The Pelican’s Perch

Where the Wild Things Are
Directed by: Spike Jonez
Perch Score: 8.899/10

It goes without saying that I was more than excited to finally see Spike Jonez’ film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are.  All the controversy with the studios and that whole backstory was almost old news to me by this point, and I was just [...]

Away We Go
Perch Score:  9.276/10

I loved this movie.  There’s no other way to put it.  And in a completely different way than my love for (500) Days of Summer.  (500) Days of Summer was a love story we could all relate to.  And for most of us that wasn’t necessarily a good thing.  It was [...]

(500) Days of Summer
Perch Score:  9.459/10

I both loved and hated this movie, which was what I expected.  I loved it because it was damn good, from the acting, to the story, to the themes.  And the themes and situations found in the movie so perfectly represented things in my past that I found myself hating [...]

Moon
Perch Score:  9.466/10

It’s hard to talk about this movie without immediately giving away what it is about.  The trailer gives nothing away, and I went into the movie knowing only that Sam Rockwell was the sole crew member of a mining base on the moon, and that towards the end of his three year stay [...]

It’s been a loooong time since I did a Perch Mix.  Not sure why exactly, as the Perch Mixes are my favorite part of writing this blog.  But I had some time on my hands today, so here’s a brand new Perch Mix for everyone.  Enjoy!
1.  Bishop Allen – Oklahoma [mp3]

2.  Steel Train – Alone [...]

I’ve read plenty of reviews for this movie after I saw it, as it’s jam packed with plot and things happening, thus it can be pretty confusing, but I didn’t like the professional take most reviews had.  So, I’m going to do the opposite and keep it stream of consciousness style, which, with a movie [...]

Coraline
Perch Score: 9.324/10

Coraline is the brainchild of Neil Gaiman, whose children’s novel the movie is adapted from.  He’s best known for his comics and various graphic novels throughout the years, many of which have already been made into films such as Stardust, Mirromask, and Coraline.  While he wrote Coraline and had a big part in [...]

Burn After Reading
Directed by the Coen Brothers
Perch Score: 8.672

I went with a few friends of mine late last night to catch the Coen Brother’s new flick Burn After Reading and loved it.  I’d read plenty of reviews going into it, all saying one of two things.  One, that it was fun, way over the top, [...]

If some big publication took a quote from my professional review of this movie, it’d probably be something like this.
“One of the most visually stunning, beautiful movies I’ve ever seen with a simple plot that centers around storytelling itself and taps into a childhood sense of imagination that is found in all of us.”

Ah, where to begin with this fantastic movie.  Wall-E, Pixar’s latest masterpiece, left me completely in awe and smiling ear to ear as I left the theatre.  As most of you know, Wall-E follows a robot of the same name, who has fulfilled his trash compacting duties on Earth for the 700 years since humans [...]