Swift shot: Renoir has never fascinated me. Impressionism as a rule is not my personal go-to when I enjoy art. This was a challenge for me to let go of my apathy and immerse myself into a foreign film about an artistic style I don't favor. For these types of films I only ask one thing, keep me interested, and Renoir did manage to do that. But, the Renoir I was … [Read more...] about Renoir
Chick Flick
Pitch Perfect
At Barden University there are several singing groups. Most notable are The Bellas (an all-female acapella group) and the The Treblemakers (an all-male acapella group). In the opening sequence, The Bellas and the The Treblemakers are rivals who made it to Nationals and are performing their musical numbers. Too bad an unfortunate vomit-related … [Read more...] about Pitch Perfect
For a Good Time, Call
Katie Steele (Ari Graynor, who looks like a young Bette Midler) lives in a fabulous, rent-controlled apartment in Gramercy Park (it used to be her Grandma, or “Bubbie’s”, apartment). Unfortunately, the control part of rent-control is over and she is about to be homeless. Lauren Powell (Lauren Miller, aka Mrs. Seth Rogen) is suddenly single after her long-time … [Read more...] about For a Good Time, Call
Magic Mike
When I first heard that there was going to be a stripper movie about men, I thought “FINALLY”!! From the awful yet somehow cult classic “Showgirls” to the rarely mentioned “Striptease” and including a bunch of Lifetime movies in between, we only see the strippers as female. Well, now we have a movie for the ladies featuring a bunch of hot guys!! Mike (Channing … [Read more...] about Magic Mike
Brave
"Are you willing to pay the price your freedom will cost?" Swift shot: My four year old son was enthralled, a word he doesn't even know yet, but he was. He barely moved from the front of his seat and neither did his father. But, this wasn't a film for fathers and sons, it was a rare glimpse by Disney into a complicated mother and daughter relationship. At its heart, … [Read more...] about Brave
