This Is Not As It Should Be
I am sad for what happened in Aurora, Colorado this week. Going to the movies should be fun. Going to a midnight premier should be exciting. It shouldn’t be an occasion for fear and destruction. It should be a time …
Tag: Movies
They’re Not the Boss of Me!
Does a movie review really matter? Will a thumbs-up or rotten tomato prod you to go or keep you away from any particular movie? The less-than-stellar reviews that The Dark Knight Rises is accumulating got me to thinking about this …
Movies for Kids
This week our kids were out of town on a church trip, so we planned to go out with some friends for dinner and a movie. The problem we found was that all of the movies that we wanted to …
Great Expectations
You just know when a movie is going to be good, right? You see that “coming soon” poster or watch the previews and you get that tingling sensation that says, “I have to see this movie!” What if you don’t? …
Don’t Tell Me What to Feel!
Have you ever watched a movie and noticed weird things, like odd camera angles or sharp zooms or choppy cuts? How about noises that seem unrealistically loud? Maybe it’s a match being lit, but it’s loud enough to wake the …