I never intended this blog to be about ONLY Johnny Depp movies. I wanted it to be about my writing and other passions in life, but have been slow to introduce other topics to the blog. Partly because I haven’t gotten over my initial shyness of sharing my thoughts publicly…
Month: March 2013
Benny and Joon (1993)
With Benny & Joon director Jeremiah S. Chechik delivers a timeless tale about ‘eccentric’ characters trying to find their niche and connect with those around them in a meaningful way. The movie features Adian Quinn as Benjamin ‘Benny’ Pearl and Mary Stuart Masterson as his sister Juniper ‘Joon’ Pearl. The adult siblings are…
Arizona Dream (1992)
Arizona Dream is one of those obscure films from Depp’s repertoire that I wasn’t familiar with until I started down this path of reviewing all his films. Directed by Serbian film maker Emir Kusturica, who is probably best known for Time of the Gypsies (1988), the film is a surreal…
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
In the same year that saw Depp hit the screens in John Water’s Cry-Baby, the actor was busy teaming up with another eccentric director with a very distinct style – Tim Burton. Having previously directed the off-beat and commercially successful, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) and Beetle Juice (1988), Burton was…