I’ve always been a Harrison Ford fan, and I remember seeing this in the theatre when it came out and not quite loving it. There was a lot of stuff overshadowing it at the time, if I recall. Consequently, I haven’t watched it since it came on. But I felt now was the time. And…
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The Roses (2025) – Jay Roach
Warren Adler’s dark comedy novel gets another big screen adaptation. It has previously been adapted to film by Danny DeVito and starred his Romancing the Stone co-stars Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. This time out, Olivia Coleman and Benedict Cumberbatch take on the lead roles of the Roses, a married couple who when adversity hits,…
What’s Next? (2024) – Melissa Fitgerald and Mary McCormack
I loved The West Wing, even if I came to it late. I remember working in the video store and as each season came in, cutting one for rent. I was fairly oblivious in my 20s, but as I grew, I became enchanted with Aaron Sorkin’s writing, and needed to watch the things he’d written….
The Creator (2023) – Gareth Edwards
There’s a lot to like about The Creator, though it could be argued it’s a little too slow. There seems to be an intentional parallel between the battle between Artificial Intelligence and the Vietnam War, as the film sees America involved in a war with New Asia, not the people, but those they are harbouring,…
Finding Nemo (2003) – Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
Finding Nemo, the final recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of The Lion King was the Pixar film that cemented my love for them. Yes, I totally enjoy Toy Story 1 & 2 as well as A Bug’s Life, but Finding Nemo made my affection for Pixar…
American Beauty (1999) – Sam Mendes
The next title up in the Drama genre for the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book is the Academy Award Winning American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes. The film went home with a Best Actor for Kevin Spacey, Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography and Best Original Screenplay. Spacey plays Lester…
Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman crafts a delightful little film working from a script by Diablo Cody and starring Ellen Page in this recommendation from Great Movies – 100 Years of Film and my screening of Rules of the Game. Ellen Page is the titular Juno, a junior high school student, who after a night with her…
What Sue Is Watching
Since I have fallen so far behind on my PVR-watching, I’ve decided to just write about the shows I’ve been most enjoying the past few weeks, even though I may still have catching-up to do on a few of them. Sometimes there’s just a lot of good stuff on, and not enough time to write…
Sue’s Week In TV – Hits & Highlights
I tend to watch a lot of television through the week – and PVR a whole lot more. Here are some of the stand-outs from the past week, for me: Rizzoli & Isles: Season 3, Episode 4 – Welcome To The Dollhouse The opening moments of this episode were some of the creepiest I’ve…
TIFF 2013: Bad Words – Jason Bateman
I adore Jason Bateman. I think his wicked and often irreverent sense of humour is amazingly similar to my own, and his talent on screen really knows no bounds. So when I found out he was setting his feature directorial debut in the competitive world of the national spelling bee (I was Area 4…
The Mind Reels 