by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 29, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
Dead Snow is my ninth review for Foreign Film Friday. Dead Snow is a horror movie from Norway, there is an isolated ski cabin, college students not expected back till the end of spring break, buried treasure, and Nazi Zombies- oh yes, Nazi Zombies. It has a slow build...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 22, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
My eighth pick for Foreign Film Friday is a pair of movies, Night Watch and Day Watch. These movies are Russian and I really enjoyed the flavor of Russia that was woven through this sci-fi horror movie. It has scary moments, they build tension well, and the visuals...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 15, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
I wanted to lighten things up a bit for my seventh Foreign Film Friday so I’m picking a kids movie “Kirikou and the Sorceress’ This is a French cartoon- so beautifully drawn it takes your breath away. It’s about a baby boy Kirikou who lives in a traditional African...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 8, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
My sixth movie for Foreign Film Friday is sad get your tissues ready! It is a Bollywood which takes place in San Fransisco and is mostly in English. It stars Shah Rukh Khan- one of my favorite actors, and Kajol who I like a lot. This is a three hour epic which will...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 1, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
For my fifth installment of Foreign Film I have a British TV show for you- I love British tele 🙂 so I’m sure you’ll be seeing a lot more of these. Last weekend hubby and I watched “People Like Us” a mock documentary. In true BBC fashion the humour is dry and...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 24, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
The fourth installment of Foreign Film Friday combines my love of foreign films with my love of vampire movies. Several years ago I was caring for five teenage girls who kept squealing about how Twilight is the best vampire movie ever made. Once I was done crying my...
