“… Only a few people are awake and live in a state of constant, total amazement.”
I have what I like to call “swiss cheese” memory. Some things I remember, some things I don’t. Seeing "Joe Versus The Volcano" for the first time is what I consider a turning point in my young life. It was an event I remember vividly.
It was Friday night and spring was in the air. I was 13 and my mom had dropped me…
If you’re an 80s kid from Jersey like me, you’ll either have battle scars from this place or you’ll know people who survived it. Man, this was a different time...
It doesn’t happen often. I’ll sit through a film in a movie theater that will make me forget about everything going on in my life. Not once will I check my watch or be distracted by audience members or take a bathroom trip.
"Requiem for a Dream" took me in for 100 minutes, deep into its psyche, and spit me out very shaken and very disturbed.
It’s a harrowing experience, an absorbing trip into four minds spiralling out of control.…
Wow. 1961 and these guys nailed it. Look at the colors, the masterful hand-drawn animation, the emotions on the humans' faces. This is impeccable craftsmanship here.
"101 Dalmations" is one of Disney's finest "old-school" animated films.
