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Growing Up and Older With Indiana Jones: A Dial of Destiny Review
Indiana Jones and the Dial of destiny is a chance to reconnect with an old friend for one last adventure before we have to say good-bye. In that framework, the new film works quite well.
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The Inspirational Nature of the Movie “Air”
I knew next to nothing about this story (even though I’m old enough to live through it) but very much was looking forward to seeing it. I was not disappointed. I really enjoyed this movie. It arrived at a good time as I can coming out of a bad mental health week. The positivity and perseverance of Matt Damon’s character was good to see as well as Phil Knight’s (Ben Affleck’s character). I enjoyed the movie so much that I stopped at Barnes and Noble and picked up Knight’s memoir, Shoe Dog, before I got home. Damon’s speech to convince Michael Jordan to sign of Nike was excellent. I got…
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I Finally Saw Clerks III
What did you expect from Kevin Smith, a man living on borrowed time? Back in the summer of 2019, I set out to watch every Kevin Smith film leading up to the release of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. It was a fantastic experience where I wrote about the movies as I watched them, watched no trailers ahead of seeing the film (leading to a shocker in Jersey Girl), and then ranked my favorite films, performances, and scenes. Being the pop culture geek that I am, folks are surprised to learn that I only started watching Smith’s films 2019. Up until then, he was only a podcaster (and that only…
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I Finally Watched Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Way back in June 2019–only four months ago as I write this–I made a decision: I wanted to watch this movie when it was released. In order to fully appreciate Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, I would have to watch the previous twelve movies in the Kevin Smith filmography. I did and reviewed all the films. Last week, I ranked the existing twelve movies as I liked them, with a unique choice at the top. All of which serves as an introduction to the review of this, Smith’s thirteenth film. Getting to the Theater I bought my ticket to Reboot back in July 2019. At the time, the Houston Astros…
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Top 10 Favorite Scenes of Kevin Smith Films
When I made my initial list of favorite scenes in Kevin Smith’s film, I ended up with nineteen. Then, after seeing Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, I added a twentieth. Most of these scenes everyone already knows so I won’t bother with context. I will add some to the one Reboot scene. If you’ve read my post where I rank Smith’s films, Jersey Girl topped the list followed closely by Chasing Amy. If you’ve read my list of favorite performances, you’ll also note those two films dominate my list. I could probably make a Top 10 list with just these two films. The Top 10 Hockey rink scene where Alyssa…
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Favorite Performances in Kevin Smith Films
After I ranked all twelve of Kevin Smith’s films yesterday, here are my favorite performances. Tune in tomorrow for my favorite scenes, including at least one from Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy – If I had to pick a single performance over all of Kevin Smith’s films that was my favorite, it would be Adams. She knocked it out of the park both in the small scenes and especially in emotionally anguishing scenes. She could open the character’s heart so warmly when she answers the “Why me?” question, and then lets you feel the utter betrayal outside the hockey rink. Wonderful. Ben Affleck in…
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Favorite Performances in Kevin Smith Films
After I ranked all twelve of Kevin Smith’s films yesterday, here are my favorite performances. Tune in tomorrow for my favorite scenes, including at least one from Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy – If I had to pick a single performance over all of Kevin Smith’s films that was my favorite, it would be Adams. She knocked it out of the park both in the small scenes and especially in emotionally anguishing scenes. She could open the character’s heart so warmly when she answers the “Why me?” question, and then lets you feel the utter betrayal outside the hockey rink. Wonderful. Ben Affleck in…
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I Finally Ranked All of Kevin Smith’s Films
Now that I’ve caught up with most of the world and watched all of Kevin Smith’s films to date, I get to see the latest one tonight. I’ll be attending the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot roadshow as it lands here in Houston at the River Oaks Theater. It is for an event like this that I started watching all the Smith films after missing them all for the past twenty-five years. Tune in next week for my review of the new flick [and read to the end on my prediction of where Reboot lands], but in lieu of a review today, I thought I’d rank the existing 12 films…
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I Finally Ranked All of Kevin Smith’s Films
Now that I’ve caught up with most of the world and watched all of Kevin Smith’s films to date, I get to see the latest one tonight. I’ll be attending the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot roadshow as it lands here in Houston at the River Oaks Theater. It is for an event like this that I started watching all the Smith films after missing them all for the past twenty-five years. Tune in next week for my review of the new flick [and read to the end on my prediction of where Reboot lands], but in lieu of a review today, I thought I’d rank the existing 12 films…
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I Finally Watched Yoga Hosers
IntroductionClerksMallratsChasing AmyDogmaJay and Silent Bob Strike BackJersey GirlClerks IIZack and Miri Make a PornoCop OutRed StateTusk Sometimes you watch a movie for the plot despite the actors. Sometimes you watch a movie for the actors notwithstanding the plot. Then there are those films in which both sides come together and you get something magnificent. Anyone can come up with a short list of movies that fall in these three categories. Of the dozen films Kevin Smith has made to date, you can put them all into these categories. Where would you put Yoga Hosers, the 2016 movie starring Harley Quinn Smith (Smith’s daughter) and Lily-Rose Depp (Johnny Depp’s daughter)? The…