Author: chicagofilmfestival

What if someone committed a murder and no one cared, 3.5 readers? It’s the 1990s and assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) is the most beloved citizen of the small town of Carthage, Texas. An unmarried man in his late 30s, Tiede excels at giving the dearly departed the best funerals possible, and finds […]

BQB’s Classic Movie Reviews – Bernie (2011) — Bookshelf Battle

[Author’s note: This posting is a reprint of my list that originally appeared on The Practical Dreamers blog. This is only part one of the list. If you want to see numbers 5-1 please check out part two here.] Despite the title of this posting, rankings, especially of art (which film is), are always subjective. […]

The Definitive and Indisputable Ranking of Star Trek Films (#10-#6) — Doctored Entertainment

[Author’s note: This posting is a reprint of my list that originally appeared on The Practical Dreamers blog.] Thank you everyone for checking out part two of my ranking of the (original timeline) Star Trek films. Yes, again, we’re only doing the original timeline movies because my proudly self-righteous purist hat is securely fixed atop […]

The Definitive and Indisputable Ranking of Star Trek Films (#5-#1) — Doctored Entertainment

If you couldn’t decipher from the title, this post will be part one of a three part ranking of what I consider to be the fifteen best films based on the written works of Stephen King. Now I will say it again, just to emphasize what the list is and what the list is not. […]

Terrifyingly Incontrovertible Ranking of Stephen King Films (#15-#11) — Doctored Entertainment

In case you missed the first one, this is part two of a three part ranking of what I consider to be the fifteen best films based on the written works of Stephen King. If you missed part one, featuring numbers 15-11, you can check that out here. These types of lists are always a […]

Terrifyingly Incontrovertible Ranking of Stephen King Films (#10-#6) — Doctored Entertainment

Stay out of the shower, 3.5 readers. BQB here, still checking out Peacock’s Alfred Hitchcock collection as I wait for corona lockdown to wind down. It’s funny, I’ve seen the original movie, but I and I bet most people know the gist of the story. I did see the 1990s remake and I recall bits […]

BQB’s Classic Movie Reviews – Psycho (1960) — Bookshelf Battle

Let me start with this – I have never understood why this movie had to be made in the first place. Well, I have, to fix THE “plot hole” of all, according to some fans, as how could something as powerful as THE Death Star could have such a “glaring” weakness?! This honestly has never […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Review – An unnecessary brilliance — Lost In… Movies

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs The Reverand is unique for two very distinct reasons. For starters, it’s the first interactive special involving the popular Netflix comedy. Audience members are able to use their remote controls to pick how the story progresses and how it ends. Also of note is that the latest in the Kimmy […]

Review: ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs The Reverand’ — Deweysmovies.com

The Great Depression impacted countless lives and lead people to go to extraordinary measures to try and survive – and in 1932, just over a hundred couples descend on a shabby California ballroom, where they will be taking part in the infamous Mammoth Marathon, a dance competition where the last couple standing will receive a […]

They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) — Movies Unchained

His recent output has made us collectively reevaluate the career of Adam Sandler, where his skills as a comedic actor, which were previously subjected to enormous disdain as a result of his vast amount of seeming-lacklustre work, being given another chance, with the clear conclusion being that, despite often appearing in awful films, Sandler as […]

Big Daddy (1999) — Movies Unchained