Joker is a revelation. Everything ou've heard about the film is true, it is shocking, brutal, realistic; all the praise Joaquin Phoenix is getting is right on the money and truly well deserved. I don't care who else is nominated with him next year at the Oscars, he's winning the Best Actor Oscar. It is a great character study in the world of Batman, even though Todd Phillips said this movie has nothing to do with the other Batman films.…

The best part of having more than 1500 DVDs/Blu rays is that you can have movie challenges based on one actor or genre OR have movie marathons whenever you want. I have tried (and failed) many many times to do my own #DailyFilmChallenge, and this would be my 3rd time attempting it. The first movie in my collection is 10Things I Hate About You (1999) which I already reviewed. One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the 2nd film, but instead…

INTERSTELLAR is one for the ages. I like complex science films like Nolan's INCEPTION but this one takes the cake for being original, intriguing and downright sad while maintaining hope for humanity. Matthew McConaughey is truly spectacular in this film as an ex NASA pilot turned farmer with two kids. He is a master at the craft of acting, this guy who burst onto the screens as the guy who says the now famous "alright alright alright" film quote from…

WHIPLASH takes "pushing yourself to be the best you can be" to a whole new realistic level. It tells the story of Andrew, a 19 year old college Freshman who is seen practicing his jazz drumming once the film opens. He loves jazz so much that he rarely takes a break in his practicing, only sometimes to watch movies with his dad (Paul Reiser) or to try and hit on the concession stand girl (Melissa Benoist). He enrolls in a…