Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes Director: Wes Anderson Quick Impressions: Once again, we’re behind on movies. I’ve been busy writing, going to the beach, and giving away all my worldly possessions. (It’s nothing sinister. I’ve just discovered that while I loathe the frustrating transience of housework, I’m a …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 2 hours, 39 minutes Director: Baz Luhrmann Quick Impressions: When my sister visited last summer, I tried in vain to convince everyone to see this as a family bonding activity, but they all countered with, “Instead, why don’t we bond by not doing that?” And so instead of …
Best Picture: # 67 Original Release Date: July 6, 1994 Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 22 minutes Director: Robert Zemeckis Quick Impressions: What can be said about Forrest Gump that hasn’t already been set to music by Weird Al? Probably plenty, but the lyrics of his parody of “Lump” kept …
Best Picture: #61Original Release Date: December 16, 1988Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 13 minutesDirector: Berry Levinson Quick Impressions:“I love this movie,” I told my daughter in excitement as we prepared to watch Rain Man. Then I realized I had only seen it once (as a new release on home video when …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 58 minutesDirector: Paul Greengrass Quick Impressions:We finally got a new TV this weekend. Our beloved ten-year-old plasma screen has been treating us to pink popcorn as it warms up for quite a while now. The new OLED my husband picked out was supposed to come two …
