#8 The Killer
Now THAT'S a lot of shooting! Great action film. Hong Kong’s preeminent director, John Woo, transforms genres from both the East and the West to create this explosive and masterful action film. Featuring Hong Kong’s…
#10 Walkabout
I know, I was going in order, but nope. A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in…
Martini Tuesday…
I'm trying to make the most of my last weeks of summer break. Mostly that means sleeping in, exercising, taking the dog to the park, watching Korean TV shows, cooking, and generally not doing anything. …
Nostalgic mood…
For multiple reasons, I was thinking of my hometown today. For one, I was there today. For another, I was reading a book that was talking about video games. That got me thinking of the…
#3 The Lady Vanishes
I started this the other day but only finished it today. I thought it started off a bit slow but picked up. I'm only used to later Hitchcock movies so it was interesting to see…
#2 Seven Samurai
I don't intend to re-watch movies on the list I've previously seen, but I will always make an exception for Seven Samurai. I did a bit of research on it and one of the things…
Today’s Field Trip
[nextcodegallery id_gallery="4"]The other night while surfing the web I saw something about the American Whiskey Trail. Never heard of it so I googled it and found out that one stop on the trail is about…
Saturday Field Trip…
Tonight was the yearly trip to a Real Salt Lake MLS game. I don't know any of the players and I really don't know much about soccer strategy. I do like going to sporting events,…
#1 Grand Illusion
I've started watching the Criterion Collection in spine order. Why? Why not? I like old movies and this seems to be a mindful way to do it. I watch the movie, watch the accompanying videos…
Mirror Lake
We spent a few hours today at Mirror Lake. It was our first time there, but we will go back a lot. Gorgeous! We won't just go back to Mirror Lake, we'll go for all…