Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
F1 -The Movie (2025) – A veteran driver returns to F1 after decades away to save a team and teach a rising young star the ropes. Director – Joseph Kosinski Starring – Brad Pitt, Damon Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon Why I Liked – A standard story with some impressive racing footage Let’s get the... Continue Reading →
Last day of the year and here is my list of my top movies of the year. As noted in my last two posts, this was a down year in some ways. My reviewed movie total for the year is 35, compared to my usual goal of 50. That's UP one movie from last year!... Continue Reading →
I have the same goal for each year when it comes to reading. 25 books, minimum. That's less than a book every two weeks. For someone who grew up a VORACIOUS reader, that should be a walk in the park. And yet... Photo by EYu00dcP BELEN on Pexels.com1 Once again, I have fallen short. My... Continue Reading →
Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project (2025) -A documentary crew follows a group of passionate amateur movie makers. The group stumbles and scams their way toward their cinematic vision: a “found footage” horror film about three missing college students and Bigfoot. Directed by Max Tzannes Starring Brennan Keel Cook, Chen Tang, Erika Vetter,... Continue Reading →
Spaceballs (1987) – A Mel Brooks send-up of the “Star Wars” movies! Led by Black Helmet, the forces of planet Spaceballs try to steal all the breathable air from their rivals on Druidia. Leading the fight against them is a swashbuckling pilot for hire and his hairy sidekick. All they have to do is rescue... Continue Reading →
Pixels (2015) – An alien race believes that transmissions of old video games are real, and are a declaration of war by Earth. They fight back using the images of the games as models for their own weapons. Three middle-aged men, who were gaming champions in their youth, fight to defend Earth. Directed by Chris... Continue Reading →
Morons From Outer Space (1985) – Proving that traveling through space is no guarantee of intelligence, three aliens arrive on Earth to great fanfare. Humanity treats its idiocy as the profound and fashionable, making the three the biggest stars on the planet. Meanwhile, a fourth alien finally lands on the planet after being abandoned. Directed... Continue Reading →
Grace Quigley (1984) – An elderly woman witnesses a hit, then blackmails the hitman to help her with a business proposition for older folks who have had enough of life. Directed by Anthony Harvey Terrible posters for this movie. All of them. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte Why I Liked It – Even with a... Continue Reading →
Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (2020) – A quartet of retirees with a passion for unsolved murders face a murder on the grounds of their retirement home. Balancing their own lives and issues with the effects of the murder takes all the experience they gained over the decades of their lives. Why I Liked... Continue Reading →
Greyhound (2020) – An inexperienced captain leads a small task force to protect a World War II convoy across the Atlantic. Repeated attacks from a wolf pack of Nazi submarines interrupt the watchful daily routine. Directed by Aaron Schneider Starring Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue Why I Liked It – Low key tension makes this a... Continue Reading →
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