In 2017 HBO released the limited series based on the book by Liane Moriarty Big Little Lies, it became a hit with critics and audiences. It’s female centric story, covering themes of friendships, abuse, secrets, motherhood and relationships set in a sea side town with mostly upper-class women whose children go to the same school … Continue reading
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Five Films To Cure Bea’s Blues
When I’m down, these films pick me up. Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] The Witch: A New England Folktale [2015]
Witches, man. WITCHES. Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Crimson Peak [2015] by Bea Harper w/ Special Guest Ollie The Chozo
Dir.: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddelston, Doug Jones and Charlie Hunnam Wow. I didn’t think it would take me this long to review a movie I was chomping at the bit like a horse from the Abyss to see, but here we go. Crimson Peak isn’t del Toro’s finest hour as … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Macbeth [2015]
Dir.: Justin Kurzel Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki and Paddy Considine So fair and foul a film I have ever seen. Macbeth to this day remains my number one favourite play by The Bard- ruthless ambition, misguided faith, the price of entitlement, forced destiny, political intrigue and deep-rooted corruption, … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Black Mass [2015]
Bea shares her thoughts of the latest true crime film starring Johnny Depp. Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] High Plains Drifter [1973] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Billy Curtis, Marianna Hill and Geoffrey Lewis Who is The Stranger? From where does he ride? What does anybody know of him? Nobody and Everybody. Nowhere and Everywhere. Nothing and Everything. High Plains Drifter is a unique beast because 1) it is a supernatural Western, a rare … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Good, The Bad And The Ugly [1966]
Dir.: Sergio Leone Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach Sprawling views of a dead yet living landscape, extreme close up of desperate, savage eyes, pregnant pauses before moments of terrible violence and an unflinching majesty in a symphony of death, I just could not be as verbose as others who have also … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] The Mummy: Ramses The Damned [Anne Rice] by Bea Harper
Author: Anne Rice Published: 1989 Publisher: Ballantine Books, USA This ain’t Karloff. This ain’t Lee. This ain’t Fraser. This is Anne Rice. Sensual, horrifying, romantic and imaginative are words that automatically came to mind when I read this as a sexually repressed 15 year old in the 1990s and it still hasn’t diminished in it’s … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker [2000] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Curt Geda Starring: Kevin Conroy, Will Friedle, Angie Harmon, Dean Stockwell, Tara Strong, Arleen Sorkin and Mark Hamill By far, one of the most daring DC animated films to date not just thematically but universe wise, the “Batman Beyond” franchise may not have as much recognition as its original predecessor, but it is not one … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Batman: Under The Red Hood [2010] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Brandon Vietti Starring: Jensen Ackles, Bruce Greenwood, John DiMaggio, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Isaacs and Wade Williams Thank you Judd Winnick for making a generally unlikeable character (of your own making no less!) into one of the most fascinating villains in the Batman Rogues’ Gallery EVER. “Batman: Under The Red Hood”, despite it’s short … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Batman: The Mask of Phantasm [1993] by Bea Harper
Dir/s. Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski Starring: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Dana Delany and Stacy Keach Hands and wings down, one of the very best Batman movies ever made, live action or animation. Impeccably animated, masterfully acted and overall brilliant artistically and dramatically. I regret not going to see this freshman effort when it was … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Devil’s Backbone [2001] by Bea Harper
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Federico Luppi, Marisa Paredes, Irene Vesedo, Eduardo Noriega and Fernando Tielve A beautiful ghost story, a tightly-wound chiller and an intelligent contemplation of what separates the living from the dead, Del Toro’s “The Devil’s Backbone” is certainly a strong contender for one of the greatest ghost movies ever made, perhaps up there … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Patriot [2000] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Roland Emmerich Starring: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Tom Wilkinson and Jason Isaacs Historical and cultural sensitivity? LOL, that shit is for PUSSIES! Bring on the badass Colonials, mincing villainous Brits and all the canon fodder in between! Oi, Roland Emmerich. You meant well I suppose but you need to pick up a … Continue reading