25 Favorite Films: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

There is a scene in Quentin Tarantino’s WWII film that made me realize this was going to be my favorite of his. We get to witness the titular heroes go to town on Nazi’s by scalping them up and down. With only three remaining, Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) is trying his hardest to get intel from them. He threatens the leader with the fact they have ‘The Bear Jew’ who is the scariest of the bunch. What happens next is….Well here let me show you:

Great Movie Scenes #005: Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)

Whenever we want to talk about the songs Monty Python have given us we usually go with the big one in “Always Look On the Bright Side of Life”. Now I am not dismissing that as anything short of brilliant so hopefully you fans don’t take umbrage when I say I don’t find that to be my favorite. It’s catchy and the message in it is uplifting; which is why everyone goes for it. For me though I have to say another Eric Idle written gem is my all time favorite of the groups musical numbers. It takes place in the fifth section of their final film The Meaning of Life. It’s called “The Galaxy Song” and I’l let you listen in before rattling off my love of it.

Kingsman: The Secret Service (Review)

Ever since secret agent James Bond became a film icon in 1962 there have been a ton of imitators. Even in 2015 we are seeing people poke fun at the British legend and now a comic book channeling the character is being adapted to the big screen. Kingsman: The Secret Service is a Mark Millar/Dave Gibbons project that has gotten the Matthew Vaughn treatment by becoming a slick, spy comedy. While watching Kingsman you are definitely going to be seeing a lot of subtle and no-so subtle nods to 007. But that also means there are the similar warts that come with the character.

Paddington (Review)

The majority of today’s children movies follow the same pattern. They have to be loud, colorful, and full of jokes that all ages can enjoy. With these kind of ingredients we have seen some of the best (The Lego Movie) and some of the all-time worst (The Nut Job and Gnomeo & Juliet to name a few) animated features recently. It would be nice if we could go back to the older days of children films, animated or otherwise, and showcase more than obnoxiousness for today’s generation. Enter Paddington Bear, a British literary import who is suddenly getting a new release for today’s generation of movie-goers. Despite the improbabilities, Paddington walks away with being one of the most heartfelt pictures to be released in quite some time.