The Hazel Wood is the kind of book you want to start reading again the moment you finish it. It’s snarky and relevant — with just the right amount of melancholy. I thought, when I started this one, that the author’s loose attitude toward grammar and semantics would drive me a bit batty. Yeah, I […]
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Movie Review: Breaking Glass (1980)
CATEGORY: band, Breaking Glass, cult movies, film and tv, film review, movie review, music, music is life, music video, punk, rock, rock music
Watching Breaking Glass (1980) was a weird experience for me because I knew who the main star, Hazel O’Connor, was (and had even met her!) and also knew the soundtrack by heart — but didn’t know anything about the movie. If I had, I probably wouldn’t have watched it right before bed. The movie follows […]
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Movie Review: Orca (1977)
Today, we’re going to be talking about the seventh movie I’ve chosen to tackle on my list of 100 Classic Must-See Movies (That I’ve Somehow Never Seen) and the one I’ve liked the least. Let’s be honest, I hated this movie. Jay called Orca “the whale equivalent of Jaws.” Jaws did well, he said, “so […]
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Spring 2018 Bucket List
The day I started this list, it started snowing. Well played, Nature. Well played. It might be a few weeks before it really feels like Spring but that’s okay. I’m ready with this bucket list of ways to enjoy the season! 1. Make (and throw!) wildflower seed bombs. Jay and I have been talking about […]
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Movie Review: Ghost Story (1981)
CATEGORY: adaptations, classic movies, film and tv, film review, ghosts, haunting, horror, movie, movie review, revenge
Ghost Story (1981), staring Alice Krige, Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and John Houseman, surprised me. I was expecting a hokey, old film and got a brilliant adaptation of a Straub novel. Good thing these gems keep popping up… I’d hate for my list of 100 Classic Must-See Movies (That I’ve Somehow Never […]
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Movies Still to Come in 2018 (That I’m Way Too Excited About)
CATEGORY: adaptations, cinema, cinephile, film, film and tv, Jurassic World, Marvel, movie, movie trailers, previewsJune: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. I do’t care if they make a hundred sequels/reboots/whatever. I’ll never get tired of these. July: Yeah, okay, it’s basically Towering Inferno with the Rock but I don’t care. I’m excited for Skyscraper anyway. I love the Mission Impossible movies. I don’t care how many they make, I’ll keep watching them! Ant-Man […]
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Movie Review: The Man Who Would be King (1975)
CATEGORY: adaptations, adventure, classic movies, classic novels, film and tv, film reviews, movie review, movies
The Man Who Would be King (1975) is one of the movies on my list of 100 Classic Must-See Movies (That I’ve Somehow Never Seen) that Jay was most excited for me to watch. He’s told me about it many times so I had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen, which […]
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Spring Blog Post Ideas 2018
CATEGORY: blog post ideas, blogging, Earth Day, Easter, lists, Memorial Day, National Poetry Month, spring, Spring Equinox
The days are getting longer. The trees are nearly ready to spread their leaves. Spring is most definitely on the way. As the chilly, dark days of winter ease into the bright, cheerful days of spring, there are plenty of things we can blog about. Sometimes, because my Depression and Anxiety get worse this time […]
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What I’ve Been Watching: January 2018
CATEGORY: b movies, cinema, cinephile, classic movies, couch potato, cult movies, film and tv, films, lists
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) ⭐⭐⭐ Ransom (1996) ⭐⭐⭐ Caddyshack (1980) ⭐ The Snowman (2017) ⭐ Geostorm (2017) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insidious (2010) ⭐⭐⭐ Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) ⭐⭐⭐ Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) ⭐⭐⭐ Kingsman: The Golden Circle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mother! (2017) ⭐⭐ Insidious: The Last Key (2018) ⭐⭐⭐ Paddington (2014) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Temple (2017) ⭐⭐ Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back […]
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Monday’s Meme of the Week
Jay and I have been playing Star Wars Battlefront 2 so, when I saw this meme, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Man, I hate those droids. (Although Jay says I imitate their voices “far too well.” Lol.) This Trump-inspired meme came a close second.
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