Tag Archives: movie
Milton’s Secret
I found a DVD of Milton’s Secret in the bargain bin, and I really wanted to like it. It stars my favorite actor, Donald Sutherland, and was written by Eckhart Tolle, who I think is Pretty Good. But something about it just didn’t click. It had the feeling of one of those “After School Specials” …
Threes
My three favorite actors: Bruce Dern Donald Sutherland John Lithgow My three favorite actresses: Laurie Metcalf Octavia Spencer Alexis Bledel I enjoy watching actors like Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson build to a big explosive payoff, but I’m more impressed with the actors who can play the quiet scenes. The most difficult thing for an …
The Intern
I saw this movie with Mona today, and it’s a lot better than the trailer makes it look. It’s all about creating harmony out of disparate parts; everybody is different, but nobody is put down or ridiculed. It was fun seeing a Robert DeNiro in a more laid-back role, where he wasn’t chomping on the …
Walking
I loved this movie. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, so I’ll wait to talk about until after it’s left the theaters. (It’s a movie for grown-ups, so that probably won’t be long.)
At The Movies
I saw the new Melissa McCarthy movie Spy today, and if watching people die funny is your idea of a comedy then I’d say this is the movie for you. It was unexpectedly violent and sexually explicit. The trailers had not prepared us for that. I was disappointed. When Melissa McCarthy played Sookie on Gilmore …
Best
In so many movies today, old people are just bit players in a young person’s story. I loved this movie because in this one old people had lives and stories of their own.
Chef
I saw this movie last night, and the more I think about it the more I like it. This is one that sticks with you, in a good way.
Bueller… Bueller… Bueller…
I found a copy of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for five dollars at the check out counter of the grocery store, and Mona and I watched it this afternoon. It’s one of my favorites. In a typical Teen Comedy™, the parents are away and the kids respond by breaking into the liquor cabinet, throwing a …
Dark Ninja
The Climactic Death of Dark Ninja from Peter Craig on Vimeo. This is one of my favorite comedy shorts, and I was happy to find it available online. I hope you like it as much as I do!
Abbie's Tree House 