Quentin Tarantino films are experiences. His films are violent, but they are still experiences. Writer and director Tarantino exploded onto the movie scene with the Cannes Festival winning Pulp Fiction. Described as notorious and cutting edge, Pulp Fiction was also described as the freshest film released in 1994. Two years earlier, Reservoir Dogs was released…

Other worldly Warcraft (2016) is that kind of movie. It’s hard to keep up with all the names of characters. Who’s who, in other words. It’s a long time ago when I knew, almost inside out, who actually populated Star Wars though my mother didn’t have a clue. Now, I’m older and any teenage fan…

Alice in Wonderland demanded a sequel. Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016, USA) begins where Wonderland left off. The connection with the past isn’t left there. There’s a whole story about the past. After again escaping the real world, Alice is back in Underland. Her mission is to save the Mad Hatter’s family because the Hatter…

There’s a love story in Beatrix Potter bio Miss Potter (2006; UK). Miss Potter is about the beautiful imagination—Beatrix Potter’s illustrated animal creations, with a story. There’s also a lovely love story in this film. Beatrix and her publisher are at first on working relations. The publisher Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor) supervises her first book,…

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