Nicholson Shines in The Shining

For my dip into scary movies this week, I chose to go with a classic that somehow I had never seen before. It’s a little embarrassing to admit, as a self-proclaimed horror movie buff, that this movie somehow slipped through my fingers. So, I finally righted myself and chose the 1980 classic: The Shining. 

Skyfall is Bond at its Best

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So for this week’s new release review I was stoked to go to the theater. It took some maneuvering on my part to convince my movie buddy to go with me to see this one. Thankfully I won out, and she wasn’t disappointed. I guess the movie I chose to see is technically a sequel, but all of the movies in the long-running franchise can act as stand alone films without confusing the audience. Sunday the theatre was packed with people itching to see the latest James Bond adventure Skyfall.

The 23rd Bond film starts right off the bat with an exciting car chase. Bond and another MI6 agent, Eve, are chasing down one of the bad guys. This baddie stole a list of all of the undercover MI6 agents and their aliases. So, it's safe to say, the agents need to get the list back by any means necessary. Unfortunately that doesn’t work out for the agents, Bond in particular. After all the chaos is over, and the dust is settled, Bond is presumed dead and the list is still out there. 

Next New Release Is...

Since I’m apparently on a sequel/ franchise streak, this week’s new movie is going to be a chapter in a series. This sequel is not one that you have to see every single one to make sense of the plot, since that would literally take days. Up this week is the latest James Bond adventure: Skyfall.