Unforgettables: Cinematic Milestones #22 – The Red Shoes (1948)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 15th, 2023 - Features

On its 75th anniversary, the transformative wonders of The Red Shoes continue to dance its way into my heart

On its 75th anniversary, the transformative wonders of The Red Shoes continue to dance its way into my heart

School of Rock (2003) (20th Anniversary Steelbook) (Blu-ray)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 26th, 2023 - Blu-ray and DVD

“God of Rock, thank you for this chance to kick ass. We are your humble servants. Please give us the power to blow people’s minds with our high voltage rock. In your name, we pray. Amen.”

– Dewey Finn

“God of Rock, thank you for this chance to kick ass. We are your humble servants. Please give us the power to blow people’s minds with our high voltage rock. In your name, we pray. Amen.”

– Dewey Finn

Chevalier (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - April 21st, 2023 - Movie Reviews

Chevalier is an emotional, music-filled 18th-century roller-coaster ride, and while watching it, my heart overflowed with pleasure from first frame to last.

Chevalier is an emotional, music-filled 18th-century roller-coaster ride, and while watching it, my heart overflowed with pleasure from first frame to last.

Spinning Gold (2023)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - March 31st, 2023 - Movie Reviews

Spinning Gold is a disaster.

Spinning Gold is a disaster.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 22nd, 2022 - Movie Reviews

Whitney Houston was a singular talent, and she deserves an equally unique motion picture chronicling her life. But this isn’t it, and that’s downright heartbreaking.

Whitney Houston was a singular talent, and she deserves an equally unique motion picture chronicling her life. But this isn’t it, and that’s downright heartbreaking.

Elvis (2022)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - June 24th, 2022 - Movie Reviews

If this overheated phantasmagorical whirligig didn’t quite set my heart on fire, thanks in large part to Butler’s mesmerizing magnificence, I still couldn’t have stopped falling in love with Elvis even had I wanted to try.

If this overheated phantasmagorical whirligig didn’t quite set my heart on fire, thanks in large part to Butler’s mesmerizing magnificence, I still couldn’t have stopped falling in love with Elvis even had I wanted to try.

Studio 666 (2022)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - February 25th, 2022 - Movie Reviews

Studio 666 is an unwieldy, mostly unfunny hodgepodge of tired horror conceits and winking, self-indulgent humor that ends up making next to no lasting impression whatsoever.

Studio 666 is an unwieldy, mostly unfunny hodgepodge of tired horror conceits and winking, self-indulgent humor that ends up making next to no lasting impression whatsoever.

Marry Me (2022)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - February 11th, 2022 - Movie Reviews

I was captivated from start to finish, and if I could have watched Marry Me again from the beginning the moment after it had concluded I would have done so.

I was captivated from start to finish, and if I could have watched Marry Me again from the beginning the moment after it had concluded I would have done so.

Shoplifters of the World (2021) (Blu-ray)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - June 15th, 2021 - Blu-ray and DVD

Even with a terrific soundtrack naturally dominated by The Smiths, Shoplifters of the World is a flat, emotionally inert coming-of-age drama that never worked for me.

Even with a terrific soundtrack naturally dominated by The Smiths, Shoplifters of the World is a flat, emotionally inert coming-of-age drama that never worked for me.

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