D: Movie #65 – The Grand Budapest Hotel
D: This is a tough one. On one hand I really love Wes Anderson films. Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, & Royal Tenenbaums are among my favorite films. (Rushmore especially). Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic...
View ArticleA: Movie #127 – Moonrise Kingdom
A: We had to write a paper and analyze a film using a bunch of our readings for my film class, and Moonrise Kingdom just so happened to work very well (also my TA is a huge Wes Anderson fan so I was...
View ArticleA: Movie #123 – Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
A: Meh. Not my favorite Anderson. I can’t really place my finger on it. The cheesy effects maybe? Though at the same time the killer whale floating around whimsically in the background also made me...
View ArticleA: Movie #120: The Royal Tenenbaums
A: You ever meet a person and instantly associate a movie with their personality? For some reason, I always associated this movie with my one roommate, and he’d never seen it. Something about the...
View ArticleD: Movie #153 – Rushmore
D: This is one of those perfect films. Granted, I’m predisposed to enjoying Wes Anderson films because, damn it, I love me some quirk. But beyond that, this is just an awesome film. It’s a slow burn to...
View ArticleA: Movie #49 – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Stealth So Wes Anderson movie shots remind me of the word onomatopoeia. Like zoom, zip, poof – that sort of thing. This film was really sweet, basically just Ocean’s 11 in animated fox form (lead fox...
View ArticleA: Movie #48 – Moonrise Kingdom
Adventuretime!!! This movie is every 12-year-old’s dream. Or, at least, my 12-year-old self’s dream: running away with your pen pal and going on a big hiking adventure in the woods. I’m going to get my...
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