Saving Mr. Banks (Film Review)

There’s a line in this movie that’s spoken by Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) himself, “Mary Poppins isn't trying to save the children. She’s trying to save Mr. Banks.”   I of course couldn't agree more.  The 1964 film Mary Poppins is not only one of my favorite childhood films but one of my all-time favorite films (if you look to the right you’ll notice it’s even represented on my great movies background).  To me, Mary Poppins has always centered on Mr. Banks, a stern yet otherwise good man whose head is just in the wrong place of thinking; as such it’s up to the help of an extraordinary nanny (and her faithful friend Bert) to set him right.  Yet Saving Mr. Banks isn't’t about helping the fore-mentioned character, but instead the man Mr. Banks is based on; a man who didn't get such a happy ending, and whose daughter has unintentionally suffered as a result. 

American Hustle (Film Review)

This movie is creative, inventive, complex, elaborate, well-acted, fantastic, hilarious and above all fun; lots and lots of fun.  American Hustle knows what it’s going for and boy does it succeed!  The plot is so creatively elaborate that I fear my explanation would hardly do it justice…but I’ll give it a go:

Frozen (Film Review)

After the disaster of Disney’s summer film Planes (Created by DisneyToon Studios not regular Studios), it’s nice to see Disney once again bring out their winter strong game (literally this time).  Last year it was the enjoyably fun, video game referencing Wreck-It Ralph; this year it’s a film called Frozen, loosely adapted (like all Disney animated films are) from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. 

Oblivion (Quick Review)

So I find myself once again stumped by the fact that I missed out on this hidden gem while it was in theaters.  Oblivion may be no masterpiece, nor is it completely original; but it is a surprisingly entertaining tribute to various sci-fi classics all rolled up into a well-polished action adventure film that I would have been willing to give up money to see.

Blue is the Warmest Color (Film Review)

I’m not naive enough to believe that Blue is the Warmest Color, a three hour, foreign language, NC-17 romance drama about two female women will have general audiences flocking to see it.  Any one of these aspects could sadly dissuade a potential viewer from going—and to them, I say that's your loss!  You just missed out on one heck of a well-acted, heart-wrenching story!  However, for those of you loyal movie goers not afraid to see something different (with the chance of seeing something great), Blue is the Warmest Color falls right down your alley.