Category Archives: Movies
Sunday’s Wisdom #392: The Right to Be an Ass
“You can’t take away people’s right to be assholes.” – Simon Phoenix, Demolition Man Demolition Man is one of those sci-fi action films that examines the human condition and summarizes with beautiful simplicity the struggle between chaos and order, freedom … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #385: Many Hands Are Needed
“Two people in a room can get more done than a hundred.” “Unless you need to move a piano.” – Prince T’Challa and King T’Chaka, Captain America: Civil War When T’Challa says this, he is speaking to Natasha Romanof, the … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #379: Finding Happiness
“Seriously, you could do whatever you want to do. What makes you happy?” – Sam Wilson, Captain America and the Winter Soldier A lot of the quotes I’ve shared have depended rather heavily on context to convey their full meaning. … Continue reading
Spider-Man’s Way Home
Is Spider-Man: No Way Home a good movie? Yes. It is. However, it must be said, either you know the story so far, or you do not. It was said of Infinity War, when it first came out, that it … Continue reading
DreamWorks: An Animated Countdown
So, there I was, perusing my archive, trying to draw a little inspiration for the future from my blog’s past, and I noticed something. I have done a favorite movie countdown for Disney’s animated movies. And I did one for … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #372: Choosing Now
“You gotta let go of that stuff from the past ’cause it just doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now.” – Po, Kung Fu Panda 2 Happy New Year, my wonderful audience! I … Continue reading
Shifting Tastes: Some Random Musings
I’ve never been much of a horror fan. Or at least I’ve deliberately refrained from delving into the genre very much. I have nothing whatsoever against anyone who does – like and let like, after all – but I just … Continue reading
The Man Who Re-Invigorated Christmas
Shakespeare in Love. Finding Neverland. Saving Mr. Banks. Becoming Jane. There lately seems to be a trend developing where we not only tell our most favorite stories, but we tell of the storytellers as well. Perhaps we’ve simply come to a … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #370: A Christmas Frame of Mind
“Christmas isn’t just a day; it’s a frame of mind.” – Kris Kringle, Miracle on 34th Street (1947) On this last Sunday before Christmas, I wanted to find a quote to really capture the importance of it. I can hardly … Continue reading