J'adore le Genre: The Switcheroo

This is the inaugural post of a series I am proud to announce called ‘J'adore le Genre’. Posts in this series will focus on a specific genre within the film industry that I absolutely* love.

Now, most people can name 5-10 film genres fairly easily (romantic comedy, horror, sci-fi, action, drama, etc.) and those popular and arguably over-used genres will not be mentioned here. I will instead, focus on lesser known genres that are near and dear to my movie-loving heart.

And I’ve will begin with a genre that is one of my all-time favorites: The Switcheroo. A.K.A the body swap, Switcheroo films involve

Focus Features' 3 best movies (besides Eternal Sunshine...)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind may be the best movie of all time, and it saddens me whenever I hear that the whole world has not seen it. However, Focus Features is home to many, many great movies that deserve much love and appreciation. Here's a list of my 3 favorite lesser-known Focus Films besides the great Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 

1. Swimming Pool (2003)

This film focuses on the relationship between an uptight British novelist, Sarah, and a carefree french girl, Julie, who are forced to endure each others company while they are both vacationing at a remote house in France that was apparently overbooked by Sarah's boss - who also happens to be Julie's father.

Rich with deeps hues of French culture and countryside, along with scenes of violence and nudity have ignited this film with intensity and intrigue.

And critics have taken quite polarizing sides with this film because of its ambiguous ending. While I must admit that I was a bit baffled at the ending, none the less, I consider it one of the years best films and also one of Focus Features' best films of all time.