I don't exactly remember what rating I gave the first Paddington film. All I remember was that it was kinda...perfect. The themes of kindness and overall togetherness that were sewn so carefully into the film shined through to the point where I felt the overwhelming urge to buy a Paddington Bear doll. All of the actors were splendid, even Nicole Kidman playing the wild antagonist of the film. At its core, the whole movie was charm personified.
So when I…
When I first started this movie, I thought that it was pure indulgence. You're telling me that a guy who works in a comic book store and goes to see Sonny Chiba movies on his birthday meets one hell of a cute blonde out of the blue and gets himself laid BASED OFF OF HIS OWN NERDY PASSION? I figured...well, hey, this must be tailor made for me. This is my fantasy, Tarantino must know it to exploit it, can't…
In the grand scope of Scooby-Doo films within the Scooby-Doo franchise, it's kinda odd how overlooked the films within the "What's New" continuity are. With such films as "Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster" and "Scooby-Doo and The Monster of Mexico", one might be able to appreciate the absolute commitment that they have during this iteration to hunting down and uncovering the secrets behind the legends and fables of the real world. However, just because this particular series of films…
Admittedly this is my first dive into the filmography of Satyajit Ray, and I genuinely think I saw something special. The film sells itself on a more generalized "coming into the future" sort of vibe for how Calcutta has modernized in the early 60's, however it's more blunt and realistic themes on the rise of second wave feminism are more understated whenever you read the short synopses around the internet.
Sure, they tell you that the movie is about a…
