30 Day Film Challenge: Day 19 – A Film Made by Your Favorite Director

I’m not sure Tim Burton is my favorite director anymore, but he held the top slot for a loooooong time.

Beetlejuice (1988)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 18 – A Film That Stars Your Favorite Actor/Actress

I’m gonna do my favorite actor(s)/actress from the classics, then my more current faves.

First would be The Philadelphia Story (1940). I said in an earlier post that you can’t go wrong with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. Well, add in Jimmy Stewart, and you basically have perfection.

More recent actors that I enjoy include Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, and they are a near flawless pairing in The Judge (2014).

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 17 – Favorite Film Sequel

Since I’ve already mentioned my love of all things Guardians of the Galaxy, I’ll choose something else for today.

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 16 – A Film That is Personal to You

I thought this might be difficult, but it really wasn’t. Harvey (1950) is a movie that is very personal to me. Not so much because I relate to any of the characters or the plot; it’s more about the memories I connect to this film.

When I was little, I would always wake my brother up at some ridiculous hour like 3 or 4 a.m. on Christmas morning. My parents had set a rule, though: we couldn’t wake them until 7. So he and I had to do something to kill the time, and it soon became tradition to watch Harvey every year. In fact, my parents and I didn’t watch it this past Christmas because we’re waiting until my brother visits in February. We’ll all watch it then ❤️

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 15 – A Film That Makes You Feel Happy

Let’s be honest: you can never go wrong with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 14 – A Film That Gave You Depression

Okay, when I watched Odd Thomas (2014), I already knew it would rip my heart to shreds because I’d read the book. I have cried during books before, shedding a few tears over fictional deaths or whatever, but I literally sobbed at the end of that one, and that unhappiness lasted days. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that the film had a similar effect on me.

Update: Goodreads Reading Challenge 2023 (1/13/23)

I finished Stacia Kane’s Unholy Ghosts, and I was right – I am definitely reading the whole series. I loved the story, the characters, her writing style… Overall, I’d rate the book 4.5 out of 5.

I also ran through the third book in Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces series, Dark Waters.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: this is the kind of kids’ book I wish had existed when I was a kid. So many of the “scary” books I read back then fell short. They weren’t even creepy (to me). But Arden’s tales of The Smiling Man are eerie, and the entity is not easily beaten or discovered to be anything less than frightening.

Rating: 4/5

And last but not least, I have started my fourth book of the year, The Creeper by A.M. Shine. I read a recommendation of this book on Jenny In Neverland’s blog [check out the post here]. So today, I plan to drop my car off at my mechanic’s then curl up with a blanket, a cup of coffee, and this suspenseful chiller from Shine.

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 13 – A Film That Put You in Deep Thoughts

Donnie Darko (2001)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 12 – A Film You Hate From Your Favorite Genre

My favorite genre is horror, of course, but even I can acknowledge there are some awful horror movies out there. I’m not very big on paranormal horror; ghosts and spirits just doesn’t freak me out at all. And the worst of the worst?

Paranormal Activity (2007)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 11 – Your Favorite Film From Your Least Favorite Genre

This one was kind of difficult, but I think my least favorite genre has to be Westerns. However, I do have a soft spot for Clint Eastwood (he’s sexy, sue me). Sooo…

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)