Episode 020 - The Open House (2018) 01/20/2018 Today’s movie is... ... “The Open House” (2018), written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. The film follows Logan Wallace (Dylan Minnette) and his mother, Naomi (Piercey Dalton), who decide to move into Naomi’s sister’s mountain home after losing Logan’s father. The only catch is that the home has a weekly open house on Sundays for prospective buyers, during which they need to vacate. I’m not really sure where to start with this film. The premise is pretty good, as far as home
Today’s movie is... ... “The Open House” (2018), written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. The film follows Logan Wallace (Dylan Minnette) and his mother, Naomi (Piercey Dalton), who decide to move into Naomi’s sister’s mountain home after losing Logan’s father. The only catch is that the home has a weekly open house on Sundays for prospective buyers, during which they need to vacate. I’m not really sure where to start with this film. The premise is pretty good, as far as home
Episode 019 - The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017) 01/19/2018 Today’s movie is ”The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin” (2017), Jennifer M. Kroot’s documentary about Armistead Maupin’s life and works. I can remember my first experience with Maupin’s serial “Tales of the City”, traveling for work and coming across the original series on Showtime. I only caught a single episode, but I was hooked, immediately falling in love with the setting and the characters, not knowing a thing about Armistead Maupin or the controversy surrounding that series. Kroot’s
Today’s movie is ”The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin” (2017), Jennifer M. Kroot’s documentary about Armistead Maupin’s life and works. I can remember my first experience with Maupin’s serial “Tales of the City”, traveling for work and coming across the original series on Showtime. I only caught a single episode, but I was hooked, immediately falling in love with the setting and the characters, not knowing a thing about Armistead Maupin or the controversy surrounding that series. Kroot’s
Episode 018 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 01/18/2018 Today’s movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (2017), the fifth installment in the popular Disney franchise, following up the poorly received “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011). Six years is a long time to wait for a franchise in today’s entertainment world, and yet, this film still managed to gross $794 MILLION (with an M) dollars worldwide. The franchise picks up roughly 21 years after “At World’s End”, where the son of Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner,
Today’s movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (2017), the fifth installment in the popular Disney franchise, following up the poorly received “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011). Six years is a long time to wait for a franchise in today’s entertainment world, and yet, this film still managed to gross $794 MILLION (with an M) dollars worldwide. The franchise picks up roughly 21 years after “At World’s End”, where the son of Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner,
Episode 017 - Columbus (2017) 01/17/2018 Today’s movie is “Columbus” (2017), Kogonada’s debut film set in Columbus, Indiana, a city known for its modernist architecture and public art installations. The film follows Jin (John Cho), who has arrived in Columbus to attend to his dying father, who collapsed on a speaking tour. On his trips to the hospital, he meets Casey (Haley Lu Richardson), a recent high school graduate working at the library with Gabriel (Rory Culkin), and taking care of her mother (Michelle Forbes). “Columbus” (2017)
Today’s movie is “Columbus” (2017), Kogonada’s debut film set in Columbus, Indiana, a city known for its modernist architecture and public art installations. The film follows Jin (John Cho), who has arrived in Columbus to attend to his dying father, who collapsed on a speaking tour. On his trips to the hospital, he meets Casey (Haley Lu Richardson), a recent high school graduate working at the library with Gabriel (Rory Culkin), and taking care of her mother (Michelle Forbes). “Columbus” (2017)
