When the elf’s done nothing but watch Christmas movies in his elf made candy cane/Star Wars fort…Lucien, dude, I think you need to get out more… #ElfFort #ChristmasMoviesOnRepeat
-@GirlontheProwl
Blogmas: December 12, 2015
Movies
15 Must See Holiday Movies
@GirlontheProwl here, and I don’t know about you, but for me this is the one time of year where watching cheesy Christmas movies is a must. Seriously, there’s just something about holiday movies that helps get me into the Christmas spirit. So from my holiday collection to yours, here are 15 must see holiday movies to get you into the festive spirit. Continue reading
13 Must See Horror Movies
@GirlontheProwl here. If you get to know me, you’ll come to find that I have an affinity for horror movies. It all started at the tender age of four when I first watched the three part, 1997 version of The Shining—and quite frankly, it just so happened to also be the last time I watched it. Now, while I still can’t bring myself to watch The Shining (yes, I realize it probably isn’t as scary as it was back then), I no longer find movies extremely terrifying, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. It’s good because it now takes a lot to scare me, but it’s bad thing because well…it takes a lot to scare me. But not to worry, in my quest to find the ultimate horror movie, I’ve come across some very cool flicks. So in honour of Halloween and well, just because, here are my top thirteen favourite horror movies to date.
Beautiful Creatures
@GirlontheProwl here, after a summer of relentless fun, these past couple of weeks of being back at uni (short for University) have been what I’d like to describe as insufferable. Now while I have many words to describe my kinship with this institution of learning—tiresome, back-aching, spirit-breaking, tear-inducing—I decided I was due for a much-needed break. However, like every university student out there, when I say break I really mean a long period of procrastination because let’s face it, there is no such thing as having a break at uni. So I decided what better way to take my “break” than by re-watching one of my favourite movies—Beautiful Creatures. Continue reading
Celeste and Jesse Forever
@GirlontheProwl here, words like marriage, love, happiness, and forever are usually synonymous with one another, but do we really understand what they mean? Celeste and Jesse find out the hard way that “forever” does not come easy. This couple, headed towards divorce, struggle as they attempt to let go of one another. Bound by the love of a life long friendship, it is difficult for them to realize that beyond their marriage, beyond the concept of forever, even beyond one another, they must find themselves, grow up, and overcome their own inner struggles. Continue reading
Puncture
@GirlontheProwl here, I watch a lot of movies and I have to tell you I’m not always compelled to write a review about it. In the last couple of weeks I have watched maybe more than half a dozen movies and for the purpose of this blog I will most likely write a review for all of them—whether I’ve liked them or not. The problem is, I find it incredibly hard to write about things I don’t find genuinely interesting. Incidentally, on this unusually cool night in August I happened to come across an old, yet relatively new Chris Evans movie that screamed at me to just sit down and get this out—‘Puncture’. The movie debuted in 2011, but wasn’t as publicly known as Evans’ other, more widely received movie, ‘Captain America’. Perhaps it was the content, or the political nature of the film, but it didn’t sit in the box office for long, which is why I am taking the time to introduce this movie to those who have not seen it. And for those who have…I would like to relish in what I deem to be a purely and alarmingly informative film. Continue reading
Affluenza
@GirlontheProwl here, just recently watched Affluenza and while Rotten Tomatoes may 
have only given it a score of 14%, I think it deserves and is worth so much more. The movie follows a group of individuals who are “filthy rich” and “morally bankrupt”. And while I may have borrowed those phrases straight from the movie, the portrayal of perfection in this film allows viewers to realize the enormity of false realities. The protagonist, thrown into a world of sex, drugs, and money, introduces us to a realm where even the privileged struggle with the outcomes of everyday social and political stigmas. Through the protagonist, Fisher Miller (Actor Ben Rosenfield), we see that the grass is not always greener on the other side and that money cannot solve all of life’s problems. As clichéd as that may sound, the truth is pretty sobering. Continue reading
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