Tag: Fantasy

Groundhog Day – 1993

Happy Groundhog Day! 1886 is the first recorded celebration of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. 1993 is the year that the film Groundhog Day was released in theaters. Which means that 108 Groundhog Days passed in that time, but Bill Murray managed to celebrate the holiday way more times than that. The plot of the […]

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The Shape of Water – 2017

Weird. That’s really the best word to describe Guillermo del Toro’s latest film. The Shape of Water follows a mute woman who seeks to rescue a creature from the lab where she works. The trick is that she is in love with the creature. The film handles this supernatural romance very well and proves that […]

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It’s a Wonderful Life – 1946

No Christmas is complete without It’s a Wonderful Life. There is something to watching the heartwarming tale of George Bailey on Christmas Day while thinking about all the good things that you have in life. There’s a reason that this film is considered the quintessential Christmas film as its message has endured for 70 years. […]

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Kong: Skull Island – 2017

King Kong is a cultural icon and has been featured in films for over 80 years. The latest treatment he received is in Kong: Skill Island, which focuses on a group of scientists and soldiers who discover his Island in the 70s. The film might have Kong in the title, but his role in the […]

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Subgenre: Christmas Films

Christmas ‘Tis the season to enjoy the cinematic journey into a world painted in white snow and evergreen trees. I have never been a particular fan of Christmas, but overall the films that go along with it have a great amount of potential, assuming that they aren’t produced simply to have romance take place during […]

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