Mister Jacob's Citadel

  This is a ranking of the best films I saw in the theaters in 2017. I didn’t see Get Out, The Disaster Artist, Blade Runner: 2049, Wonder Woman, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lady Bird, or The Florida Project , as a result I can’t put these films in my rankings.       4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2       This sequel was even funnier and more visually extravagant than the original film. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 also improved on the original film by introducing more emotional depth to the characters. Director and screenwriter James Gunn works very hard to entertain the audience with this film.   In fact, he may be working a little too hard to entertain us. This movie is loaded with so many jokes and crazy visuals that it’s kind of hard to keep up.        3. Logan        If this is truly Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart’s last hurrah as Wolverine and Profe...

     Is The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie?   The answer is that it’s both a Halloween and Christmas movie. In fact, The Nightmare Before Christmas is the perfect movie for both occasions. Director Henry Selick and Tim Burton, who produced and wrote the story created a fantastic film that people of all ages can enjoy.      The plot of the film involves Jack Skellington (Voiced by Chris Sarandon/Singing voice by Danny Elfman), the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town becoming bored by doing the same thing every Halloween despite the fact he is very successful at it. One day, Jack stumbles upon Christmas Town and grows so enamored with the Christmas holiday that he decides to hold a Christmas celebration of his own. Jack recruits the citizens of Halloween Town to help him fulfill this desire. However, the ghost, ghouls, and monsters’ efforts to put on a great Christmas celebration fail in a hilarious fa...