Celebrating the magic of movies
I don’t even remember my life before Star Wars. In a lot of ways, it was my gateway between Disney cartoons and the rest of the cinematic world. As best I can remember, I first saw the original trilogy when I was around 7 years old. It was the 20th anniversary of A New Hope’s … Continue reading What Star Wars means to me
2019 was a record-setting year for movies. Beloved franchises like The Avengers, Star Wars and How to Train Your Dragon closed out final chapters of their franchises and original stories like Parasite, Knives Out and Jojo Rabbit also did well, delivering a wide variety of movie options for moviegoers to enjoy. Now with 2019 behind … Continue reading Most anticipated movies of 2020
Movies, like all art, are subjective, but Christmas movies in particular are one of the most subjective categories out there. Nostalgia plays a huge role in why people love certain Christmas movies. They remember watching Christmas movies as kids and the joy and laughter they brought. So what makes a good Christmas movie? Maybe the … Continue reading Naughty or Nice: Best and Worst Christmas movies
December is one of the biggest months for movies outside of the summer blockbuster season. Awards hopefuls continue to get wide releases and Disney releases its final two blockbusters. There’s plenty to see for everyone, so here’s what I’m most excited about this month. Jumanji: The Next Level (Dec. 13) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBxcF-r9Ibs Rating: PG-13Starring: Dwayne ‘The … Continue reading December Movie Preview
How many movies have you seen this year? If I listed the 10 highest grossing movies of the year, there’s a 50% chance you saw a Disney movie. The average American usually sees 5-6 movies in theaters each year and Disney is becoming an increasingly large portion of those movies. A big question the movie … Continue reading Is Disney too big?
I was a HUGE dinosaur kid. Some of the first movies I remember watching were the early Land Before Time movies. My cousin and I loved them so much we would pretend to be Little Foot and Cera when we would swim in our grandparents’ pool. And before I discovered Harry Potter, my favorite book … Continue reading All-time Top 10: Jurassic Park
Cinematic universes are all the rage in Hollywood these days. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) kicked off the current craze in 2008 and truly changed the game when The Avengers broke all the records in 2012. Since then, most major studies have tried to kickstart their own shared universe, to varying results. Most cinematic universes … Continue reading The NASA Cinematic Universe
November this year is stacked with highly anticipated movies coming out, and there’s a great mix so there’s something for everyone. I had a hard time just picking five movies to highlight. A ton of potential awards contenders are being released (The Irishman, Ford v Ferarri, Waves, Honey Boy, Knives Out) as well as some … Continue reading November Movie Preview
Here's to the fools who dream... It took me a long time to fully realize my love of musicals. Sure, I grew up in the Disney Renaissance so most of the earliest movies I saw were musicals, but I didn’t really understand their impact as a seven-year-old. As I got older, I saw some other … Continue reading All-time Top 10: La La Land
October is the time for ghosts, ghouls and monsters, ready to jump out and scare the pants off of you. But if you’re like me, you don’t see the point in purposefully participating in any activity that’s going to give you anxiety or keep you up all night scared of what's in your closet. Luckily, … Continue reading 10 movies to watch in October if you hate horror movies
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