Dec
28
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez star in Only Murders In The Building.
During these fraught times we’re currently enduring, sometimes you just need a little pure escapism. One of my favorite ways to switch off the world is to switch on my streaming services and hide away in a fictional construct of other people’s imagination, dining on pizza, pretzels, pistachios and avoiding politics.
I’ve found a ton of great programming over the pandemic and this fall, there are a couple shows that really stand out, one for how good it is and the other, well …
Jul
18
The marquee is blank now at The Main Art Theatre.
It was their popcorn, it still haunts my dreams.
Yet another victim of progress and pandemic, The Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan has closed for good … or bad.
What if you were the only one who remembered The Beatles? Himesh Patel finds himself in that exact position in Yesterday.
2019 and I didn’t really see eye-to-eye, at least in terms of movies.
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Jul
01
Himesh Patel stars in Yesterday, a movie that asks the question, “what if only one man remembered The Beatles?”
You just … you just gotta buy the premise.
Once you do, once you’ve bought into the idea that a guy is suddenly thrust into a world where The Beatles don’t exist and haven’t existed, well, now you’re along for the magical mystery tour. (Sorry, I will do my best — I promise — not to throw in more references like that!)
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What a year for movies — a very strange, crazy year.
Two of the Academy Award nominations for Best Picture — Bohemian Rhapsody and Vice — scored in the 60s on Rotten Tomatoes, the number one website for collecting movie reviews. A third film — Green Book — got a tepid 81% score.
And here’s the thing, I think one or two of them should win!
Zoe Kazan and Kumail Nanjiani star in The Big Sick.
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Maybe it’s the escapism, putting my mind into a different scenario each time the lights dim and the credits begin. Perhaps it’s the shared experience of seeing movies with others. After all, scientists say we all tend to blink at the same time when we sit together watching movies. But for whatever reason, I’ve been drawn to movies all my life at an almost obsessive level.
Taylor poses for Marci outside the Hobbit Motel after a very comfortable night’s stay and well before second breakfast and elevenses.