The Handmaiden – 2016

Park Chan-wook is a brutal director. Oldboy is probably the best Korean film ever made, but his latest effort might just top it. The Handmaiden is a psychological thriller that revolves around a plot to marry and steal the money of a rich orphan. The film takes a violent turn in th form of the […]

Doubt – 2008

Meryl Streep is a talented actress, that is not in doubt. What is in doubt, is the guilt of a priest who may or may not have an inappropriate relationship with a young boy. The guilt or innocence of the priest is the central focus of the movie, but it is more about the inception […]

Youth – 2015

There an old expression, “Age is just a number” and for some that’s true, but for the protagonists in Youth it couldn’t be farther. Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine) and Mick Doyle (Harvey Keitel) are a pair of old friends who both have failed to accept old age gracefully. Both long for their glory days, but […]

Dial M for Murder – 1954

Alfred Hitchcock is the master of suspense. His films bring an intensity to the screen and most build for a long time before the thrills reach their peak. This film is one of his best and easily one with a lot of build, in fact, this films builds for about half the movie and then […]

Halloween #2

”Don’t make me throw this hummus…it’s spicy!” -ParaNorman Double feature tonight as she tries to catch up.

Halloween #1

“2319! We have a 2319!” -Monsters Inc My wife is celebrating 31 movies of Halloween. This is how we start.