Top 13 of 2013
So, is it possible to run a movie review/conversation website and get away with not having a “Top X” list for a year? Well, I don’t think so! Actually, I think it’s one of the more fun things to do…
Reel World Oscar Selections 2014
All you have to do is listen to one episode of the Reel World Theology podcast to realize that we really hammer home the “story is powerful” and “entertainment is not mindless” deal. Well, there are a lot of elements…
How Great Was Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby Directed By Baz Luhrmann Rated PG-13 Nick Carraway: “New York, 1922, the tempo of the city had changed sharply. The buildings were higher. The parties were bigger. The morals were looser and the liquor was cheaper. The restlessness approached.…
Who Is Iron Man?
Iron Man 3 Directed By Shane Black Rated PG-13 Tony Stark: “Nothing’s been the same since New York. You experience things, and then they’re over. I can’t sleep, and when I do I have nightmares. Honestly, there’s a hundred people who want to…
Routine OBLIVION
Oblivion Directed By Joseph Kosinski Rated PG-13 Victoria: “Two more weeks, Jack. Then we can finally leave and join the others. Don’t take any chances…” Oblivion rounds out the last of the serious offerings before the Summer movie season begins in just a…
Agents of Humanity
It seems that anything Joss Whedon touches these days turns to gold (or something even more valuable). This makes it no surprise that, with the success of The Avengers, Marvel has tapped him to be the overseer of their universe…
How to Train Community
How to Train Your Dragon Directed By Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders Rated PG Hiccup: This is Berk. It snows nine months of the year, and hails the other three. Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people…
A Good Day to Dad Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard Directed By John Moore Rated R John McClane: You got a plan? Jack McClane: Not really. I kinda thought we would just wing it, you know. Running in, guns blazing! Make it up as…
Faith, Hope, Pi
The Life of Pi Directed By Ang Lee Rated PG Writer: So far we have an Indian boy named after a French swimming pool, on a Japanese ship full of animals, heading to Canada. Adult Pi Patel: Now we have to…
Top Movies of 2012
Here is a humble list of my favorite films* from the 2012 movie year. It is a little self-indulgent as this will not be the main point of the blog from here on out, but there were some great movies…