Movies, Film and My Opinion

 yeah, I really enjoyed this! And not just because it had music! The story line was good, Wonka was not always treated well, and there were 7 villains, not just one! And they all worked together to keep Wonka down! But will Wonka be kept down? He cries a lot in the movie. And deservedly so. And he befriends Noodle, played by Calah Lane, who is doomed to be in the wash house for the rest of her days. There's a comedian down there, an accountant, a quiet girl and an engineer. Good people, just tricked by the Mrs. , played by Olivia Colman. Wonka is definitely a magician of sorts, but he has a love for chocolate. This is so interesting to see where he got his beginnings and the way he makes people feel along the way. And the Oompa Loompas....yes, they have their own island. Yes, they keep to themselves. And yes, if necessary, they are pretty sneaky. Hugh Grant did a great job as a long wolf Oompa-Loompa. Very funny indeed. This is definitely a film for any fan of the original Willy Wo

 So, I just finished season 2 of "The Gilded Age" on what I call HBO Max. You know, it really wasn't that bad! It's easy to follow, it takes me back to a day and time when America was relatively new but with old opinions and the class system was relevant with the black vs white system. Aunt Ada and Mrs. Van Rhijn live in this old house with old money from Mrs. Van Rhijn's late husband and they have invited their niece, Marian, to live with them. Mrs. Van Rhijn wishes for Marian to marry well and into wealth of a well known suitor and their family. Mrs. Van Rhijn's son, Oscar, has his own secrets as he is in love with someone he can't publicly be in love with. Mrs. Van Rhijn is not the stereotypical white woman of this era: she takes a chance on a young black lady named Peggy Scott and hires her as her secretary. Ms. Scott lives with the servants downstairs but reports to Mrs. Van Rhijn as letters and responses and such need to be written. Ms. Scott is an a

 Yes, I am one of the very, very few theater nerds who had never seen "Mean Girls". And I hear people quote the movie and the show all the time and I have no idea what they're talking about. Now, I do. I watched it. New girl to a new school falls in with the popular girls. She shuns her non-popular new friends and then gets her life turned around by a guy. A guy that used to date Regina. And Regina only wants him back to make her upset. Her, being Cady. So what does Cady do? She gets back together with her non-popular friends and wages war. Such a war, and so conniving that it's down-right scary. Even the teachers and the principal get involved. And Cady's poor parents are clueless as to what's going on. So are most of the guys in the school. I couldn't believe this was a Tina Fey creation until I saw the credits. Wow, and wow. Quite a bit of thought went into this movie. My favorite character, though, was Karen Smith. She's kinda clueless, but she'

  What a cute movie! Anna Kendrick plays Noelle Kringle, daughter of Santa clause and sister to Nick Kringle. Bill Hader plays Nick Kringle, Noelle's brother, and next in line to play Santa. He's having a hard time adapting to being the new Santa and he doesn't have that long before Christmas to get the sleigh ready. His sister, Noelle, tries to help, as does his mom, Mrs. Claus, played by Julie Hagerty, Elf Polly, played by the wonderful Shirley MacLaine, and Cousin Gabriel, played by Billy Eichner.  Cousin Gabriel takes on the mantel of Santa since Nick takes Noelle's advice and disappears to Arizona to "find himself." Noelle has to get Nick back or Christmas will be ruined. I truly just loved Noelle's different sayings in order not to use profanity: "That's pretty stocking half empty", "Oh my garland" and "Hold your reindeer". Oh, and Santa's helpers are a hilarious choir of 5 that follow Santa around. Noelle hires