I finally watched this Halloween staple, released 30 years ago in 1993. Disney and scary, two terms kind of at odds with each other. Of course, as kids, even animated witches can spook you. I’d label Hocus Pocus a modern fairy tale. Thumbs up for the brother-sister interactions, relatable and funny, and the movie’s heart.
Three witches, what can I say, just too over the top for my taste. Sometimes their antics make little sense, such as understanding what a…
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Hocus Pocus 1993
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The Menu 2022
Satire on the rich that's neither very good nor very bad. Excellent performances by Ralph Fiennes and always reliable Anya Taylor-Joy. I expected more from the story, suspense and mystery isn't what it could have been, by gesturing ending too early. The guests are a bit dull and one-dimensional, a surface level, detached interest in the cast. For a horror comedy it's lacking both laughs and fright. With the likes of Knives Out, Glass Onion, Parasite, Ready or Not, and Triangle of Sadness all hitting our screens in the span of 4-5 years, perhaps the market is overstuffed at this point.
Best scene: the coast guard
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Minority Report 2002
Sci-fi action mystery-thriller. I remember when I saw the movie back in 2002 at the cinema a person sitting behind me commented out loud “Spielberg?” during the end credits. I can see where he was coming from as it’s darker than Spielberg’s typically sentimental approach, and could have been directed by another filmmaker.A Hitchcockian ‘man on the run’ story set in the year 2054, loosely based on the 1956 short story "The Minority Report" by Philip…
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Miracle on 34th Street 1947
Has a surprising amount of depth for a Christmas themed movie. I like the openness towards alternative thinking, we need more of that in our rigid job market.
Edmund Gwenn's oscar-winning performance as Kris Kringle oozes with charm, I even accepted that he lost his temper at one point which showed his human side.
I haven't seen the 1994 remake starring Richard Attenborough.
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