Movies take our minds off things when we want an escape, and especially now with coronavirus in the world. Ran across an article recently 8 Movies to Watch on Netflix if You Want to Travel from Your Couch that had good suggestions for what to watch with your popcorn and snacks. I picked 2 that I thought looked interesting, and I’m adding 3 of my own you might enjoy. Movies 1 and 2 from 8 Movies to Watch on Netflix if you Want to Travel from Your Couch Photo Credit: Netflix “Okja” (Netflix, 2017) Premise: In this adventure-centric satire directed by Bong Joon Ho, a girl raises a genetically modified “super pig.” When the company that created the pig wants it back for the meat, the girl goes on a global trip to try and save her pet. Vicarious vacation: The beginning takes place in a lush, mountainous forest. These scenes could be…
Anson Seabra captures a vision of Wonderland through his music, and with the graphics created by Philip Nilsson, it is simply beautiful. https://youtu.be/NN6J-aYI0d4 Welcome to Wonderland, we’ve got it all Potions and pastries that make you grow tall Forests and cottages, castles and cards that can talk Welcome to Wonderland, look where you’re at Maddest of hatters, the Cheshire Cat Magical cabins and lovely white rabbits with clocks Dancing through a dream underneath the stars Laughing ’til the morning comes Everyone that leaves has a heavy heart, oh, Wonderland I love Welcome to Wonderland, I’ll be your guide Holding your hand under sapphire skies Let’s go exploring or we could just go for a walk Welcome to Wonderland, where should we go There’s a tea party along down the road Make an appearance and maybe they’ll sing us a song Dancing through a dream underneath the stars Laughing ’til the morning comes…
Knives Out opened on Thanksgiving and I could not wait. I love mysteries in books and film and the trailer looked so good especially with its cast. Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer and more. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) fame and another worthwhile mystery – Brick (2005), the story is obviously styled after Agatha Christie. Rian Johnson has referenced her in interviews. Nothing more thrilling in a mystery setting than a large, stately manor with scores of rooms crammed with objets d’art, stuffed animals, books, fireplaces, and bickering relatives. Photo Credit: Lionsgate Knives Out is about the death of Harlan Thrombey an internationally famous mystery writer who’s written hundreds of novels translated in multiple languages. He’s the patriarch of a family who’s gathered for his 85th birthday at his manor. The morning after the party Harlan is discovered…
Universal Pictures My friend, Lane, and I love to see movies together. We’ve hit up some good ones over the past few years. Recently, Crazy Rich Asians and Rocketman. After all of the steroid holiday hype of Last Christmas with Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding, we decided it was one we had to check out. Lane watched all of Game of Thrones (me only here and there) with Emilia Clarke and we both love Henry Golding from Crazy Rich Asians. It still amazes me that was his debut movie – or at least his first big role. Emilia Clarke as Kate in “Last Christmas,” directed by Paul Feig. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9CEIcmWmtA Great holiday rom-com! Best Christmas movie ever. …dripping with holiday sweetness Worth Giving your Heart To These are some of the promotions on social media and tv/radio to get you over the top excited. You have to know it isn’t going…
It’s a good lie is part of the main foundation of Lulu Wang’s film The Farewell about a Chinese family in a medical crisis. Based on her own grandmother’s experience, Wang has written and directed a meaningful film about what happens when a family with different viewpoints and lives has to reunite and support a cause for the greater good even if they truly don’t want to. Nai Nai (meaning paternal grandmother) is the head of the family. We see her in the beginning of the film talking long distance from China to her beloved granddaughter Billi, played by the wonderful Awkwafina, in New York. Nai Nai is seen at the doctor’s office being tested, and later we see her younger sister receiving the news that Nai Nai has terminal cancer. Interestingly, in China the law does not require doctors to give patients their diagnoses so her sister can inquire…
https://youtu.be/S3vO8E2e6G0 My friend and I saw Rocketman this past Monday, the bio pic about Elton John. My pivotal years – middle and high school – were in the ‘80’s and I was aware of some of his story but didn’t know about his early years. Of course, then you didn’t have the internet so you couldn’t exactly deep dive into his life. My whole life has had his music in the background. The way the film intersperses his music with his story is fantastic. It’s campy at times. It is Elton John known for his duck suit, baseball uniforms, overalls, dresses, and wild outfits so you can expect this. And, his signature glasses. The glasses cover a lot of emotion in the film. Quite devastating at times. I never knew he was a child prodigy. It’s jaw dropping to learn about his childhood in more ways than one. I won’t…