Time travel is real. You just don’t know it yet. Credit to the writers of The Adam Project for crafting an opening line worthy of the likes of Star Wars (“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”) and The Gunslinger (“The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed”). …
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] …
Mostly Harmless. That’s my two word review of 2005’s movie adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Thanks for reading! ROLL CREDITS! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Director: Garth Jennings Screenwriter: Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick Cast: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Zooey Daschanel, Sam Rockwell, Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis Runtime: 109 minutes Rated: …
The Star Wars Holiday Special strikes back! No wait! DON’T GO AWAY! That look of abhorrence I imagine on your face right now may likely be from the thought of THE Star Wars Holiday Special. No, not the one that Star Wars creator George Lucas concocted and aired on CBS in 1978. Not the one …
Awwwwwwwwkward. Is there a genre called Awkward? I feel like there is, or should be. Hey, it’s a popular place to mine for laughs. Happiest Season, the new Christmas rom-com on Hulu from Clea Duvall and her Veep co-star Mary Holland, comes from the more specific school of Meet the Parents, The Family Stone, Guess …
I swear, if you end up hurting Ann Perkins!!! Those were some of my initial thoughts as I watched Sofia Coppola’s latest directorial effort, On the Rocks. You see, actress Rashida Jones is so gosh darn likable in her role as the aforementioned Ann in the NBC comedy, Parks and Recreation, and it is no …
Freaky Friday. Alternate title: Extreme Empathy. Okay, not really. But, hey, it could work. More on that later. There are four – yes, count it – four versions of Freaky Friday. Starting in 1976, with a 13-year-old Jodie Foster (!!!), and with three subsequent versions in 1995, 2003, and 2018. Each different, but the basic …