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2010s in Review: The Best Movie Moments
Of the hundreds of movies I watched this decade, these moments were the ones that I remember the most. 22 Jump Street – Slam poetry Annihilation – Bear attack Baby Driver – Opening chase The Big Sick – The 9/11 … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 jump street, amazon, annihilation, baby driver, big sick, blindspotting, call me by your name, captain america, captain phillips, climax, crazy stupid love, deadpool 2, deepwater horizon, drive, flight, get out, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, hail caesar, harry potter, hateful eight, incredibles 2, inside llewyn davis, inside out, intouchables, iron man 3, la la land, manchester by the sea, martian, master, mission impossible, molly's game, netflix, nice guys, phoenix, pitch perfect, prime, roma, sicario, skeleton twins, social network, star is born, star wars, Suspiria, toy story 3, what we do in the shadows, wind river, wolf of wall street, wonder woman, x-men
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2010s in Review: The Best Film Music
Like cinematography, it seemed like there was more great film music than ever this decade. That made picking these Top 5’s harder than usual. I already wrote at length about how great Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar score was, so I’m setting … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: April 2019
Sorry for the delay. March was a crazy month that involved a lot of travel. The Criterion Channel launches on my birthday (April 8) and I’m hoping that’s one of my gifts. Might eventually add that to the list of … Continue reading
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Tagged addams family, addams family values, amazon, anthony jeselnik, arcadia, attack on titan, baki, beast of the water, black summer, bob hope, bonding, bonnie and clyde, book club, border, bosch, brene brown, bug diaries, buried alive, burning, carol burnett, chambers, chilling adventures of sabrina, chio's school road, cuckoo, diablo guardian, don't go, fairy tail, fortunate man, grass is greener, hateful eight, how not to summon a demon lord, huge in france, hulu, humans, i am the night, i daniel blake, i think you should leave, ingress, into the dark, kevin hart, land imagined, last ship, legacies, luis miguel, mid90s, mighty little bheem, murder she wrote, music teacher, my first first love, netflix, new girl, one punch man, our planet, overboard, perfect date, persona, pinky malinky, pledge, prime, protector, quake, quiet place, ramy, red skelton, remastered, rick steves, rilakkuma and kaoru, roman empire, samantha, selection day, señora acero, she-ra, silence, sisters brothers, someone great, special, spirit, stargate universe, street food, super monsters, suzzanna, tick, tijuana, tim robinson, trolls, tyrel, ultraman, unicorn store, vikings, we are columbine, who would you take to a deserted island, yankee, you vs wild
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2016
I have seen all eight Best Picture nominees this year. Room just barely missed the cut, while Bridge of Spies wouldn’t have made it at all. Once again, I abstain from Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, Foreign Language Film and all … Continue reading
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Tagged beasts of no nation, big short, blackhat, bridge of spies, brooklyn, carol, chi-raq, crimson peak, danny collins, dope, ex machina, force awakens, fury road, hateful eight, hunting ground, inside out, jupiter ascending, love and mercy, mad max, martian, phoenix, revenant, room, sicario, slow west, spotlight, star wars, steve jobs, youth
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Oscar Guide 2016
You thought the last few years were nailbiters? You ain’t seen nothing yet. BEST PICTURE The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Spotlight Will win: Spotlight Could win: The Big Short … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 year old man, 45 years, amy, anomalisa, big short, boy and the world, bridge of spies, brooklyn, carol, cartel land, cinderella, creed, danish girl, embrace of the serpent, ex machina, fifty shades of grey, force awakens, fury road, hateful eight, hunting ground, inside out, joy, look of silence, mad max, martian, mustang, racing extinction, revenant, room, shaun the sheep movie, sicario, son of saul, spectre, spotlight, star wars, steve jobs, straight outta compton, theeb, trumbo, war, what happened miss simone, when marnie was there, winter on fire, youth
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Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2016
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Steve Jobs – Adapted Screenplay The frontrunner since it was announced, Aaron Sorkin’s brilliant distillation of Walter Isaacson’s book came up empty in a crowded category. It’s so good, I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 year old man, carol, crimson peak, ex machina, fury road, going clear, hateful eight, love and mercy, mad max, martian, revenant, sicario, steve jobs, walk
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Final Oscar Picks 2016
On Thursday, the 88th Academy Award nominations will be announced. More than any year in recent memory, nearly every single category is up in the air. Sure, there are a few locks in some categories, but overall, anything seems possible. … Continue reading
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Tagged 99 homes, amy, anomalisa, beasts of no nation, big short, black mass, brand new testament, bridge of spies, brooklyn, carol, cartel land, cinderella, concussion, creed, crimson peak, danish girl, danny collins, ex machina, force awakens, furious 7, fury road, going clear, hateful eight, hunting ground, inside out, joy, jurassic world, labyrinth of lies, look of silence, mad max, martian, mustang, peanuts movie, prophet, revenant, room, scientology, shaun the sheep movie, sicario, son of saul, spotlight, star wars, steve jobs, theeb, trumbo, walk, youth
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2015 in Review: The Best Films
Even more than usual, 2015 proved especially hard to narrow down to 10 films. I wouldn’t call this the best film year of the decade so far. But there were so many movies that were very good, but not quite all-timers, … Continue reading
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Tagged beasts of no nation, brooklyn, carol, ex machine, fury road, going clear, hateful eight, hbo, inside out, love and mercy, mad max, martian, mission impossible, netflix, phoenix, revenant, rogue nation, sicario, slow west, spotlight, spy, steve jobs, trainwreck, what we do in the shadows
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Oscar Picks – 15 Dec 2015
BEST PICTURE The Big Short Brooklyn Carol The Hateful Eight Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Spotlight Falling off: Bridge of Spies, The Danish Girl, Joy Rising star: Trumbo The skinny: Middling reviews for The Danish Girl and Joy … Continue reading
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Tagged 99 homes, anomalisa, beasts of no nation, big short, bridge of spies, brooklyn, carol, clouds of sils maria, danish girl, hateful eight, inside out, joy, love and mercy, mad max, martian, peanuts movie, revenant, room, shaun the sheep movie, sicario, spotlight, steve jobs, trumbo, when marnie was there
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Oscar Picks – 15 Nov 2015
BEST PICTURE Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Carol The Danish Girl The Hateful Eight Joy The Martian The Revenant Spotlight Falling off: In the Heart of the Sea, Steve Jobs Rising star: Room The skinny: OK, now I’m ready to believe … Continue reading
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Tagged anomalisa, bridge of spies, brooklyn, carol, clouds of sils maria, danish girl, hateful eight, inside out, joy, martian, peanuts movie, revenant, room, shaun the sheep movie, sicario, spotlight, steve jobs, trumbo, when marnie was there
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