Tag Archives: films

One Scene Took Me Back to My High School Years

Posted on September 22, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Firefly Lane (2021 – 2023) We have been watching this Netflix series for the past week or so. We are almost done our marathon viewing. As an emotional roller-coaster, it has been a hard slog, for me personally. But it … Continue reading →

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The Real Story Behind the Film:

Posted on June 23, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Georgetown (2019) Call us late to the party, we finally watched this film last night. It was a hard slog, but then at the end it actually named the real person who murdered his elderly wife and got prison time, … Continue reading →

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Talking about Artificial Intelligence, It’s Time to Revisit…

Posted on June 19, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Matrix (1999) Sometimes, science fiction movies can help us to ‘see’ more clearly what will happen to humanity, if it doesn’t wake up. The Matrix is one of those films that definitely was a wake-up call to me. In … Continue reading →

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Is This What Happens When We Die?

Posted on May 13, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) In a discussion, today, the topic turned to what happens when a person dies of a heart attack, just before his car crashes into a barrier on Hwy 400. His consciousness would go on, … Continue reading →

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Has the World Finally Turned a Corner?

Posted on March 14, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Oscar Winner for Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) Was it just me, or did it seem that the Academy Awards show last weekend honoured a lot of strange people? By ‘strange’ I mean ‘outside our normal parameters’. … Continue reading →

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The Murder Case that Inspired the Plot of “The Fugitive”

Posted on February 21, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Dr. Sam Sheppard (December 29, 1923 – April 6, 1970) I wouldn’t have thought to even look at this event, if it hadn’t been for this quote from “Denial of Justice”. There is a lot of Q & A in … Continue reading →

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And Speaking of Star-Crossed Lovers:

Posted on January 27, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Allegory of Romeo and Juliet I often bandy the term allegory about when it comes to how to read the Bible. I may have come to this conclusion quite honestly, just ask my uncle Philo. But we are so … Continue reading →

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When the Spirits are Willing, But the Script is Weak

Posted on December 4, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) It makes me wonder why we need yet another adaptation of this story, but I guess it’s embedded in our consciousness and the only way to remind ourselves about what the true meaning of Christmas … Continue reading →

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Subtle Clue? She’s “Home Alone” Too

Posted on November 14, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Enola Holmes 2 (2022) I know, I know, I’ve hinted at the anagram Enola being “Alone” in reverse before. So, what do I think of this second instalment? Not much: I was bored by the fifteen-minute mark. Obviously, I am … Continue reading →

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Young Man, You’re in the Army Now!

Posted on October 30, 2022 by cdsmiller17

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) This is probably the first time I’ve seen a film about what it was like for a German foot soldier during the Great War. It wasn’t a great war, at least not on … Continue reading →

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