Posts Tagged ‘film’
Movies require logic in order to succeed. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri lacked that logic.
The thing that upsets me most about a film is a failure of logic. A movie is supposed to transport the audience to another world. At its best, it should make us almost forget our own world. I brought Charlie to Paddington 2 a month ago. In the middle of the movie, he bolted upright…
Read More7 things that we all agree should exist but still don’t. Unless you’re four years old.
Seven things that we all agree should exist and are within our power to bring into existence but still don’t. A vacation from a vacation The four day work week The elimination of all dress codes Cellular telephone jamming technology in every movie theater Decent rest areas along the Saw Mill and Taconic Parkway Five…
Read MoreMy son is starting to like Star Wars. Also, he calls it Star Whores, which led me to Ken and his dad.
Charlie is starting to come around to Star Wars. His sister is not a fan (only because the boys at school love Star Wars), so he has assumed the same position out of blind loyalty. But he is beginning to crack. He likes R2-D2 a lot. We are constantly battling with our faux lightsabers. He…
Read MoreIt’s better to love because it makes you better than other people, which is extremely satisfying.
I have friends who didn’t like the new Star Wars film. Despite admitting that there were moments of enjoyment while watching the movie, they nitpicked it to death after the fact and declared the whole thing a failure. I think they’re crazy. I embraced my inner child (which is admittedly a sizable part of my…
Read MoreOne of the greatest sources of disagreement in my marriage centers on Kevin Bacon and a questionable dance number.
My wife and I don’t fight, and we disagree on very few things. One of the sources of our greatest disagreements centers on a moment in the movie Footloose. My contention is that the ending of the movie, with its choreographed dance number and strategically-timed glitter bomb (which looks ridiculous), is also ridiculous. It’s a…
Read MoreWes Anderson loves yellow, orange and brown. I do not.
I am not a fan of Wes Anderson’s films. I suspect that it’s because I’m an auditory learner who remembers almost everything he hears but almost nothing he sees. My wife says that if she were placed in a lineup with other brunettes, I might have a difficult time picking her out. Not true, but…
Read MoreInside Jaws: A Filmuentary
It took me a week to watch this, but only because it’s the full length movie and then some (deleted scenes, and I’m quite busy. But if you liked the movie Jaws or you’re interested in how films are made, this is absolutely for you. Inside Jaws, A Filmumentary by @jamieswb (2013) from Jamie Benning…
Read MorePixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.
I’ve heard the story of Pixar’s bathrooms about a thousand times now. Enough. I get it. People peeing together make for great collaboration and great film. I’ve also heard the Van Halen brown M&M story a thousand times, too. Brown M&M’s equal contract accountability. I got it. Last week I heard the M&M story told…
Read MoreNinjas to the rescue. Seriously.
I enjoy the movies a lot, but I have begun to enter movie theaters with great trepidation, knowing that it takes just one moron to ruin the experience. The idiots who text during the movie are bad enough, and the people who actually make and receive calls on their cell phones make the experience untenable.…
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