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Cherry 2021
We are the product of our environment and our own decisions. Cherry misses the mark on giving us anything worth standing up against opioid drugs and recognizing the very real effects of PTSD. We're given a montage of the bad, almost to the point of glamorizing it, only to be left with a few minutes of reconciliation at the end. It gives little weight to the extraordinary effort put into overcoming addiction and one's trauma. Again, little weight to the…
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Into the Okavango 2018
Into the Okavango is sort of like the nature it documents-- it's rough and wild but absolutely beautiful. It's beautifully shot and within the first few minutes I knew my eyes were going to enjoy it. I found myself getting more and more excited as the team traversed the river. The narration and commentary are little out there, but this is definitely a must watch for its wonderful presentation of the Okavango directly to your living room.
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The Great Escape 1963
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
With an all-star cast, The Great Escape is a classic WWII movie, and a great POW movie overall. A multi-dimensional portrayal of the human spirit, it's a movie for those who never stop trying, pushing, and fighting forward. For me, I also thoroughly enjoy the scenes of Steve McQueen riding a motorcycle through the German mountainside.
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Vertigo 1958
My favorite mystery film, I love the color, score, mood, and setting of Vertigo. The importance of color comes across immediately in the opening title sequence, which uses bright colors and animations. From there, we drop into the story and we feel the transition with the score picking up tempo. The mood starts developing and we receive the setting for the movie. All of that occurs within the first shots of the film-- this is where I fall in love.…
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