This theater certainly sets the stage for a great time at the movies.
The shine on that gold curtain! Mesmerizing.
Gold Curtain at the Cinemagic Theater
Tag: three sentence movies
Jesse and Celine Keeping Me Company
One thing I like about HBOMax is that they have a category called “leaving soon.” It’s so very handy to catch the things that soon won’t be there. Because of that category, my morning chores were spent with the young Jesse and Celine (Before Sunrise) and the middle Jesse and Celine (Before Sunset). HBOMax didn’t have Before Midnight, which was a shame, because my middle-aged self likes their middle-aged selves. I rented it, but the rental ran out before I got halfway through.
Such a great trilogy!
Recording the Rebecca Podcast
I was a guest on Lambcast Episode #555 where we discussed the two movie versions of Rebecca. As usual, my doodling kept me engaged through the recording.
You can listen to the episode here.
Prep Work for Nolan
Because Filmspotting decided to do an Ouevre-view of Christopher Nolan’s work before Tenet was released, I was well set up to discuss all of Christopher Nolan’s non-Batman films for the LAMBcast. Here’s a sheet of my talking points.
This was a fun episode to record and is a very long episode to listen to.
Keeping me in Check
What’s a girl to do when she wants all her three-sentence movie review blog posts to look the same?
Sketch out a handy cheat sheet.
You can see the result of this at 3SMReviews.com
Where have the three sentence movie reviews gone?
Exciting news! The three sentence movie reviews I’ve been writing since 2008 (all 1000+ of them) now have their own site.
You can read already published three sentence movie reviews on this site without ads. They are also available on the new site.
Starting 10/1/18, all three sentence movie reviews can be found at:
Top movies September 2018
(11 movies watched)
Might as well finish the trilogy
Both of those quotes are true
Bel Powly is fun to watch
Still good the second time around
Hilarious and ridiculous
Really great scenes
I love Paul Feig (and these actresses)
Might as well finish the trilogy
Three sentence movie reviews: A Simple Favor
A suspense movie with comic moments, this is also 117 minutes of thinking how awesome Blake Lively looks in a suit. I felt the script pointed me in a clear direction early on; this turned out to not be the actual direction, so when things resolved themselves it took some time for me to let go of my framework and accept what the movie was telling me. Other than that, this was a crisp, succinct fabulous movie.*
Cost: $6.00
Where watched: McMenamins St. Johns Theater with Matt, who is an Anna Kendrik fan.
*This film is more evidence of my hypothesis: Paul Fieg is the best white male director for stories about women.
Three sentence movie reviews: Ocean’s Thirteen
For me, it’s the most forgettable Ocean’s movie* but that doesn’t really matter because it’s another opportunity to hang around with the crew. Though lacking in both Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ellen Barkin does some great work. And there’s that funny bit with Linus’ nose.
Cost: free from library
Where watched: at home, with Matt
*Unlike the other two movies, I remembered nothing about the plot.
Three sentence movie reviews: Nappily Ever After
In this movie, Sanaa Lathan is mesmerizing in all her various stages of hair, but never more so as she drunkenly shaves her head. Hair is the framework for a reinvention of a life not quite fully lived, and it’s great to see Lathan’s self discovery along the way. This is another romantic comedy that tilts more toward empowerment than happily ever after, a tilt I heartily endorse.
Cost: Netflix monthly charge ($7.99)
Where watched: at home.