A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Gift, 2000
Small town psychic Annie reads the cards in exchange for donations ever since her husband was killed last year in …
Category Archives: drama
Comfort Movies: The Full Monty, 1997
Unemployed steel mill worker Gaz gets the brilliant idea to make some money by doing a Chippendale’s style strip show …
Comfort Movies: Donnie Darko, 2001
Donnie Darko almost defies explanation, and no matter how many times I see it, I have to work out what …
Comfort Movies: The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 1994
This movie is hard to write about today for some reason (personal feelings and painful 90s nostalgia), but it’s in …
Comfort Movies: Stir of Echoes, 1999
Whep, I lasted one day before I brought up horror films again. I’m spooky, what can I say? I’m just …
After Life (1998)
It is extremely difficult for me to write about a good movie as opposed to schlock, but I am determined …
In Praise of Dennis Hopper as “Frank,” late of Blue Velvet
I first experienced Blue Velvet when I was 15, in the wake of having stumbled onto Twin Peaks on TV. …
Can we talk about Short Night of Glass Dolls?
I know I said I was only writing about movies I have on VHS this year but I found Short …
My Dinner With Andre
This week I’ll be covering three movies I found in my kitchen cabinet. It may sound strange that I store …
The Babysitter (1980)
The Babysitter is a 1980 TV movie about a married couple, played by William Shatner and Patty Duke, who hire …
