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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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 

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

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 

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

To all my fellow frump girls out there, I give you My Big Fat Greek Wedding– still the highest grossing romantic comedy of all time! A huge thank you to Rita Wilson, who saw the play and told her husband Tom Hanks they should EP 

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

I honestly think I’ve seen Jim Henson’s Labyrinth fifty times (a lucky benefit of a previous Day Job). I’ve mentioned in earlier posts that I’m a huge sucker for 1980’s fantasy, and while this is not my FAVORITE of the genre, it’s definitely up there. 

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

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 

Once/Sing Street

Once/Sing Street

MY FIRST EVER DOUBLE FEATURE! It’s St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow and I figured there’s no better time to subject myself to a roller coaster of emotions– after all, you have Irish stew and all the alcohol you need to balance everything out. Consequently, here are 

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

Here it is: my favorite Halloween movie and perhaps my favorite Mel Brooks film, Young Frankenstein. Fans of the director will immediately recognize hilarious throwbacks (and throw forwards) to his other movies– walk this way, wasn’t your hump.. on the other side?, etc. But of 

Parasite

Parasite

Parasite was by far my favorite film of 2019. I’m almost never happy with award season outcomes, but Director Bong Joon-Ho more than deserved all of the wins– this is A+ cinema. The movie focuses on the destitute Kim family in South Korea, who scam