A fairy tale that holds up 20 years later (spoilers) Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is a young girl growing up in 1944. She moves with her pregnant mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), to a water mill to live with her stepfather. Captain Vidal (Sergi López) is an officer during Francoist Spain’s fascist regime, trying to stamp out …
Category Archives: Retrospective
A Case of You
A very different, but still cute adaptation (Spoilers) Practical Magic, based on the book of the same name by Alice Hoffman, follows the Owens family, a long line of witches dating back to Maria Owens (Caprice Benedetti). Maria also cast a spell to never feel love again, which inadvertently became a curse. That severely impacts …
Mean Girls Duet
The original is so fetch while the musical is pretty good too (Spoilers) Mean Girls is a 2004 cult classic that’s based on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey, who also played the supporting character Ms. Norbury. Since then, the film was adapted into …
Cluedo
A hilarious cult classic (minor spoilers) Clue is a 1985 cult classic that’s based on the board game of the same name, as long as you play the North American edition. Set in 1954, it’s about a group of strangers who have gathered at an isolated manor when the owner of the house, Mr. Boddy …
Unwritten
A cute, if unoriginal Disney movie (minor spoilers) Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg) is a high school student who seeks to obtain the Helen Stoller Physics Scholarship to get into Harvard, but needs to pick a personal subject. Since she has an interest in ice skating, she decides to analyze the movement of figure skaters in …
Buffy, Season of Love
An even better second season (spoilers) We’ve reached season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It starts several traditions, like having the season premiere begin in a cemetery or having a Halloween episode during even-numbered seasons. Before we get started, I would like to acknowledge the fact that this has been a very bad two …
No More Room In Hell
A still relevant zombie classic (Spoilers) Dawn of the Dead (1978) begins a few weeks into the zombie uprising and charts the gradual collapse of society through the eyes of four people who choose to hold up in a shopping mall. Francine aka Fran (Gaylen Ross), a TV technician at a news station. Stephen, aka …
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
A funny and dramatic Disney classic (minor spoilers) Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders, who also co-wrote and co-directed the movie) is an abomination that was created to “destroy everything he touches.” After escaping from the United Galactic Federation, 626 crashlands on Kauaʻi, Hawaii. There, he impersonates a dog and is adopted by Lilo Pelekai (Daveigh Chase), …
How Jim Carrey Stole The Show
An entertaining holiday cult classic (Spoilers) You probably already know the plot, but let me do this one more time. The Grinch (Jim Carrey) is a furry, green creature who hates Christmas and decides to steal it from his neighbors in Whoville, with unexpected results. To pad out Dr. Seuss’ short book, the film adds …
Blue Christmas
An underrated horror film (Spoilers) Businesswoman Angela Bridges (Rachel Nichols) is on her way to a family Christmas party when she’s knocked unconscious by her building’s parking attendant, Thomas Barclay (Wes Bentley). She wakes up with her hair down, changed into a cleavage-bearing white dress, with heavier makeup on, being subject to one of, if …
