I've been very intrigued by the R. Budd Dwyer case recently: a beloved Pennsylvanian politician commits suicide on live television after being accused of accepting a bribe and is most likely completely innocent of the crime. It's a very interesting and heartbreaking case, and of course, the fact that his death was filmed and aired uncensored on live television only adds to the notoriety of the case. I wanted to watch Honest Man to get more background on the man…

Admittedly, To: Gerard isn't the most unique short film in the world. It's fairly predictable overall, and it's not a groundbreakingly intriguing story or anything. However, as a whole, this short is just so dang likable that it's really hard for me not to care for it, and honestly, the ending (even if it is, again, fairly predictable in the scheme of things) is so well-executed that it bumped this entire film up a half-star for me. This is a…

The only thing I knew about this movie was the incredibly famous line, "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me." That was it. I thought that the line and the seduction was only a short scene in the film. I didn't know the entire film was going to revolve around that. As such, I had no idea what to expect with this movie. I didn't know whether I would think it was overrated or whether I would like it. I…

Alright, time for the second movie of the day. While I may not have fallen in love with Parasite as much as everyone else has, I still can't find a flaw in this incredibly well-made movie. It's an intriguing study of class that somehow seamlessly switches tones about halfway through the movie but that is engaging all the way through. I can't necessarily speak as to how well the nuances of the written dialogue and line deliveries were executed since…