Hollis Films

"In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks." -  IMDB    There's a reason this film is so highly regarded. MAJOR SPOILERS because my whole film experience can be described by my reaction to the ending. The whole damn movie, I was thinking the fantasy was real. Then, literally the last 60 seconds, dead serious, I started to think - wait.... this was all inside her head. Then she died, & I cried through the credits........... Now... The brilliance of this ending (and Del Toro's writing) is that it is open to interpretation. A reddit thread taught me that whether you believe in the Fantasy or Reality path - you can find substantial evidence to support both. It's unclear whether she passes on to the fantasy world, or if she just dies. Either way, Ofelia's entire store is a gri...

The one thing that pulls me into obsessive mode for any show or movie is complex characters. What really drives me crazy.... complex ships. And these three couples today are very toxic, but not all is what it seems on the surface. Tom & Shiv  I wrote an essay that ended up being 8000+ words long . Succession is full of complex characters & these two are my favorite. When defending the idea that they never divorce, my main point is that they are not a normal couple. They didn't start dating out of love. The foundation of their relationship is money and power. My main point is also that Shiv was on the Zuko trajectory, except we never saw that season 3 redemption era. I also discussed how the script literally confirms they are together forever, even if it's not in a happily ever after sort of way. Tom also is everyone's pain sponge, not just Mattson's. He's not gonna go away. They're ultimately just stuck together. I love them more than they love each othe...

"While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard." - IMDB   THEY'RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD  We pick up Two Towers right where Fellowship leaves off. The trio of getting things done is on the hunt for Merry and Pippin and gets dragged into war along the way. They are there during the liberation of Rohan as they vanquished Saruman’s influence here. The king is freed from his curse and the weird creep that looks like the pedophile from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is banished.  Oh and Gandalf the White has entered the chat. Gandalf the White??? Gandalf the FOOL. We also meet Eowyn. I swear when I'm not watching the films I think of her as annoying and overrated but then I watch her during the films and she just hypes me up, especially in Return of the King.  Sam and Frodo are running amuck with Gollum during most of this movie. I rememb...

  "Believing light and darkness must remain in balance, Master Xehanort seeks to spark war against the "tyranny of light" to restore equilibrium." - IMDB   7 years..... Where kh4 at?   At E3 in 2013, the announcement teaser for Kingdom Hearts 3 dropped. Which was good timing because that was the summer I decided to become a fan. For the next 6 years, I’d catch up with all the lore. Watch and/or play the games. Memorized lines, music, and Utada’s songs. I was and still am an avid follower of the X Keepers. I started watching HMK since I saw one of his reaction videos and was like “bro he’s like me” and became a fan of the others a couple years later. I lived up to the title of KH fan by expecting a KH trailer at every gaming event and proudly wear my clown makeup to this day. And when Square Enix showed up with a pop up event at Disney Springs, I was there and played the Kingdom Hearts 3 demo a month before it's release and preceded to carry my sister’s keyblade ...

" Two US marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient. " -  IMDB    This was a Leonardo DiCaprio classic that I've been very excited to experience given it's reputation. Now, the film is quite famous for its major plot twist.... But in Yoda's voice - there is another, and it's not so obvious as it took another person's review for me see it. Scorsese & DiCaprio go well together and this surely applies to this psychological thriller drama. I'd love to talk more, but I really don't want to spoil it if you haven't seen it. Please give it a shot!  My Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ "A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies." -  IMDB Is this actually a thing in Chinese culture? Trying NOT to tell someone they have cancer while they are dying is just ...