#mika boorem

[rwpohl]

the ward, john carpenter 2010

[1776lover]

i want to indoctrinate some british ppl with this movie (first time watching it td and it coaxed me to cry happy tears!!! I WANNA WATCH IT AGAIN!!! I AM SO INSPIRED!!!)

[m-rod-unofficial]

[pedroam-bang]

The Patriot (2000)

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: Sleepover

Rating: PG

Director: Joe Nussbaum

Cast: Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington, Sara Paxton, Brie Larson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Douglas Smith, Steve Carell, Jeff Garlin, Sean Faris, Katija Pevec, Kallie Flynn Childress, Evan Peters, Hunter Parrish, Eileen April Boylan, Shane Hunter

Release year: 2004

Genres: comedy, adventure

Blurb: As their first year of high school looms ahead, best friends Julie, Hannah, Yancy, and Farrah have one last summer sleepover...little do they know they're about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Desperate to shed their nerdy status, they take part in a night-long scavenger hunt that pits them against their popular arch-rivals. Everything under the sun goes on, from taking Yancy's father's car to sneaking into nightclubs.

[angelstills]

Carolina (2003)

[marril96]

The Ward (2010)

[coraclavia]

Cora Watches: Good Day For It (2011)

Today on Cora Watches, we're discussing an indie movie that was actually just... kinda great.

I watched this because of Robert Patrick. Knew nothing going in; saw it on his IMDB; had never heard of it; found it on youtube. I'm not going to spoil anything for you, because I unironically, genuinely loved this movie.

Big applause for Robert Patrick. This man, right here, is Intense™️. The way he brought his A game in the X-Files ep "Audrey Pauley"? That's how he brought it in this movie.

Here's all you need to know: this movie, at its core, is about an unexpected day at a small-town diner. Things happen. People meet, people interact, and it's great. It's a wonderful example of ratcheting up tension in a story until I was staring at the screen, wondering how it was all going to end.

Great things about this movie:

-Very nice, understated, realistic setting and cinematography. It was filmed in Pennsylvania, and it feels totally real, not like some backlot in LA.

-Robert Patrick and Lance Henrickson, in particular, are outstanding. Both perfectly cast.

-Joe Flanigan is also in it! Look at this cutie:

The cast is very good across the board: Robert Englund, Samantha Mathis, Hal Holbrook, and Mika Boorem (who played Romola Garai's younger sister in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights).

Do I recommend this movie? Yes. It's great. And as of writing, it's on youtube. This is one of my favorite kinds of movies: intelligent, well-written, well-acted, and understated. It's an indie movie that wasn't overwritten to death by a giant studio. Don't look it up, don't spoil it for yourself. Just give it a watch.