[Review] An Education (2009)

[Review] An Education (2009)

An Education is really just that, it is an education, a life learning experience, coming of age for Jenny (Carey Mulligan). The film is set in the 1960’s in England, 16 year old Jenny is attending school and her parents (mostly her father played by Alfred Molina) have high hopes for her. On a rainy … Continue reading →

Orphan

3/5 A couple who have two children (a daughter who is deaf) decide in order to move on after the loss of their third child, that they will adopt a child. They go to an orphanage and are won over by foreign Esther, so they take her in and it isn’t long before things start … Continue reading →

Super Marcey is now a Super Aunty!

Congratulations to my sister Rachel and her husband Gianluca on the birth of their little girl Lily Teresa today (Feb 17th) at 8:20am! I am finally an Aunty (Well to a human and not a dog hehe) and I couldn’t be happier! She is a beautiful little baby, and I am so proud to be … Continue reading →

[Review] The Box (2009)

[Review] The Box (2009)

Richard Kelly was a film maker everyone was so excited about after the release of Donnie Darko several years ago, he took awhile to follow it up with Southland Tales which it seems is very much a hated film (I did not get around to seeing it), and it has several different cuts. I think … Continue reading →

[Rewind] The Gate

The Gate The Gate is an 80’s younger audience targeted horror film, which marked the film debut of one Stephen Dorff who is now probably best known as playing vampire Deacon in Blade. As a young girl I remember visiting the video store, and I always went to the horror section and I remember seeing … Continue reading →

The Monster Squad

4/5 The first thing that came to mind after I watched this was that they sure don’t make kids/family films like this anymore. Back in the 80’s kids were vulgar, they swore, they were really mean. It seems now when you watch a kids/family film the kids are too nice, they don’t say ‘shit’ or … Continue reading →