My on-again/off-again love for the theatrical experience…

The Old Days One of my favorite pastimes as a kid was going to the movies. It was a safe trip into a darkened realm of imagination, where larger-than-life stories shadow-played before my eyes and ears. I even remember taping newspaper ads for my favorite movies to my bedroom wall. As the late film critic…

“This shark…swallow you whole!” Seeing “JAWS” (1975) in 2D-IMAX…

******THREE BARRELS OF SPOILERS!****** From Drive-In to IMAX For clarity, this will not be a review of “JAWS” (1975), which I reviewed the hell out of five years ago, and revisited again earlier this year for the movie’s official 50th anniversary celebration back in June. This column is about rewatching a movie I’ve seen countless…

The Moviegoing Experience…

Well, I was all set to write this entry about “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” which I saw over the weekend in IMAX 3D at our local AMC.  But… …. this time, I think the theatrical experience itself was more worthy of commentary, and well, this is my blog, so… neener, neener (hehe). I…