I’ve argued in the past, that in my lifetime, 1994 and 1999 were two of the best years at the movies. When 2004 ended, I started theorizing that perhaps every fifth year, the planets aligned themselves ‘just so’…giving us moviegoers twelve months of cinematic bliss. 2004 kept my theory going for another cycle…meanwhile, halfway through…
Take Off – Canada Day Top Five
It’s a holiday up here in the great white north, so I’m phoning one in today. I am planning on seeing PUBLIC ENEMIES tonight, so be sure to check in tomorrow morning to read what I thought. For now though, I leave you with a link to a top five I posted last Canada Day.…
Decade pt. iv ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2003 )
The fourth year of this new millennium was a tad on the lousy side, primarily because it was a year dominated by sequels. 2003 brought us the second CHARLIE’S ANGELS, BAD BOYS. It also bequeathed us a third TERMINATOR, AMERICAN PIE, and FINAL DESTINATION. Not enough franchise goodness for you? Likewise remember that this was…
Daddy Sang Bass (My Dad’s Top Five Movies)
That determined young lad on the right is me, and the big guy on the right is my dad, Ken. This has always been one of my favorite photographs of the two of us, and it was actually printed in a local newspaper back when I was knee-high to a grasshopper…well, waist high to my…
Decade pt. iii ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2002 )
In the previous two posts of this series, I mentioned my disappointment for the films that came in the early years of the decade. Well moviemakers got their act together in a hurry, because whittling down 2002 to a mere five choices was actually a whole lot harder than the previous two posts. It was…
That’s Alright Mama (My Mom’s Top Five Movies)
The grinnin’ fool you see before you would be yours truly. I’m not certain exactly how old I am in that photo, but I’d guess somewhere around seven or eight. The lovely lady to my left would be my mom, Margaret. I’d venture a guess how old she was when this photo was taken, but…
Decade pt. ii ( Top Five 00’s Movies – 2001)
For the second part of my look back at this decade of donuts, I find myself in the year 2001. The year of the space odyssey was far from my favorite at the theatre. Granted 2000 wasn’t a whole lot better, but let’s just leave it at this: 2001 was the year we were subjected…