Category Archives: Great Movies

The Weirdness of Modern Life

Posted on September 4, 2024 by admin

Sometimes it strikes me how bizarre the modern age is. This has been on my mind a lot since I saw the incredible film Brazil three weeks ago. This post won’t be a review of Brazil (though I might write … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Great Movies, Inspirational People | Tagged 1984, Brave New World, Brazil, dog, Fahrenheit 451, life, modernity, Sawyer, The Weirdness of Modern Life, weirdness | Comments Off

A Christmas Story Life

Posted on July 17, 2024 by admin

A Christmas Story is one of my favorite Christmas movies. For anyone who hasn’t seen it, here’s a brief overview. A kid named Ralphie desperately wants a BB gun for Christmas and goes to great lengths to convince others that … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Great Movies, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Christmas Story, A Christmas Story Life, adventures, dog, routines, Sawyer, time | Comments Off

Joker, Cruelty, Despair, and Hope

Posted on July 10, 2024 by admin

In 2019, I wrote about some of my takeaways from Joker immediately after seeing the movie. I go so much out of that movie that still sticks with me to this day. Rewatching it at home earlier this year took … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Inspirational People | Tagged After Life, cruelty, despair, dog, emotions, friends, friendship, hatred, Joker, Joker Cruelty Despair and Hope, loneliness, mental health, movies, pain, Sawyer | Comments Off

Love, Loss, Pain, and Memories

Posted on November 2, 2022 by admin

In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the main characters erase their memories of each other after their painful breakup. I’ve talked about that movie before so I won’t rehash it all here. Instead, I will focus on a brief … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged death, dog, emotional intelligence, emotions, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, friendship, healing, life, loss, love, Love Loss Pain and Memories, memories, pain, Sawyer | Comments Off

Review of Stranger Than Fiction

Posted on February 24, 2021 by admin

Late last year, I watched Stranger Than Fiction. I enjoyed it immensely and found myself thinking long and hard about a number of things afterward, so I thought it deserves a review. Spoilers abound so check out the movie before … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Movies | Tagged death, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, life, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Review of Stranger Than Fiction, Stranger Than Fiction, Will Ferrell | Comments Off

A Wave of Nostalgia

Posted on January 20, 2021 by admin

Sometime within the past few weeks, I listened to a cover of “Green Tambourine” from Recess: School’s Out. It immediately took me back to when I first watched that movie in elementary school. I think I saw it during summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Wave of Nostalgia, friends, friendship, Green Tambourine, inner work, memories, nostalgia, pain, personal growth, school, youth | Comments Off

Personal Growth and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Posted on September 30, 2020 by admin

My life over the past few years has been like a combination of experiences from Doctor Strange, Thor, and the Hulk in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) movies. I saw the Doctor Strange parallels several years ago. This was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Great Movies, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged Doctor Strange, emotions, healing, Hulk, Marvel Cinematic Universe, peace, personal growth, Personal Growth and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, self-love, shadow, shadow work, spirituality, Thor | Comments Off

Review of Her

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

Her is a bittersweet movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. It’s set in the near future and, with the way things are going, tells a story of what could easily happen not long from now. Although it came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Movies, Inspirational People | Tagged Alan Watts, Amy Adams, Brian Cox, heartbreak, Her, Joaquin Phoenix, love, relationships, Review of Her, romance, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson, technology | Comments Off

A Meaningful Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2019 by admin

Christmas day is here once more and it seems that every year it takes me longer and longer to get into the Christmas spirit. Part of this has to do with the loss of some cherished traditions as I’ve grown … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Meaningful Christmas, charity, Christmas, Christmas truce, goodwill, holidays, hostility, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, joy, kindness, love, meaning, peace, relaxation, rest, stress, The Muppet Christmas Carol | Comments Off

Adventure Motivation

Posted on December 18, 2019 by admin

I’ve talked before about my dream of traveling around the continental US in a camper van and seeing the cool stuff and the hidden gems in each state. Lately, I’ve been thinking about all the stuff that there is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing | Tagged Adventure Motivation, adventures, Buster Keaton, experiences, Florida Theatre, Ichetucknee Springs, Jacksonville, road trip, St. Augustine, Steamboat Bill Jr, Steven Wright, travel | Comments Off

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