Funny Things My Daughter says about Dead Parents
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Funny Things My Daughter says about Dead Parents

I know that title above seems very morbid and in the mind of someone over five, yes it is.  But my four-year-old daughter has a funny fascination about a certain scene in Frozen that I have to share.  If you've never seen it…you don't have children.  For those of you that have seen it now for 100 times and counting, you know Elsa and Anna's parents die in a shipwreck.  Very sad scene.  My daughter though has a few things to say almost every time we watch.  Here are a few of my favorites: "This is my favorite part!" "Are you…
Snowpiercer: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Train
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Snowpiercer: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Train

On a recent episode of Screen Junkies’ Movie Fights, guest Mike Carlson picked “Snowpiercer” as the film of 2014 that should have been nominated for an Oscar.  After seeing and passing over it many times on Netflix, Mike’s arguments for this film pushed me over the edge.  And I am so glad he did. I was blown away by this film!  In our modern world of dystopian Y.A. fiction fodder it is unique to see a multi-layered story as this one.  So, a quick synopsis: in response to global warming, the world governments disperse a chemical into the atmosphere to…
The Trip to Italy – Anyone for Leftovers?
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The Trip to Italy – Anyone for Leftovers?

Let me start out by saying if we were to have an episode of The Good, The Bad and The Podcast about the genre of "buddy films", Coogan and Brydon's "The Trip" would be my "good pick".  Hands down.  The comedy, the pacing and most importantly the camaraderie of two men who by the end of the film grow sick of each other comes together masterfully. With that said, I was not as impressed with "The Trip to Italy" (which was recently released to Netflix).  Don't get me wrong, I thought it was a great film.  The first "Trip" was…