thecriticaleye

movies, music and other musings

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About The Critical Eye
    • About The Critical Eye
    • About TCE’s contributors
      • joelito
      • She
      • The Consultant
      • The Dude
      • The Horrible Dr. B
      • The Thorn
    • About our ratings
  • News
  • Coming Soon
  • Film
  • Music
  • Television
  • Literature

Category Archives: Film

While You Were Sleeping

December 28, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: A story about love at second sight. Sandra Bullock is Lucy, a lonely subway worker, she becomes smitten with a handsome stranger. But when she saves his life after […]

Read Article →
Film

Home Alone

December 27, 2013by The Thorn 3 Comments

Synopsis: A Family Comedy Without The Family When Kevin’s family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin! Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the […]

Read Article →
Film

Millions

December 26, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From The Imagination Of Danny Boyle It’s holiday season and seven-year-old Damian believes he’s received a divine gift from above when a suitcase filled with cash literally falls out […]

Read Article →
Film

Un conte de Noël

December 25, 2013by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: In Arnaud Desplechin’s beguiling A Christmas Tale (Un Conte de Noel), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon, matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who […]

Read Article →
Film

A Christmas Story

December 25, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Peace. Harmony. Comfort and Joy…Maybe Next Year. The Christmas spirit isn’t served up with more heartfelt warmth or observant hilarity than in this beloved adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s holiday […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

White Christmas

December 21, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: White Christmas is a treasury of Irving Berlin classics, among them “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep”, “Sisters”, “Mandy”, and the beloved holiday song, “White Christmas.” Two talented song-and-dance […]

Read Article →
Film, Music

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

December 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Miracle on 34th Street is an irresistible fable that has, for many, become synonymous with celebrating Christmas. The holiday season is in full swing when a cultured gentleman with […]

Read Article →
Film

The Bishop’s Wife

December 19, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: An episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for a new cathedral paid for by a stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his […]

Read Article →
Film

Bell Book and Candle

December 18, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meet Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak), Greenwich Village’s most seductive sorceress. Powerful, glamrous, and a wee bit bored, Gillian knows that witches can’t fall in love. But they can have […]

Read Article →
Film

Sint

December 17, 2013by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, Saint re-imagines the jolly old saint as a bloodthirsty bishop fulfilling a grisly prophecy every 32 years under the Christmas full moon. […]

Read Article →
Film

Pleasure at Her Majesty’s

December 13, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Back in the day, if you wanted to raise money you stood on street corner with a tin and a smile. Step forward Mr John Cleese, who rounded up […]

Read Article →
Film, Television

RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space

December 9, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Join the stars of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” for the comedy event of the year! This one-night event will feature the world premiere of a new short and non-stop […]

Read Article →
Film

A Hard Day’s Night

December 8, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This strikingly original classic captures all the fun, excitement and unforgettable music of John, Paul, George and Ringo at the height of Beatlemania! It’s a wildly irreverent day in […]

Read Article →
Film, Music

Post navigation

← Previous 1 … 86 87 88 … 176 Next →

Welcome to The Critical Eye, a blog filled with an ever-growing number (2900+) of blurbs about movies, music, books and other fun things.

We hope that you’ll enjoy your visit.

Enter your email address to receive The Critical Eye directly in your Inbox

Join 878 other subscribers

Search our blurbs

TCE’s most recent

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
  • Justin Bieber: Rise to Fame
  • You’ve Got Mail
  • It Happened On 5th Avenue
  • Mixed Nuts
  • Christmas in Connecticut
  • Elf
  • A Christmas Carol (1938)
  • 3615 code Père Noël
  • The Night Before
  • The Santa Trap
  • The Shop Around the Corner
  • Santa Claus: The Movie

TCE’s most popular

Midnight Blue: Porn Stars Of The 70s
Serial Experiments: Lain
Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book
Bilitis
Sleeping Beauty (2011)
Delta of Venus
Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk, vol. 1
Tank Girl: The Gifting
Jan Dara
Yavarum Nalam

Critical comments

The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Lady Cottington’s Presse…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Lady Cottington’s Presse…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on The Paperboy
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazi…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazi…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Niagara: Flammes
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Niagara: Flammes
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Sleeping Beauty (2011)
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Goodnight Moon and Other Sleep…
Alicia's avatarAlicia on Goodnight Moon and Other Sleep…
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Ray Bradbury’s The Marti…
Dave's avatarDave on Ray Bradbury’s The Marti…

TCE calendar

May 2026
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Dec    

TCE archive

TCE categories

TCE themes

Action Adventure Alternative Ambient Animation Biography Bluegrass Blues Classical Comedy Concert Country Crime Dance Disaster Disco Documentary Drama Electronic Espionage Family Fantasy Film music Folk Foreign films Funk Gospel Goth Hard rock Hip Hop Holidays Horror Industrial Jazz Martial Arts Metal Musical Music videos Mystery New Age New Wave Opera Period piece Politics Pop Post-Punk Progressive-Rock Psychedelia Punk Puppetry r&b Reggae Religion Rock Romance Science Fiction Sex soul Sports Superheroes Suspense Vampires War Westerns Work World Beat

TCE recommends

Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar

Critical Readers

  • Jen's avatar
  • Author's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • AntVicino's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Stuart M. Perkins's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Beejai's avatar
  • Ellah Hallets's avatar
  • blackwings666's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • avasterlingauthor's avatar
  • DirtySciFiBuddha's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • beautybeyondbones's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Ophelia ❤️'s avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Shikha Tatwadarshi -Parashar's avatar
  • Closed Account's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Tulika Bahadur's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • R u Famous's avatar
  • Kelsey Schmitt's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • J.A.A's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • nesha ✿'s avatar
  • Royal Armouries's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • adam wright's avatar
  • raghuwansi raghav's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Megha Bose's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
SUPPORT the OPL's Main Branch movie programmes

The Everyday Alternative

News for your everyday alternative lifestyle

GLEEFULLY MACABRE

The more-or-less official Jeff Strand site.

brunchosaurus

filmnerdblog

I watch a lot of films. And then I write about them.

PolitikElle

All politics All the time

beanscomiconline.wordpress.com/

Beans: Taking the p!$$ out of politics one strip at a time

lovelessradionetwork

BEST MUSIC

The Critical Cinephile

A means to broadening your cinematic horizons

International Women's Day Ottawa 2018

Join us for #IWDOttawa's 10th anniversary event | Hashtags & Beyond: 10 Years of Honouring Local Feminists, March 8th, 2018

Creep.

The existence of this blog is all about my obsession with the world of horror.

Streets of O-Town

A word and view by myself, as it pertains to any and all subject matter regarding street art, culture and anything I find interesting... enjoy!

Rob Zombie | Official Website

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • thecriticaleye
    • Join 862 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • thecriticaleye
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...