Category: Movie Monday
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Bastardizing a Classic
Do you remember the opening credits of the original Willy Wonka? That footage of a chocolate factory at work. Remember how warm and inviting it was? With that pleasant music and that warm color to every shot? That, in my mind, is the perfect opening to a film. Nothing fancy. Nothing complicated. Just a warm,…
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Ultimate Childhood Comfort
What is your childhood comfort movie? Like, what film do you go back to when you’re having a bad day and you need to lift your spirits? A movie that you can go back to time and time again for years without getting tired of it? Plenty of movies fit that bill for me. But…
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail: The Pinnacle of Comedy
The first sign of any good comedy is quotability. Do people quote lines from your film long after they watched it and still laugh? Congratulations! You’ve made a successful comedy! Which doesn’t happen anymore. Nowadays, it’s either gross-out comedy or Marvel-style equipping. To be honest, I’m kind of sick of it. You can only have…
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The Disaster Artist: Tale of an Accidental Genius
Fun fact for the newer readers: the book version of The Disaster Artist was the very first book I reviewed on this blog! It’s easily one of my favorite books that I’ve reviewed. Consider this a follow-up of sorts, even though I’ll barely be talking about it in this review. The Room is one of…
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The Social Network: A Movie About… Facebook?
If you asked me five years ago if I’d care about a movie about Facebook, I’d laugh in your face and tell you to fuck off. The only reason I watched it the first time was as a joke with my buddies; we all thought “Oh, hah hah, it’s about Facebook, maybe it’ll be so…
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