Sitting Around the Campfire Talking Movies

 

kindling near the campfire

We kinda dig darkness in Rochester We get as little sunshine as any city in the States. We're kinda used to danger in Rochester Per capita, we're...

A Review of Mother

I'm a big fan of solipsism. Rarely have I seen a film as solipsistic as Mother starring Jennifer Lawrence among many others. I'm going to try to...

Exorcising a Spark from Mary

Our youngest daughter Mary lives in Boston. Way up North and not too far from Salem and the ghosts of witches past. I miss her every day but most of...

First Man....Four Perfect Words

There's a whole lot of shakin' goin' on in First Man ..... a biopic of Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon. The film begins with shaking and every...

Adult Movie

When I was younger and hadn't suffered enough to be called an adult, I went to a lot of adult movies. Adult mean't that the films promised female...

Fake Dick

About a month ago I saw the trailer for Vice and was blown away. The trailer began with a closeup of Dick Cheney and then expanded to show the Cheney...
Cherry

Parasite Review

The last Tuesday afternoon weekend of the first month of the twenties saw a doldrum at the theater. We couldn't find anything that we wanted to see...

The best of film, the worst of film

At the top and bottom of my listing for films of 2019 is The Lighthouse d irected by Robert Eggers and starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattison. It...

Bottom 3

"Aw Baby, Ya know what I like" moaned the Big Bopper as he confessed his fetish for Chantilly Lace and pony tails. Of course, he also liked a pretty...

Minus Marvel

Of the 37 plus films that we saw this year, I have already listed the three that I want a refund of time and money, although I must take some of the...

Something About Brad Pitt and Julianne Moore

Brad Pitt is the SOMETHING element in Ad Astra . The movie that surrounds Brad is a slow, contemplative, bundle of improbabilties searching for a...

Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die offers a seductive something ; Direcor Jim Jarmusch. We fans of Jim have loved the guy for decades now especially Stranger Than...

Happy Death Day 2 u

okay, I see what's happening here. I'm on my way to a collection of essays on the films of 2019. Surprise..surprise. Every entry is part of a larger composition. It's a long task but hey once I get started anything can happen.

The State of Godzilla

It turned out we weren't quite done with the films of 2019. Lynn decided to purchase a month of HBO, specifically so we could watch the latest in the...

One Great Scene in Doctor Sleep

The something about Dr. Sleep is one scene but it's a beauty and manages to go full Kubrick. It takes place in the haunted bar room of the abandoned...

Ready or Not.....Can't Outrun the Bear

The something in Ready or Not is old school sneakers. Ready or Not is a horror comedy direcetd by Mark Bettinelli and starring Amy Weavering.Although...

Under Dark Waters

Dark Waters is a true life inspired underdog film culminating with a showdown between the good guys and the bad guys reminiscent of Erin Brockovich...

Bonfyre of Inanities

One of the first documentaries to be released last year was Fyre, released in mid-January 2019 by Director Chris Smith. The something about Fyre is...
Cherry

Oscars

Last night was that ultimate celebration of cheekbones, collaboration and luck that we call the Oscars. Everybody's favorite movies met at the top...

Saving the Last for First

February is the month that features movies that I will forget that I saw when it comes to rating my movies the following February. A few movies are...

Fantasy Island

We had a significant cinematic Valentine's day. We went to the opening day of Fantasy Island . Some of you may wonder, what the heck were a couple of...
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