It's pretty hard to forget when The Village came out in theaters. The movie came on the heels of the amazing 2002 movie, Signs, so hopes were high. All hope got left behind when people saw the movie, though. It felt stilted, stylized, contrived, not as scary as we thought it was going to be, and in the end, … Continue reading Five Reasons To Revisit “The Village”
Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving
Hi there, neighbor, going my way... Who doesn't remember when Jennifer Garner was best-known for starring on Alias? That's one of the reasons 2004's 13 Going On 30 made such a splash with the public--we got to see Jennifer smile and enjoy herself. Well, that and 13 is a cute, fun movie on the line of Big. It's hard … Continue reading Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving
I Honestly Like This Movie
Sometimes you just need a good popcorn flick. Or any popcorn flick. Even the guilty pleasure variety. For me, one of those guilty pleasures is 2001's The Wedding Planner, a movie in which the titular character has always been outside looking in at happy endings. For those who aren't familiar with the plot, it's this: Mary … Continue reading I Honestly Like This Movie
The Fade-out of Cameron Crowe
"As someone once said, 'There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco.'" It's ironic that 2005's Elizabethtown kicks off with that line, because the film isn't considered one of Cameron Crowe's best, not by a long shot. For all intents and purposes, it's Crowe's swan song. Cameron Crowe was, of course, the successor to John Hughes, … Continue reading The Fade-out of Cameron Crowe
Taking Up Room 