Recipes for foodies and film nerds. Because life's too short for stale popcorn and crappy movies.
His Girl Friday– the film that crushed the 90 word per minute standard for humans with a whopping 240 word per minute average. Per Director Howard Hawks: “we wrote the dialog in a way that made the beginnings and ends of sentences unnecessary; they were …
So last month kind of sucked for women. Actually, it really really sucked. But all the more reason to watch A League of Their Own– 30 years old on July 1, 2022 and a wonderful film to spend your afternoon with if you’re not feeling …
I’d always promised myself that, should ever I start a “dinner and a movie” blog, Fried Green Tomatoes would be the first post. That clearly didn’t happen, and for a variety of reasons, but I think the biggest one is that I love this movie …
Secret Life of Walter Mitty is one of those 2010’s films that you forgot about until it pops up in your algorithm and you go “hm– that was pretty good”. And then you watch and remember that it’s not good– it’s actually GREAT. A perfect …
From the opening music credits, Home Alone brings us all back to simpler times– when mansions in Chicago suburbs were affordable, when we were all afraid of basement demons and hated our dickhead Uncle Frank, and when ten pizzas only cost $122.50. Now of course …
While You Were Sleeping turned 30 this year (2025), which makes me feel very, very old. But it’s a holiday classic that is beloved by millennials, Chicagoans, and true Sandra Bullock fans. It’s also my best friend’s favorite movie, so– YOU’RE WELCOME MEGAN. The film …
I hadn’t really delved into Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining until my post college years. Now of course I’m a Stephen King fanatic, so suffice it to say I really love this movie. As one of the best in the horror genre, The Shining is an …
The 40 Year Old Virgin is one of those films that reminds you of simpler times– when guys were pretty gross but still pathetically likable. … I guess. …. Can you tell I’m single? One of Judd Apatow’s first big forays into directing (though Freaks …
The Substance is possibly the most disgusting movie I’ve ever seen. That said, it’s also the most thought provoking film I’ve watched in a long, long time. The cinematic references, bless— call me a sucker for a carpet print from The Shining. But all in, …
I’m relatively certain I saw Napoleon Dynamite in theaters five times when it came out. I also suspect that my high school bestie and I ruined the experience for everyone else by laughing so hard. The goofball dick bf watching in the auditorium got us …
