Category: Film Fridays

  • Holding Out For a Hero (But it’s No One in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)*

    Holding Out For a Hero (But it’s No One in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)*

    *except Wong and America Chavez, they save the day Superhero franchises are incredibly popular right now; from the juggernaut Marvel cinematic Universe, to the reprisal of Tom Cruise’s Navy hero Maverick in the Top Gun films, superheroes, action heroes, anti-heroes, etc., have captured the imagination. There are a number of “types” of hero, according to…

  • Freedom, Beauty, Truth, and Love

    Freedom, Beauty, Truth, and Love

    Moulin Rouge! remains my favorite romance of all time.

  • The Time Traveler’s Wife-What Is The Appeal?

    The Time Traveler’s Wife-What Is The Appeal?

    Maybe it’s because I’m queer, and growing up queer fundamentally changes the way I approach and perceive love, but nothing in The Time Traveler’s Wife feels romantic. It could be that I didn’t give it enough of a chance. Should I continue watching? Should I try to read it? What are your thoughts?

  • Film Fridays-Cyrano

    Film Fridays-Cyrano

    This one is a slight stretch but I’m including a post about it because it’s my blog and I can do what I want. I LOVE musicals. I had no idea 2021’s Cyrano was a musical until I checked out a copy from my library. It’s not a story I had been familiar with prior…