Hollis Films

"In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes." - IMDB Season 1 The premise was the defining aspect of why I decided to watch this show - What would've happened if the Nazis & Japan won? I was not disappointed as I was introduced to this very well established fictional world based on an altered reality. The writers did their homework and made this different America come to life in such a believable way.  The main plot revolves around a resistance group trying to take down the Nazi regime. The idea of the films has it's flaws & I'm not sure I like where this is going.* Juliana Crain's story of working with resistance to getting the film to the Man in the High Castle was interesting. But I didn't like how the films insinuated that this is an alternate universe tale, especially in the season's finale cliffhanger. I'm jus

Tim Burton is a film director that is responsible for creating a safe space in his films for all the weird, emo, outcast folks, like myself, and is a celebrated icon for these traits. His unique art style is very recognizable. With the big eyes, crooked angles, and dark color scheme. His original stories seem to often included characters the are outsiders that are different from everyone else, like Edward Scissorhands or Lydia Deetz. Even stories that are not his own often include quirky characters that may be seen as odd, like Ichabod Crane or Willy Wonka.  Tim Burton Trivia: 57 facts you didn’t know about the director! Tim Burton uses a lot of the same actors frequently in his movies. This, of course, includes Johnny Depp & Helena Bonham Carter. Some other actors he's worked with multiple times include Christopher Lee, Winona Ryder, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, & Jeffrey Jones. In the crew side of things, Coleen Atwood has been Costume Designer for 12 of his f

"Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha." - IMDB Hello. Did I watch this movie because John Williams did the score? Yes, yes I did. Though when I saw names like Steven Spielberg, Rob Marshall, Colleen Atwood, & Yo-Yo Ma attached to the project, of course I was more than interested in the film as a whole. And yes, I did love the soundtrack. It was a very beautiful score, as expected from John Williams. The costume and set designs were also good as well as all the technical aspects in cinematography and lighting and such. The story itself was unusually interesting. The story is about a little girl who spends her life trying to get with a man who is old enough to be her dad. Putting it like that, it's quite weird. But its actually easy to mind the age gap given that the characters are well written to the point that you root for Sayuri to get to the man she is in love with. Age gap relations

"A young novitiate is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer." - IMDB Growing up, the Sound of Music was an integral part of my childhood. I'd visit my grandmother every weekend & we must've watched the movie every visit for as long as I can remember. When I was in choir in elementary school, I was one of the few kids that already knew all the words to Do-Re-Mi & Favorite Things the year we performed them. Edelweiss & Sound of Music are also amongst my favorites, although every song is really good. And I should mention that the top thing on my bucket list is to travel to Salzburg and splash the Horse Fountain that Julie Andrews splashes during the Confidence song.  This movie made me fall in love with Salzburg. I don't just want to splash the fountain, I wanna see the whole city. The country side is beautiful and the architecture (especially in the church) is stunning! I know the musi

"A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed." - IMDB Season 4 Is it just me or was season 4 particularly funnier than other seasons? I swear I found myself laughing way more than I expected to. Anyways, season 4 continues to display the writing pattern I mention in my last review . I really really love Elsa, but that whole storyline bore me whereas the 2nd half was fun & exciting. The best thing to come out of that first half was the Purge episode. There was just something so satisfying seeing the Charmings' bicker like that. Just those scenes with them & angry Regina alone were great to watch. One of the most phenomenal scenes and moments of the season definitely has to be Belle banishing Rumple. Dang, you should already know how much I love Rumple. But Belle giving his comeuppance  was ultimately satisfying. That scene left me speechless for so many reasons, I'm not even going to start breaking d