To round off the month of movies, I’m going with a fairly recent whodunit that I think received pretty universal praise. Rian Johnson got a lot of unnecessary flak for the way he directed The Last Jedi (that’s one that I’ve written a full review of before on my last blog and will eventually putContinue reading “30. Film with a favorite ending – Knives Out”
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29. Film that makes me want to fall in love – 50 First Dates
I’m sure this is gonna be a curve ball for a lot of people reading this. An Adam Sandler movie? He’s got to be kidding, right?No, not really. As far as Sandler’s films go, a lot of them can range from silly to raunchy, but this one feels like it fits for me. He playsContinue reading “29. Film that makes me want to fall in love – 50 First Dates”
28. Film that made me feel uncomfortable – Split
While this movie does take some very creative liberties when it comes to talking about multiple personality disorder (nowadays called dissociative identity disorder), it does make it clear as to how it works in-universe. James McAvoy plays a man with twenty-three different personalities, and while a few of them are more dominant than the other,Continue reading “28. Film that made me feel uncomfortable – Split”
27. Film that is visually striking – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Even though this movie is fairly new compared to others on my list, I’d easily put it in my top ten favorites of all time. Sure, it falls into the same genre as a lot of others from the last couple decades – superhero origin story – but it is, without exaggeration, masterfully done. ForContinue reading “27. Film that is visually striking – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
26. Film adapted from somewhere – Minority Report
Quick rundown of the plot: Tom Cruise’s character, John Anderton, works for a division of the police known as Precrime. Using technology that takes advantage of some psychically gifted children, they use it to arrest people for murders before they get the chance to actually commit them. Everything turns upside down though when Anderton’s nameContinue reading “26. Film adapted from somewhere – Minority Report”
25. Film not set in the current era – Newsies
Those who know me well may be surprised to see a musical so late on this list. (Peter Pan and Muppet Treasure Island may be considered musicals, but I’d classify them as children’s movies first.) I really enjoy for musicals, in part because I’ve participated in them since 6th grade (Music Man, for the record)Continue reading “25. Film not set in the current era – Newsies”
24. Film I wish I could have seen in theaters – Clue
This probably ranks in my top 10 comedies to be honest. And it’s based on a board game! Seriously, not many game-based movies end up doing well in their adaptations (Sonic the Hedgehog being a recent exception to the rule – can’t praise that one enough) so with this one being a board game adaptationContinue reading “24. Film I wish I could have seen in theaters – Clue”
23. Film made by a director who’s passed away – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The late John Hughes brought us so many movies that are now considered classics: he directed The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, he helped write for some of the Home Alone movies, Flubber, and even some of the National Lampoon’s Vacation movies. But easily one of the best pieces he ever put out was FerrisContinue reading “23. Film made by a director who’s passed away – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
22. Film that made me angry – Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl, the book, was a favorite of mine when I was younger. It turned into an 8-part series that I recently finished reading (took me a while to track down the final books) and set up a magical world to throw myself into – similar to the way that Harry Potter had done, butContinue reading “22. Film that made me angry – Artemis Fowl”
21. Film that I dozed off in – Inception
Told you that Christopher Nolan would make it on this list again! And to explain why it fits here, this was another movie that I wanted to catch up on shortly after getting back from my mission in 2011, but it must have been at the end of a long day because I passed outContinue reading “21. Film that I dozed off in – Inception”
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