “Música,” ...
I admit it: I love videos of little kids swearing. There is something about the juxtaposition of innocent kids doing something adult that doesn’t hurt them or anyone else that just tickles my funnybone. (And I assume lots of other people’s, since those videos tend to get a lot of views). ...
Blending genres is always tricky business and the results are often a bit of a mixed bag. Story formulas exist, and deviating from them can be disastrous or delightful. I am a hopeful movie watcher, so I am always interested to see how they turn out. Which is why I was excited to see Thomas ...
Each year around Christmas, I like to watch some new holiday movies; I’m always on the hunt for a new classic. I feel like one of the last movies to really have any significant staying power was 2004’s “The Polar Express.” There are, of course, always a few new contenders each year ...
The newspaper at my high school released an end of year edition that had a questionnaire for outgoing seniors, asking where they saw themselves in the next five, 10 and 20 years. My answers were wrong, but I have watched other friends pursue and achieve goals that we had 30 years ago. As ...
I’m a feminist, so I really hate the term “chick-flick” as it relates to movies that center on women’s stories and feature women in lead roles. I generally think a well-told story will transcend any demographic and be relatable to people, even if they don’t look like the characters ...