I review movies using a 5 star rating system. 3.5 Stars looks like below:
It all happened because of two films: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Social Network. I was never much of a movie guy, but that changed when I walked into LOTR at age 16. I couldn’t believe a world like that could just be made up, and I was a sucker for larger than life fantasy novels. After that, I’d start to dabble in the movie world, seeing a Departed here, an Enchanted there. Then Faceboook’s Zuckerberg story amped me up to the point that I wanted to explain in every way possible why the film was amazing. Thus the roots for bemovieseemovie.com were solidified.
The critic part was always a part of me. As a boy, I grew up with At the Movies. As a young adult, I enjoyed James Berardinelli’s Reelviews. As a young man, I love the debates had on What the Flick?!. Hopefully I can infuse the lessons from all these great critics into my own style that invigorate you to seek the great film stories that I do. Yes, I do this because I like it, but I also do it because I want to help you grow in your cultural knowledge through film.
Personal Thank Yous:
LunaLunaMag (especially their brilliant movie curator), for taking a chance on a male perspective for your progressive viewpoint. I am indebted to you.
Chicago Indie Critics, of which I am a proud member as of 2022, opening my eyes to an amazing, talented group of critics who have been nothing but supremely welcoming!
The reviewers and critics of this site and its author. Thank you for reading. You all inspire and challenge me more than you know.