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Monthly Archives: February 2023

Movie Monday February 27: Wedding Season

As I write this, I’m getting ready for my first trip to India for a relative’s wedding. In honor of that, my pick for this week is the rom-com Wedding Season. It’s a fun boy meets girl, they fall in love, family drama ensues movie, all told within an Indian-American wedding season.  **Warning, mild spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t watched the movie…

Movie Monday February 13: The French Dispatch

My pick this week is the latest Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch. Like most of his films, it’s a highly stylized, star-studded ensemble piece. Unlike his other films, it’s an anthology of stories bookended by what is essentially a love letter to journalists, writers, and editors. **Warning, mild spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t watched the movie yet, what are you doing?** Upon the death…

Movie Monday Feb. 6: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Rounding out my month of The Mummy is the final installment, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This movie wasn’t as well received as the first two, but it is no less filled with supernatural mummies, action, and heart. **Warning, mild spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t watched the movie yet, what are you doing?** In 1946, Alex O’Connell (Luke Ford), the now grown son of…