Galaxy Quest is that rare motion picture that was both financially successful in its original release and a cult classic that continues to find new fans each year. And it’s easy to see why. The film is a hilarious satire…
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Guest Review: Titanic (1953)
On April 15th, 1912, in the early morning hours, the luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the waters of the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. Over 1,500 passengers perished in one of the worst ocean disasters in history. Today…
Read more →Planes, Trains and Automobiles: The Perfect Thanksgiving Film
As you probably gathered from this Create-A-Caption, we are massive fans of the 1987 John Hughes comedy (dramedy?) Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Desperate to return to his Chicago home in time to spend Thanksgiving with his family, uptight businessman Neal…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Big Lebowski
This week’s Create-A-Caption focuses on 1998’s The Big Lebowski, a comedy about kidnapping, nihilism, the Gulf War, and bowling, courtesy of Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, a middle-aged slacker whose gutterball existence is disturbed…
Read more →“The Movies That Made Me” Welcomes Comics Legend Daniel Clowes
Is it hyperbole to call Daniel Clowes the Stan Lee of independent comics? Perhaps…but it might also be accurate. Exploding onto the scene in the late-1980s with his seminal comics anthology Eightball, Clowes quickly found an audience with his quirky,…
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Character from the “Back to the Future” Films?
Great Scott! For this week’s poll we’re going Back to the Future to ask you which character from Robert Zemeckis‘ beloved sci-fi comedy trilogy starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd is your favorite. Don’t be chicken, vote below!
Read more →Create-A-Caption: No Time To Die
This week’s (spoiler-packed) Create-A-Caption comes to us via No Time to Die, Daniel Craig‘s final — and they really mean final — outing as super spy James Bond. Called out of a five-year retirement in order to track down a…
Read more →Throwback Thursday: Tell Us About Your Favorite Film Songs!
“You must remember this: A kiss is just a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply As time goes by…” Movies and music. It’s the most joyful symbiotic relationship in pop culture. Just as films have…
Read more →Which Marvel TV Character Would You Like to See Appear Next in the MCU?
Since Daredevil recently made his Marvel Cinematic Universe appearance in the She-Hulk TV series (umm, spoiler alert), we have to ask: Which one of the following characters from non-MCU projects would you like to see pop up in the MCU…
Read more →Writer/Director/Composer Sally Potter Visits “The Movies That Made Me”
Writer/Director/Composer Sally Potter visits The Movies That Made Me this week for a fascinating talk about her acclaimed filmography — including 1992’s dramatic triumph, the Virginia Woolf adaptation Orlando — and an examination of how the art of cinema and…
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