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Oscar Re-Do 2013

BEST PICTURE12 Years a SlaveAmerican HustleCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers ClubGravityHerNebraskaPhilomenaThe Wolf of Wall Street Should have won: No complaints hereNot even nominated: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture, is the most recent movie inducted into … Continue reading

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2010s in Review: The Best Film Performances, Part 1

This was a nearly impossible task, picking between lead and supporting turns, comedic and dramatic. But here are my top 5 male and female performances of the decade. MEN Moonlight – Mahershala Ali The platonic ideal of a supporting performance, … Continue reading

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Oscar Guide 2014

And that’ll do it. While many races are close, I feel very confident in these picks, more than I ever have before. I would, however, love to be wrong on some of these predictions. BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave … Continue reading

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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2014

I’ll stick with the Academy’s format for this, which means I have to refrain from listing Best Animated Feature, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Documentary Feature. I simply didn’t see enough films to fill up those categories. I’m skipping … Continue reading

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2013 in Review: The Worst Films + Special Awards

As many wonderful films as I saw in 2013, there were plenty of terrible films, too. In something of a shock, more of these atrocities came from independent distributors. Just goes to show that greatness and dreck can come from … Continue reading

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Final Oscar Picks 2014

On Thursday morning, Chris Hemsworth will announce the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards. He may very well be reading off his Rush co-star’s name. Here are my final picks for who the nominees will be. As I did last … Continue reading

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Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County The Butler Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska Falling off: Saving Mr. Banks Rising star: Philomena The skinny: While Banks is still firmly in … Continue reading

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Oscar Picks – 1 December 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County The Butler Captain Phillips Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska Saving Mr. Banks Falling off: Fruitvale Station, The Wolf of Wall Street Rising star, still: Dallas Buyers Club The skinny: … Continue reading

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Oscar Picks – 15 November 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County Captain Phillips Fruitvale Station Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Saving Mr. Banks The Wolf of Wall Street Falling off: The Monuments Men Rising star: Dallas Buyers Club The skinny: We’re … Continue reading

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The Weekender: ‘Slave’ to rhythm

IN THEATERS: The Counselor (R) Starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem Written by Cormac McCarthy Directed by Ridley Scott I could not have anticipated this movie more earlier this year, but the buzz has ranged from good-not-great to WTF. … Continue reading

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