by Alica McKenna Johnson | Aug 8, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
I am in love with the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. I want to be Phryne Fisher so bad! She is smart, sassy, sexy, and stylish, with the money to make 1920s fashions look so amazing, I would actually trade my yoga pants for her clothes! I also wouldn’t mind all the...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 20, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
Philomena stars Dame Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, so yes, you should just go watch it right now :). This movie is based on the true story of a woman, Philomena, who was forced to give up her baby fifty years ago and kept it a secret. But now she wants to find him....
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 13, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
This was a weird, strange, quirky little movie. If you don’t mind that things just happen and don’t make sense, and if you don’t mind strange sudden dance routines and can let go of reality for a while, then I say check out The Fairy. It’s a French film about a fairy...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 9, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
The Ramen Girl If you want a see a fun, odd, noodle-ful movie, then The Ramen Girl just might be the flick for you. After losing her boyfriend and being stranded in Japan, Abby loses her sanity and becomes fixated on learning to make ramen, much to the displeasure of...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 22, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
Sorry Foreign Film Friday is coming on Saturday but yesterday was crazy, but in a fun way 🙂 Now onto the fun!!!! Last week hubby and I watched the BBC series Bonekickers, a show about a university archeology team causing havoc, solving mysteries, and getting into...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 14, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
Foreign Film Friday is back! I have two wonderful British movies for you today in honor of Valentines Day. Quartet With the cast of Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Conolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, and a ton of amazingly talented musicians there is now way...