Celebrating the magic of movies
The world slowly tried to crawl back to a sense of normalcy in 2021, despite COVID and her variants continuing to rampage across the globe. Movie theaters and studios were desperate to get new movies in front of people, and this year’s releases really did not disappoint. With so many movies being delayed last year, … Continue reading Top 10 favorite movies of 2021
Man, I love movies. There are so many incredible stories that have been told. Discovering a new favorite movie is an indescribable feeling. From true masterpieces to cult classics, I have so many movies left to see, but I’m slowly filling in the gaps. I have a lot of older movies still to see, either … Continue reading Top 10 favorite movies I watched for the first time in 2021
For most of my life I’ve been staunchly been anti-horror movie. I find no entertainment in being scared – the “adrenaline rush” people say they feel from a jump scare activates my fight or flight that usually just turns into panic and anxiety. I have historically avoided scary movies, haunted houses and horror-adjacent events during … Continue reading How I learned to watch horror movies
Space Jam: A New Legacy is not a good movie. And let’s be honest – for all the nostalgia that millennials have for the original Space Jam, it wasn’t a great movie either. But compared to the sequel, the original is nearly The Godfather. Now, not every movie has to be The Godfather. But Space … Continue reading Space Jam: A New Legacy of “hey, I understand that reference” movies
Movies are back, baby! As the world slowly crawls out of the dark hole we all lived in during 2020, movie theaters are opening back up and trilled for audiences to experience movies again. The back half of this year will be packed with huge movies – FOUR MCU movies, F9, The French Dispatch, Space … Continue reading Top 5 movies of the year so far
What a year for movies it’s been. With movie theaters shut down for most of 2020 and major blockbusters and other highly anticipated movies delayed, the film industry certainly faced a reckoning. But through all that, some truly fantastic movies still debuted. And with so many movies being released through streaming services this year, I’ve … Continue reading Predicting the 2021 Oscars
I’ve been obsessed with movie soundtracks pretty much as long as I’ve loved movies. According to my most recent Spotify Wrapped, “soundtrack” was the genre I listened to the most in 2020 and three of my top five artists were movie composers. There’s something about the way a score can add emotion, tension, excitement, joy … Continue reading 10 favorite “underrated” movie soundtracks
I’ve invested in a lot of movie franchises in my lifetime. From Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings to Mission: Impossible, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and even Twilight and Transformers. And if you look at the highest grossing movies of the 21st century, that list is almost completely … Continue reading ‘The Fast and the Furious’ is a bonkers franchise… and I absolutely love it
Well, 2020 happened. It was a weird year for everyone, but especially for the movie industry. With theaters shut down, most big blockbusters postponed their releases. The Oscars are even postponed for two months later than usual. But without blockbusters dominating the box office and pop culture this year, some truly special and unique movies … Continue reading Top 10 movies of 2020
Early into the pandemic this year, I was convinced to finally watch the entire Twilight saga. Having never been a fan of the books and only seeing the first movie, I went into the series with low expectations. Now, are the Twilight movies groundbreaking, masterful cinema? No. They’re fair to bad at best. But I … Continue reading I watched all the Transformers movies and now my suffering is complete
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