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2010s in Review: The Best Movies, Part 3
This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Even with making a Top 50, there were still a lot of movies I loved but didn’t quite make the cut. And even though … Continue reading
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Tagged 50/50, amazon, big sick, black panther, blue like jazz, burning, cabin in the woods, calvary, captain phillips, christine, dawn of the planet of the apes, death of Stalin, edge of tomorrow, eighth grade, exit through the gift shop, florida project, ghost story, holy motors, hunger games, it's kind of a funny story, jackass, jackie, killing them softly, lady bird, leave no trace, lego movie, life itself, logan, long day's journey into night, manchester by the sea, Mandy, melancholia, moneyball, mudbound, netflix, nice guys, once upon a time in hollywood, prime, revenant, room, seeking a friend for the end of the world, shape of water, short term 12, star wars, steve jobs, take shelter, terms and conditions may apply, touch of sin, true grit, under the skin, upstream color, what we do in the shadows, young adult
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2014 in Review: Box Office Report
This was the lowest year for movie theater attendance in more than 20 years. But it wasn’t for a lack of good films. Yeah, there could have been some more original movies to choose from, and some of those were … Continue reading
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Tagged age of extinction, amazing spider-man 2, annabelle, believe me, captain america, divergent, edge of tomorrow, exodus, god's not dead, gods and kings, gone girl, guardians of the galaxy, heaven is for real, how to train your dragon 2, hunger games, legend of hercules, lego movie, let's be cops, lucy, maleficent, mockingjay part 1, neighbors, nightcrawler, pompeii, rio 2, think like a man too, transcendence, transformers, winter soldier
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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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Tagged 12 years a slave, about time, american hustle, before midnight, butler, captain phillips, catching fire, dallas buyers club, desolation of smaug, despicable me 2, elysium, fruit vale station, gravity, her, hobbit, hunger games, iron man 3, kings of summer, long walk to freedom, mandela, monsters university, pacific rim, post tenebras lux, prisoners, rush, side effects, spectacular now, star trek into darkness, trance, way way back, wolf of wall street, world's end
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2013 in Review: Box Office Report
Even if no one reads this thing, this is one of my favorite parts of my yearly wrap-up. All numbers come from Box Office Mojo through December 31, 2013. SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office Iron Man … Continue reading
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Tagged after earth, catching fire, despicable me 2, ender's game, good day to die hard, great gatsby, grown ups 2, hunger games, incredible burt wonderstone, insidious chapter 2, instructions not included, internship, iron man 3, jack the giant slayer, kevin hart, kings of summer, let me explain, lone ranger, mama, man of steel, now you see me, oblivion, pacific rim, purge, ripd, we're the millers, white house down, wolverine
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2013 in Review: The Best Films
It took me a long time to get to it, but I’ve finally narrowed down my top 10 films of the year. There was plenty I never got to see, thanks to a schedule where almost everything great came out … Continue reading
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Tagged about time, american hustle, angels share, before midnight, captain phillips, catching fire, frances ha, gravity, her, hunger games, kings of summer, monsters university, prisoners, rush, side effects, spectacular now, terms and conditions may apply, trance, upstream color, way way back, world's end
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Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2014
I did better than I thought I would have in terms of predictions. There will always be surprises, but there were more bad than good. Read on for my reactions. Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged blackfish, blue umbrella, butler, captain phillips, catching fire, dirty wars, frances ha, great gatsby, her, hunger games, long walk to freedom, mandela, monsters university, pacific rim, prisoners, rush, spectacular now
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