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As loyal Moviepie readers know, The Goonies is flat out my all time favorite movie. I have endless happy memories of watching it throughout the years, and it’s one of the few things from childhood that has remained relevant no matter how old I get. I could go on...
If I had to name a single person who shaped my sense of style, it would be Molly Ringwald. No question. I may have a version of her outfit from The Breakfast Club in my closet at this moment, but it was Pretty In Pink that really inspired me....
I’m smacking myself on the head at this moment. I’ve been sitting here trying to figure out how to justify a comparison between Falcon Crest and The Waltons to loyal Moviepie readers, only to discover that the two seemingly disparate shows were created by the same man: Earl Hamner...
I don’t think I’ve ever wished I’d written a book more than when I picked up You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation by Susannah Gora. True to its title, the book delves into every aspect of the...
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is a hard nut to crack. From the outset, it’s difficult to tell if what you’re watching is meant to be dead serious or very subtly funny. In the end, the movie is actually both. It serves as a dark comedy as well as...
American Violet is one of those awful (i.e. brilliant and compelling) movies like Felon that rattles you to the core from the very beginning, then leaves you in knots until the bitter end. Based on a true story, there’s never any question that the events unfolding could happen to...
If you’ve ever used the words “so bad it’s good” to describe a movie, you are entirely likely to enjoy Michael Adams’ book Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic’s Year-Long Quest To Find The Worst Movie Ever Made. Each chapter represents a month of bad movie...
It seems as though the sad news out of Hollywood is neverending these days. Today we say goodbye to Merlin Olsen, better known to some of us as Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. Olsen died at the age of 69, of complications of mesothelioma, a form...
Even more surprising is that the film is helmed by big-budget tough guy Ridley Scott, who last teamed with Crowe for the decidedly less-genteel Gladiator. Based on the book by Peter Mayle, the film stars Crowe as Max Skinner, a slick and savvy bond trader in London, who makes...
As I started watching Four Christmases, it seemed to me that the movie couldn’t possibly be as bad as everyone said it was. It had a full year to break free of the stinky reviews, dashed expectations, and gossip about on-set tension, and I hoped very much that it...
Raise your hand if you loved The Polar Express! Is your hand up? Stay here. Is your arm pressed closely to your side while you make a cringey face? Run away! Disney’s A Christmas Carol is virtually the same experience as The Polar Express set against a different holiday...
Of all the Disney classics, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has to be one of the hardest to dissect from a critical perspective. As Disney’s first feature length animated film, it is an undeniable feat in film history. The animation itself is beautifully done, completely charming, and every...
