“A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.”TOLKIEN, FROM THE MOVIE TOLKIEN explores the formative years of the renowned author’s life as he finds friendship, courage and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including Tolkien’s tumultuous courtship … Continue reading Tolkien, 2019 // Movie Review
Once upon a time there was a great war that brought so much sadness to so many people, hardly anyone could remember what happiness was like. But something happened that changed all that. It helped us to believe in the good things, the fun things, and a world full of imagination. And then just like … Continue reading Goodbye Christopher Robin, 2017 // Movie Review
Good day! Originally I planned on including this batch of minis with my Captain’s Log entry last week, but Life had me doing other things which took more time than I planned and so publishing my original Log Entry was out of the question. (Was that sentence too long?) So now, I’ve decided to give … Continue reading Mini-Reviews, Batch No. 1: Captain Blood, MIB: International, The Princess Bride, 49th Parallel, Spider-Man: Far From Home
Here goes my first review! This is a movie about a group of boys in an elite prep school who are trying to fulfill their parents' high expectations when a new English professor teaches them to question the status quo and inspires them to embrace life with passion, poetry, and individuality. The boys form the … Continue reading Dead Poets Society, 1989 // Movie Review
