Movies – From the Perspective of an Old Soul

Month of Classic Movies

Fun fact about me, I have loved watching classic films since I was a teenager. When I cleaned a hotel with my family I always turned to Turner Classic Movies on the cable TVS in hope I would find something new and amazing! That said, I haven’t watched any new classic movies in a LONGContinue reading “Month of Classic Movies”

What Have I Been Up To? October

October was too short, as usual, but I actually had a lot of fun watching movies and shows and reading. Usually, I bog myself down with a lot of books and movies. This year, I went with the flow and tried to take unnecessary pressure off myself to read and watch a million things toContinue reading “What Have I Been Up To? October”

(風立ちぬ Kaze Tachinu) The Wind Rises (2013): Movie Review

“I wanted to create something that is realistic, fantastic, at times caricatured, but as a whole, a beautiful film.” (January 10, 2011 Hayao Miyazaki) I have been a fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s work for five yearsContinue reading “(風立ちぬ Kaze Tachinu) The Wind Rises (2013): Movie Review”

Gigi (1958)

I watched Gigi when I was seventeen years old. It actually came in a case with two other classics “Singing In the Rain” and “My Fair Lady”. I found it surprising that it would be included with such masterpieces and I believed that it would be average at best. However, my admiration of the filmContinue reading “Gigi (1958)”