Just a World Away

Favorite Movie of the Week The Green Mile (1999) I’ve been wanting to watch The Green Mile for a really long time – The Shawshank Redemption is one of my…

Favorite Movies of the Week Broadcast News (1987) Jane Craig (Holly Hunter) is a news producer who is very good at her job but also has daily emotional breakdowns. She…

Midnight Special (2016) I remember watching the trailer for Midnight Special last year and being intrigued but not knowing quite what to make of it. It seemed like maybe it…

Favorite Movie of the Week Silence (2016) I’ve been looking forward to watching this movie ever since I first heard about it. Martin Scorsese has been trying to make the…

Favorite Movie of the Week Bull Durham (1988) I like sports movies, but since I’m not a sports fan, I only like them so much. Bull Durham is exceptional, though,…

A Bronx Tale (1993) Calogero Anello is a young Italian-American growing up in a mob-dominated part of the Bronx. He’s fascinated by the gangster lifestyle, and idolizes the local boss,…

Favorite Movie of the Week Breach (2007) I had never heard of Breach before this week, which is a shame because it’s really good. It is based on the real-life…

Favorite Movie of the Week Contact (1997) Contact is one of my favorite movies of all time, so there’s really no contest for favorite movie of the week. I think…

Favorite Movie of the Week 3:10 To Yuma (2007) Impoverished rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) has done everything in his power to keep his land from being sold to the…

Favorite Movie of the Week Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Hacksaw Ridge is based on the real-life story of Desmond Doss, an American combat medic who served in World War II and…