by Alica McKenna Johnson | Dec 16, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
3 Idiots was recommended to me by another Bollywood fan. This is a hysterical movie. Two friends go on a journey to find a third friend from college. The majority of the movie is done in flash backs of their college days. Two of the friends are straitlaced, trying...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Dec 9, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
Attack the Block This film is what I mean when I talk about adding diversity without making it the focal point in your work. Attack the Block takes place in a London slum run by a drug gang. The main characters are black teenagers whose best option is getting in good...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Dec 2, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
Troll Hunter Is an amazing movie! It’s done in documentary style, and while at first I thought it was going to be a horror movie it really isn’t. There are some suspenseful parts, and one guy does get eaten; but he didn’t follow the rules, so that’s what happens when...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Nov 25, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
Howl’s Moving Castle I love everything I have seen by Hayao Miyazaki he is an amazing direction, animator, and writer. Howl’s Movie Castle is an adaptation of the book by Dianna Wynne Jones, which is a wonderful book and is the first in the series. If you haven’t read...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Nov 18, 2011 | Foreign Film Friday
Amalie Amelie was my first French movie, and I feel in love with Audrey Tautou as an actress. Charming is a perfect description. This movie is so sweet and we see such a lovely growth arch in the characters. It’s also quirky and fun. This is a movie that has made my...