Let’s kick 2015 out the door!

Stop making New Year’s resolutions. Try daily resolutions instead. Today, I resolve to post this review.

Crimson Peak

Del Toro gives us another beautiful production. And a freaking TERRIFYING house.

Orphan

Kids are creepy.

Avoid. At all cost.

The Visit

Over the river and through the woods and under the house and into the barn…

Grandmother’s house is a little different this year!

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Review of a film starring an actor I don’t profess to enjoy, but the supporting cast knocks him out of the park.

Coming soon…

So. It’s been a while. Life took a BIIIIIIG left turn this year. But it’s an awesome turn. I’ve quit Continue reading →

Not a movie review, but still important. Please read.

In response to someone on facebook who called bullshit on my single and happy life, I present to you-magic. I Continue reading →

The Hounds of Baskerville

2012 Do I need to put the cast in every time? It’s not like it changes… I’ll just do the Continue reading →

The Sacrament

And thus ends the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival review session by this girl. I was lucky to end on a Continue reading →

Mind’s Eye

2014 Dean Cain as Mark Willis Izzie Steele as Mattie Carver Malcolm McDowell as Mr. Simms Natalie Distler as Jess Continue reading →

A Scandal in Belgravia

Welcome to Season 2. Glad you could stop by. Unless you’re in the fandom, in which case IT’S ABOUT BLOODY Continue reading →

A month?! Holy $h…

Well, I suck. I’m drafting right now! Want to get some more reviews up ASAP-I’ve seen a lot of movies Continue reading →

Horror Shorts, Night 3: A

Second on the list for PFF2014 Sunday: Horror Shorts A. I may have been most excited about this particular showing Continue reading →

Billy Club

Sunday afternoon at the Phoenix Film Festival: three films in a row. Pretty intense, especially since they were all in Continue reading →

The Aryans – Die Arier

…The Phoenix Film Festival adventure continues… 2014 A documentary film written and directed by Mo Asumang Winner of the 2014 Continue reading →

The Pirate Fairy

Saturday morning, PFF2014: after a 530 hike, my pal Megs and I headed up to the festival to catch a Continue reading →

The Shower

I was really excited about this movie; it was my first film after the opening night event at the Phoenix Continue reading →

Horror Shorts, Night 1: B

2014 I attended two screenings of Horror Short films at the Phoenix Film Festival this weekend; in 172 minutes, I Continue reading →

More Phoenix Film Festival write-ups are coming!

I’m at an Educational Outreach session right now, and I’m drafting synopses and reviews as the students participate in preproduction Continue reading →

The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King

2003 And then there were, basically, NO MORE PEOPLE to cast in this movie. They cast all the people. Except Continue reading →

Locke

Today I’m sharing with you my thoughts on the opening film for the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival. 2013 Tom Hardy Continue reading →

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

As promised, this comes from the AMC Centerpoint 11 in Tempe, AZ. Free movie night because I’m a Stubs member Continue reading →

The next stop on the journey…

…will be tonight at a special showing of The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug.  The perks of being a movie Continue reading →

I’m working my way through Tolkien…

…and my first stop on the journey is Peter Jackson’s turn-of-the-century blockbuster trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. Tonight, I Continue reading →

#PhoenixFilmFestival

2014 Harkins CineCapri, 101 freeway Oh, dear reader, is this a big week for me! Starting with the Premiere Event Continue reading →

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

2008 Ron Perlman as Hellboy Selma Blair as Liz Doug Jones as Abe Sapien Luke Goss as Nuada Seth McFarlane Continue reading →

Hellboy

2004 Ron Perlman as Hellboy John Hurt as Professor Broom Doug Jones & David Hyde Pierce as Abe Sapien Selma Continue reading →

My Students Meet Sherlock version 1.2

Continuing today with the next segment of 1.1 A Study in Pink. One of the students who NEVER wants to Continue reading →

My Students Meet Sherlock

2014 Just a fun little side note: My advisory class is now Sherlocked. I introduced them to the show today. Continue reading →

Casino Royale

2006 Daniel Craig as James Bond Eva Green as Vesper Lynde Mads Mikkelson as Le Chiffre Judi Dench as M Continue reading →

300: Rise of an Empire

2014 Sullivan Stapleton as Themistocles Eva Green as Artemisia Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes Lena Headey as Gorgo Directed by Noam Continue reading →

Galaxy Quest

1999 Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith as Peter Quincy Taggart Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco as Tawny Madison Alan Rickman Continue reading →

Sherlock- The Great Game

2010 Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes Andrew Scott as Continue reading →

300

2006 Gerard Butler as Leonidas Lena Headey as Gorgo David Wenham as Dilios Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes Directed by Zack Continue reading →

Warm Bodies

2013 Nicholas Hoult as R Teresa Palmer as Julie John Malkovich as Grigio Directed by by Jonathan Levine Synopsis: as Continue reading →

Sherlock- The Blind Banker

2010 Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson Rupert Graves as Continue reading →

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013 Chris Pine as Jim Kirk Zachary Quinto as Spock Benedict Cumberbatch as Harrison Peter Weller as Admiral Marcus Directed Continue reading →

Dredd

Pretty sure the NSA is gonna flag my blog because of this post. Hmm…note to self: remove tags that relate Continue reading →

Sherlock-His Last Vow

2013 Just a quick note: OH. MY. GOD. Seriously. 2 years for season 4?  Pardon my fake British mannerisms, but Continue reading →

Thor: The Dark World

Alright, girls, if you haven’t figured it out yet, there are going to be, like, a MILLION of these freaking Continue reading →

Sherlock- A Study in Pink

2010 Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson Rupert Graves as DI Lestrade Una Stubbs as Mrs. Continue reading →

Sherlock

2010–???? Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes Martin Freeman as John Watson Rupert Graves as DI Bestride Una Stubbs as Mrs. Continue reading →

Ghostbusters

1984 Bill Murray as Peter Venkman Dan Akroyd as Ray Stantz Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler Sigourney Weaver as Dana Continue reading →

The Fifth Element

1997 Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas Milla Jovovich as Leeloo Gary Oldman as Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg Ian Holm as Father Continue reading →

Shallow Hal

2001 Jack Black as Hal Gwyneth Paltrow as Rosemary Jason Alexander as Mauricio Anthony Robbins as himself Written and directed Continue reading →

What A Way To Go!

1964 Shirley MacLaine as Louisa May Foster Hopper Flint Anderson Benson Crawley (seriously) Dick Van Dyke as Edgar Hopper Paul Continue reading →

Poltergeist

1982 Craig T. Nelson as Steve Freeling JoBeth Williams as Diane Freeling Heather O’Rourke as Carol Anne Freeling Zelda Rubenstein Continue reading →

Jurassic Park 3

2001 Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant William H. Macy as Paul Kirby Tea Leoni as Amanda Kirby Alessandro Nivola Continue reading →

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997 Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm Julianne Moore as Dr. Sarah Harding Pete Postlethwaite as Roland Tembo Vince Vaughn Continue reading →

Jurassic Park

In honor of the best weekend of 2013, I’d like to do another trilogy review. To my #UniversalHHN pals (those Continue reading →

Elysium

  2013   Matt Damon as Max Sharlto Copley as Kruger Jodie Foster as Delacourt Alice Braga as Frey   Continue reading →

The Conjuring

  2013 Patrick Wilson as Ed Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Lili Taylor as Carolyn Ron Livingston as Roger Directed by Continue reading →

It’s A Double Feature!

  Time to spice things up a bit! Today, lucky reader, you get to indulge in not one but TWO Continue reading →

Braveheart

  1995 Mel Gibson as William Wallace Angus Macfadyen as Robert the Bruce Catherine McCormack as Murron Brendan Gleeson as Continue reading →

Jaws

1975 Roy Scheider as Chief Brody Robert Shaw as Quint Richard Dreyfuss as Hooper Directed by Steven Spielberg Synopsis: “Two Continue reading →

Amadeus

1984 Tom Hulce as Mozart F. Murray Abraham as Salieri Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart Christine Ebersole as Madame Cavalieri Continue reading →

Wasting Away

2007 Matthew Davis as Mike Michael Grant Terry as Tim Betsy Beutler as Cindy Colby French as Nick Steele   Continue reading →

Pacific Rim

2013 Charlie Hunnam as Raleigh Becket Idris Elba as Stacker Pentecost Rinko Kikuchi as Mako Mori Directed by Guillermo del Continue reading →

Bend It Like Beckham

Well, after a frighteningly long hiatus (life gets in the way sometimes, folks…), I have returned. And I return with Continue reading →

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2008 Laura Linney as Erin Tom Wilkinson as Father Moore Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Written by Paul Harris Boardman and Continue reading →

Paranormal Activity 3

2011 Chloe Csengery as Katie Jessica Tyler Brown as Kristi Lauren Bittner as Julie Christopher Nicholas Smith as Dennis Directed Continue reading →

The Cabin in the Woods

This is in honor of my dear friends A and R, for continually recommending this to me and finally getting Continue reading →

Paranormal Activity 2

2010 Katie Featherston as Katie Sprague Grayden as Kristi Brian Boland as Daniel Molly Ephraim as Ali Directed by Tod Continue reading →

Shaun of the Dead

2004 Simon Pegg as Shaun Nick Frost as Ed Kate Ashfield as Liz Written by Pegg and Director Edgar Wright Continue reading →

Thir13en Ghosts

2001 Tony Shaloub as Arthur Shannon Elizabeth as Kathy Matthew Lillard as Dennis F. Murray Abraham as Cyrus   Synopsis:  Continue reading →

Paranormal Activity 4

Sorry for the hiatus…volleyball season got crazy, then I took a couple of crazy trips, and I’ve been sick…so…I’m bringin’ Continue reading →

Paranormal Activity

2007 Katie Featherston as Katie Micah Sloat as Micah Directed by Oren Peli   Synopsis:  Katie’s boyfriend Micah just got Continue reading →

28 Weeks Later

2007 Robert Carlyle as Don Imogen Poots as Tammy Mackintosh Muggleton as Andy Catherine McCormack as Alice Directed by Juan Continue reading →

28 Days Later

2002 Cillian Murphy as Jim Naomie Harris as Selena Brendan Gleeson as Frank Christopher Eccleston as Major West Directed by Continue reading →

Hocus Pocus

Aaaaaand…we’re off! To start the month of fear, terror and silliness, I’m beginning with a classic/cult based around Halloween itself. Continue reading →

The 2012 Halloween Rating System

Since I’m specifying genres for the month, I’m going to change up my rating system as well. Scream Meter: This Continue reading →

The Man from Snowy River

I know, I know…I said October would be the month of terror. But I just HAVE to put this one Continue reading →

Looper

It’s time for a new release, especially since I’m going on a strict Sci-Fi/Horror/Halloween diet for a month.  I think Continue reading →

The Dark Knight

2008 Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent Heath Ledger as the Continue reading →

Batman Begins

Yes, I’m doing another series.  It’s time.  I did Rises first because it’s my favorite, but now we go back Continue reading →

The Dark Knight Rises

2012 Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman Tom Hardy as Bane Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate Continue reading →

House at the End of the Street

2012 Jennifer Lawrence as Elissa Max Thieriot as Ryan Elisabeth Shue as Sarah Directed by Mark Tonderai   Synopsis:  Elissa Continue reading →

Hair

1979 Treat Williams as Berger John Savage as Bukowski Beverly D’Angelo as Sheila Directed by Milos Forman   Synopsis:  Bukowski Continue reading →

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

2011 Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger Stellan Skarsgard as Martin Continue reading →

A Birthday Wish…

No, it’s not a review. My birthday is the 20th, and I have to say that I’m so excited that Continue reading →

Event Horizon

• I’m writing this one on a charter bus during a volleyball road trip. This is the first year that Continue reading →

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008 Harrison Ford as Henry Jones, Jr. Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams Cate Blanchett as Continue reading →

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989 Harrison Ford as Henry Jones, Jr. Sean Connery as Henry Jones, Sr. Alison Doody as Dr. Elsa Schneider Denholm Continue reading →

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984 Harrison Ford as Henry Jones Kate Capshaw as Willie Scott Jonathan Ke Quan as Short Round Amrish Puri as Continue reading →

A couple of suggestions…

I had a comment from a friend about this new endeavour.  Glad to hear she enjoys it; I write the Continue reading →

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Okay, okay, okay.  I know this was supposed to be a daily blog.  But anyone who knows me and my Continue reading →

Warrior

2011 Tom Hardy as Tommy Joel Edgerton as Brendan Nick Nolte as Paddy Jennifer Morrison as Tess Written/Directed by Gavin Continue reading →

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975 Directed by the Terrys: Gilliam and Jones (also acting in several roles) John Cleese as Lancelot/Tim/Black Knight Michael Palin Continue reading →

Sucker Punch

Hey, all.  Sorry it’s late.  Yesterday was CRAZY busy (I know, I know…it was Labor Day.  How could I be Continue reading →

The Jumping Off Point: The Goodbye Girl

During a great girls’ night out with Miss M last night, I realized that I like to write. I like Continue reading →