Category Archives: Passion Blog

Here it comes. The moment you’ve all been waiting for… Pretty much every blog post up until this final installment has been positive and glowing (with the possible exception of “Argo,” but even there I didn’t critique much). I love … Continue reading →

No, it’s not “Zero Dark Thirty.” I was too busy making my own movie this weekend to see that one. It’s also not a new movie–2002 is over a decade ago now. I’m reviewing this movie because I saw it … Continue reading →

I never got into Lord of the Rings (the Harry Potter series took its place in my heart, I guess). I’ve seen the movies, of course, but haven’t touched the books. I have read The Hobbit, however. It was a long time ago … Continue reading →

The funny business might be a little forced with this one. Anyway, this was my actually my second time watching it, so I sort of sat back and enjoyed the music, not paying much attention to the sad stuff. You … Continue reading →

Let the sky faaaaaaaalll When it crummblllllesss…. Well, now that I’ve got Adele sufficiently stuck in your head, on to the review. This review is being written a little while after watching the movie, but I’ll do my best to … Continue reading →

Hey, no one said I had to review new movies. Plus, I didn’t want to review “Wreck It Ralph” because I loved it too much. My review would have been ~600 words of obsessing over the writing, animation, and video … Continue reading →

I feel bad for this movie. It really doesn’t deserve my disappointment. Be sure to read this short preface. It may seem tangential, but it is imperative to understanding why the following review comes out a little sour: Before today … Continue reading →

If I had to describe “Cloud Atlas” with one word, it would probably be “ambitious.” …Immediately followed by “Tom Hanks,” because if there is any certainty in life, it’s that Tom Hanks is in this movie. To summarize the plot … Continue reading →

This isn’t fair. I’m on day one of my new job as Mr. Movie Critic, and the first movie I decide to see with the intent of performing a sharp, keen analysis is Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.” I don’t even … Continue reading →

Despite the success of last semester’s passion blog, the Lunchtime Adventures, I have decided that something different is in order for this semester. This is mostly because I have no idea how to follow up on the last ten adventures, … Continue reading →