My Last Three Movies: Final Destination 3, Tammy, Jersey Boys

September 9, 2015September 7, 2015 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Final Destination 3 (2006) If you've never seen a Final Destination movie, it pretty much goes like this: one person in a group of high-school/college students sees a horrifying calamity unfolding in their imagination right before it happens and freaks the hell out. They (and a number of friends and acquaintances) avoid the disaster, but … Continue reading My Last Three Movies: Final Destination 3, Tammy, Jersey Boys

My Last Three Movies

September 7, 2015September 6, 2015 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Philomena (2013) Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) was a disgraced adviser for the British government trying to determine what he should do next. At a party, he was approached by a woman suggesting he write about her mother, an elderly Catholic who had been forced to give up her son for adoption while living in a … Continue reading My Last Three Movies

The Last Three Movies

August 19, 2015 ~ Jakebe ~ 1 Comment

I miss posting movie reviews! And I would also like to learn how to be more efficient with my writing. So I thought I'd try to kill two birds with one stone by offering some short reviews of movies I've seen, three at a time. If something really warrants a bigger conversation, I might spin … Continue reading The Last Three Movies

Why I Loved “Boyhood”

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 ~ Jakebe ~ 1 Comment

The 87th annual Academy Awards were last night, and it was a big night for Birdman. Alejandro Inarritu won Best Director for what was admittedly an incredible movie that seemed like one long take over most of its two-hour running time, and the movie itself won Best Picture. A cynic might say that of course … Continue reading Why I Loved “Boyhood”

The AFI Top 100 Films: Some Like It Hot (#14)

November 26, 2013November 25, 2013 ~ Jakebe ~ 1 Comment

Some Like It Hot (1959)Starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn MonroeWritten by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. DiamondDirected by Billy WilderI was immediately intrigued by this movie once I discovered it was co-written and directed by Billy Wilder, the gentleman responsible for the superb The Apartment. I was expecting another movie like it, a comedy … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Some Like It Hot (#14)

Interesting Times

June 12, 2013 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Last week was fairly interesting. Over the weekend I knew almost immediately that something was wrong with me, so I told my boss I'd work from home on Monday to make sure I had everything I needed on hand; I've been dealing with an ongoing health issue that's easier to manage from home. So I … Continue reading Interesting Times

The AFI Top 100 Films: Double Indemnity (#38)

March 12, 2013March 11, 2013 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Double Indemnity (1944) Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson Written by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler Directed by Billy Wilder Holy cats, do the two main characters in this movie do terrible things. That's actually what makes it so fascinating -- this is a film noir that's actually more Fargo than The … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Double Indemnity (#38)

The AFI Top 100 Films: Doctor Zhivago (#39)

March 11, 2013March 11, 2013 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Doctor Zhivago (1965) Starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin and Rod Steiger Written by Boris Pasternak (novel) and Robert Bolt (screenplay) Directed by David Lean After watching Doctor Zhivago, I found it easy to imagine why people were freaked out about communism. The movie, adapted from the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak, details the … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Doctor Zhivago (#39)