Category: 42movies21days

It is a testament to the insignificance of this blog that not one reader complained about my film selections over the last few weeks. 🙂 Or maybe I was just very clear at the start of 42 Moves in 21…

This is not a clue. OR IS IT? No, it’s not. Swearsies: Midnight Madness (1980)andThe Game (1997) Hints and solution after the trailers. j/k! 😉 https://youtu.be/gLusAy-aOJY https://youtu.be/dLauqDChQGs For the record, that trailer for Midnight Madness is terrible and tells you…

She’s a brick house. As shown here: Looper (2012)andEdge of Tomorrow (2014) Let it all hang out after the trailers. https://youtu.be/2iQuhsmtfHw https://youtu.be/yUmSVcttXnI Here’s what you’re going to do. You’re going to do a double feature of these two amazing films,…

Are you surprised to see… *THESE* TWO MOVIES AS A DOUBLE FEATURE??? The Mask (1994)andThe Prestige (2006) Major spoilers after the trailers. https://youtu.be/hOqVRwGVUkA https://youtu.be/ijXruSzfGEc For the record: I don’t care that much about spoilers. That’s not to say that I…

Setting is everything here: Office Space (1999)andMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Take a tour after the trailers. https://youtu.be/3_fG_zLbBeU https://youtu.be/pfSL5uZO22c I knew next to nothing about both of these movies when I walked into them. For…

If you want to understand my wife, it might help to know that these are two of her favorite movies: Zero Effect (1998)andMumford (1999) Backstory after the trailers. https://youtu.be/eSH8Y3h5j-g https://youtu.be/ed0SqVbiyBw First order of business: both of these films are much…

And speaking of strong female characters… These two films figured prominently in the week when I met the woman who is now my wife: Titanic (1997)andAs Good As It Gets (1997) I’ll explain after the trailers. https://youtu.be/CHekzSiZjrY https://youtu.be/rrRl2QQKkI8 In December…

Speaking of Joss Whedon (video)… this list could be much, much longer: Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)andThe Peacemaker (1997) …but it still wouldn’t be long enough. Let’s talk after the trailers. https://youtu.be/CUXQ4oNux_A https://youtu.be/QG8O3Cr9kEs Earlier this week, parody news site The Onion…

“So help me God, I thought it was a ‘doggy-dog’ world.” Year of the Dragon (1985)andThe Untouchables (1987) Everybody hurts after the trailers. https://youtu.be/HRGBV5eSbyQ https://youtu.be/YbzkK06MJjE As I said at the start of this thing, the movies I highlight here are…

Happy equinox, everyone! This is the thirteenth of my daily 42-movies-in-21-days blog posts, so I’m just going right on the nose here: Apollo 13 (1995)andThe 13th Warrior (1999) Compare and contrast after the trailers. https://youtu.be/KtEIMC58sZo https://youtu.be/JYUBKcurY88 If you know anything…