The Spotlight: “Scary” Movies & TV
A friend and TBBC crew member asked me today, “Can you recommend a movie that really scares me?” Now, after going through all the obvious answers that we can agree upon as a society: Jaws (1975) (I was convinced Jaws could appear in a pool thanks to this movie which ruined weekly trip’s to Nanna’s pool), The Exorcist (1973), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Deliverance (1972). Man, the 70s were dark, huh? I...
The Reader
2008.124 Minutes. Rated R “It doesn’t matter what I feel. It doesn’t matter what I think. The dead are still dead.” The Reader, originally a novel by Bernhard Schlink, takes place in post-war Germany. A young Michael Berg (David Kross) is stricken with Scarlet Fever. Helped off the tram and cared for by Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), he returns weeks later to thank Hanna for her kindness. The awkward exchange in...
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
2004. 108 Minutes. Rated R. Quote:“Meet me…in Montauk…” No shocker that this gem came from the great Charlie Kaufman. All of his movies have changed the way I feel about things, this one included. Our leading man Jim Carrey was forever cast as the funny, wacky, guy… but once in a while he got a meaty role, and either way, he never disappoints. Even when he’s depressing. Quote 2: ” Adults are,...
