Have you ever experienced a movie that resonated with you days after viewing and, in spite of your best efforts, you find that you simply can’t articulate your feelings right away? If you have, then you’ll understand why it has taken me a week after viewing How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World to… [Read More]
Dolphin Kick: Community at Work
Dolphin movies never get old. There is probably a scientific or biological reason for this, but at the core, I think it’s because humans and dolphins share an intelligence and desire for community that translates well onto both large and small screens. From Flipper to Dolphin Tale, dolphins are often portrayed as the heroic animal that… [Read More]
Little Women: Some Stories Never Get Old
There are some stories that are so universal, so timeless, that they span horizons and bind generations together with one another. Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women is one such story. No matter where or when you grew up, whether you had sisters or brothers, there is much to own in the story of the… [Read More]
Jack Ryan: Who Gets to Live?
Before I get going, I need to be honest. First, I’m probably not the most qualified to truly dig into whether or not Amazon’s Jack Ryan strays too far from the original Tom Clancy novels (it’s been years since I read them), or if there will ever be an actor that is as convincing in… [Read More]
A Wrinkle In Time: Interview with Producer Catherine Hand
After speaking to Producer Catherine Hand this week, I knew I had to see A Wrinkle in Time as soon as my schedule allowed. With four kids, a full-time job, part-time graduate school and a full-time graduate school husband, it wasn’t easy…but oh how it was worth it! I had read the book for… [Read More]
The Cloverfield Paradox: When Action Impacts All
I don’t do horror movies. I don’t do loud clangs, shrieks, or shadows that jump across the screen. I especially don’t do creepy sci-fi films. Movies that mess with time, reality, or my basic understanding of physics (which is very, very basic) rarely make it to my queue. In all seriousness, George of the Jungle… [Read More]
Welcoming the Stranger: The Ewoks Got it Right
If you’ve been on the Internet for more than 5 minutes in the past two days, you are no doubt aware of a certain PR crisis surrounding an alleged Presidential statement. Nightly news anchors, local bloggers, church leadership councils and literally millions of people are in a state of shock and uproar and have taken… [Read More]
The Last Jedi: Identifying the Enemy
I know who Snoke is. Ok, I admit that I originally had that as the title, but could foresee the flood of “clickbait” accusations with the overall discontent surrounding Snoke’s identity, so I moved it. But in all seriousness, I do know who he is. In a way. I know there are hundreds of articles… [Read More]
The Goonies: The Kids Win #TBT
If I thought I received some crazy looks when I admitted that I hadn’t watched Indiana Jones, I was in no way prepared for the outright shock from some when I said the words, “I’ve never seen The Goonies.” I guess as a child of the 80’s, it was merely assumed that I had viewed… [Read More]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Identity Crisis #TBT
To say last week was a rough one is an understatement. The grief over Las Vegas, the desperation coming out of Puerto Rico, and the overall tone of global conversations permeated the majority of my waking hours. I sat for days trying to find a way to bring something inspired out of Indiana Jones and… [Read More]
