The Holdovers feels like a timeless classic, a throwback to cinema’s golden age with its gorgeous visuals that seem shot on film, evoking a sense of nostalgia. Set in the 1970s, the story follows an unlikely trio stuck at a boarding school during winter break: a strict uptight professor, a troubled student, and the school’s cook.

Paul Giamatti delivers an excellent performance as the professor, whose frosty demeanor slowly thaws as he bonds with the delinquent student, revealing surprising depths…

The Wind Rises is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of creativity, love, and the burden of history. Following Jiro Horikoshi, the engineer behind Japan’s WWII fighter planes, the film provides a deeply empathetic perspective on Japanese ambitions during the war. While I still hold more American views on the conflict, this story did challenge me to see the humanity in those who lived through it on the other side. Jiro’s dream of building something beautiful, only to see it used for…

I saw this film on PrimeVideo 720p (thanks to streaming speeds) the way the director intended.

David Lean’s Brief Encounter (1945) is a cornerstone of the doomed romance genre, capturing love’s bittersweet intensity with poignant restraint. The story follows Laura (Celia Johnson) and Alec (Trevor Howard), two ordinary people who meet by chance and fall deeply in love, despite being married to others. What sets this film apart is its aching realism: there’s no sweeping Hollywood glamour, just the raw,…

Everyone plays this movie soundtrack to show they have "retro" taste.

I HOLD THIS FILM RESPONSIBLE for high writing standards within the MARVEL directors/writer's circle. I have come to enjoy James Gunn's unique take on complicated mentors/fathers and the ability to balance a talented cast of personalities and give them each a moment to shine character depth and comedy. Again the soundtrack is top-notch and surprisingly works as another layer of story on top of the plot. Being both Diagetic…