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...