Film-100 Blog

 Whiplash is a film released in 2014 and was directed by Damien Chazelle. I don't want to give too much of this film away but all I can say is wow. This film stars Miles Teller who plays Andrew and stars J.K. Simmons who plays Fletcher. Andrew is a drummer at a prestigious school when Fletcher, a scary, mean music director, gives him a chance to play with the elite band. Andrew drives himself to no end as he does anything to try and please Fletcher but it never is good enough. The ending was the absolute best part of the movie where Andrew has a big "F U" moment with Fletcher, but within that moment, it wins him over and Fletcher is finally impressed. It only cost Andrew everything to win it.  This movie was absolutely amazing. It was my favorite of the year and I plan to rewatch it a few more times, and then a few more times after that. The color schemes, the facial expressions, and the anxiety you feel through the screen were off the charts. The on-screen tension betwee...

 Cars is a Disney Pixar animated film released in 2006. This movie is a Disney staple and paved the way for many more Disney films to come. This cute movie is about a car, Lightning McQueen, and his journey to becoming a super racer driver. the movie starts out with him in a race and getting into a 3-way tie. As he is on his way to the next race, he rolls out of his trailer and finds himself in trouble with a small town off the highway. He is eager to leave and do his service as fast as he can when he slowly realizes he likes this little town and all the people in it. Before he leaves he decides to help the town by putting the lights together along with stopping by every shop and buying something. It is then revealed that the town Doctor had been a retired race car driver and found a soft spot for Lightning McQueen. They then get to the race where McQueen races the two other cars. One of the cars is really mean and decides to push the older racer into the pit, hurting him bad. And ...

  Killers of the Flower Moon is a film released in October of this year directed by Martin Scorsese. This film is a whopping 3 hours and 26 minutes, so be ready for it to take up the majority of your free time, but it is worth it. This film is about a man named Ernest, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and his new life after the war. He moved to the oil-rich Osage territory in Oklahoma to be with his uncle, William Hale which they also called the king. From the beginning, the viewer gets a sense that William Tase is a cold man who's trying to get everyone on his side, including his sons and nephews. He encourages Ernest to go out there and find a nice wife when he meets and falls in love with Mollie, a Native American girl who will soon be inherently rich. Mollie has three sisters and a mother and within the film we see her sisters and former lovers get killed off one by one so there is no threat to the money. I don't want to give too much away because this is a newer film and think...

  Moonlight is a film created in 2016, and directed by Barry Jenkins. It starred Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes, who all played the same character, but at different ages, Chiron. The film started off when Chiron was a little boy, and his nickname was Little. He was constantly running from bullies and his home life and felt alone. His mother was a substance user, and he ran away and hid after school. One day a man named Juan found him and took him under his wing, which was a very touching part of the story. The two then bond as they spend time at Juan's house when Juan and his girlfriend Teresa realize he does not want to go home. After spending many days together, the viewer then realizes that Juan is a drug dealer and is supplying drugs to Chiron's mother, which we can tell haunts him. Juan, a big father figure to Chiron, is then presumed dead in the second act of the film. In this second act, Chiron is now in high school and faces more problems. His moth...