It’s funny how Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, has endured through the years as a cherished holiday classic. There have been no less than 135 adaptations over the years! With all the Victorian-era low class suffering, selfishness utterings of …
Yarr! There be monsters here! There be many and they be huge, like KAIJU HUGE! According to The Sea Beast, one element of that above sentence is inaccurate. Think on that, we’ll return to it in a minute. The film immediately announces the legitimacy of the Netflix animation division as it drops us into the …
Just one episode, I told myself. Then off to bed at a decent time. Just one. It was a mistake. You would think after three seasons and 25 episodes, I would know better. One does not simply watch just one episode of Stranger Things! It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt and our …
Shared Universes, reboots, nostalgia, fan service, and easter eggs galore. It’s where it’s all at with movie-goers right now. Disney’s new Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers movie understands this. But amidst the zany jokes and noise is a story. What kinds of lessons does it hold for those of us who may be searching for …
This is the third of a 23-part series in which we visit the Pixar movies in chronological order. Back in 1999, Hollywood wasn’t quite consumed with sequels, prequels and reboots as it is now. But still, it was surprising that Pixar was going there three movies in! Toy Story had already proved wildly successful with …
In a market dominated by super heroes, let’s focus on one of the more overlooked forces of good. He has the power of flight, talks to animals, wields a TARDIS-like bag that is bigger on the inside, and can seemingly manipulate time itself. Despite this, he only gets attention once a year. I speak, of …
Family, legacy, and threads of reconciliation. It’s the spirit that most lovingly haunts Ghostbusters Afterlife. ESPECIALLY Family. The film was directed by Jason Reitman, son of the man who helmed the 1984 original, Ivan Reitman. Yeah, I know. No pressure, right? “The first person I wanted to make happy was my dad. Then the [Harold] …
This year’s Silver Screen Self Care Halloween selection is most sensational, inspirational, celebrational… Muppetational! If you were able to name the last word of the lyric, you most likely caught on to our destination: Muppets Haunted Mansion. DUN DUN DUNNNNNN (dun dun)!! This is the first ever spooky holiday special of the classic Jim Henson …
This is the second of a 23-part series in which we take a look at each Pixar movie and their lessons. Overlooked. It’s as fitting a word that I can think of when thinking of A Bug’s Life – Pixar’s second feature film. Its top protagonists are the little people of the animal kingdom, always …