March 2018 in Review
There’s really five seasons in Canada, the fifth one being the Hockey Season to go along with Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Playoffs will be upon us soon enough but […]
February 2018 In Review
The short month. The Olympics, hockey, spring training camps opening and trying to cram as many episodes of Impractical Jokers as is possible every time number 2 son Kirk comes home […]
January 2018 In Review
Kicked off the year with a John Wayne rewatch on New Year’s day morning so I figure I’ve started 2018 off on a good footing. Not only that but I […]
My Journey in Movies thru 2017
O.K. so most of my annual journey’s are via the motion picture but this year I did mix it up a bit. While I didn’t actually get to any film […]
November 2017 In Review
This might be the one month since I’ve started Mike’s Take that I seemed to really slow down in movies watched and the reasons are simple. A week’s holidays and […]
October 2017 in Review
Like many film fans, the Halloween month brings forth some fun and scares of the horror genre and this year being no different than any other, I always do my […]
September 2017 in Review
In between discovering the TV show Impractical Jokers and subsequently watching a series of episodes with Number 1 and 2 sons Ethan and Kirk of which we have yet to […]
August 2017 In Review
Spending 8 days on the road in Alberta seriously cut into my movie watching this month but seeing the Rocky Mountains for the first time in my life was one […]
July 2017 In Review
Considering a good portion of my month was divided between work, baseball and Stanley Baker films, as always I continued to squeeze in as many films as I could and […]
June 2017 In Review
A wide variety of films continue to interest me and I never have the time to see as many as I set out to between working steady and trying to […]
May 2017 In Review
Rounding up the month allows me to sneak a few mini reviews and thoughts on some more recent titles and to make a few comments and a recommendation on the critically […]
April 2017 In Review
When the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin here in Canada and you’ve grown up playing the game, it’s sure hard to watch as many movies as I usually do in the […]
March 2017 In Review
I don’t doubt that the highlight of the month turned out once again to be the Mad Movie Challenge from Kristina at Speakeasy but once again I try to balance my […]
February 2017 in Review
Westerns, John Wick, fun retro VHS horror movies and Canada’s own Stompin’ Tom Connors filled my viewing time this month and I DID make a concerted effort to watch some […]
January 2017 in Review
To start the year off on January 1st I decided to check in and see how Harry Potter looks while tackling the Mary Shelley legend. Victor Frankenstein (2015) For a […]
Looking Back at 2016 and The Road to Hollywood
Another year come and gone and I’m still having fun with this extension of my movie crazed collecting and knowledge so I hope those of you who drop in are finding […]
