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25
Feb

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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24
Feb

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 →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | 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 | Leave a comment

13
Jan

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 →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | 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 | Leave a comment

4
Jan

2015 in Review: Box Office Report

All that doom and gloom last year? Out the window this year, thanks to two ridiculously huge movies (Jurassic World and Star Wars: The Force Awakens). There were plenty of huge flops this fall, too. But let’s take a look … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged age of ultron, avengers, blackout, boy next door, everest, force awakens, geniuses, good dinosaur, grandma, hunger games, inside out, jupiter ascending, jurassic world, kingsman, magic mike xxl, martian, mockingly, paddington, pan, pitch perfect 2, seventh son, star wars, steve jobs, straight outta compton, terminator, tomorrowland, trainwreck, unfriended, war room | Leave a comment

3
Jan

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Film | 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 | Leave a comment

17
Dec

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 →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | 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 | Leave a comment

15
Nov

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 →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | 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 | Leave a comment

15
Aug

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks — 15 August 2015

BEST PICTURE Black Mass Bridge of Spies Carol The Danish Girl The Hateful Eight In the Heart of the Sea Joy The Revenant Steve Jobs The Walk The skinny: As usual this early, everything’s a contender. I feel pretty comfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged black mass, bridge of spies, carol, clouds of sils maria, crimson peak, danish girl, end of the tour, ex machina, freeheld, good dinosaur, hateful eight, in the heart of the sea, inside out, joy, little prince, miles ahead, prophet, revenant, ricki and the flash, shaun the sheep, spotlight, steve jobs, suffragette, walk | Leave a comment

24
Apr

The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2015

As with last year, I’m checking my cynicism at the door. But that also means excluding some of the summer’s biggest movies from this article. So let’s go through the 10 films I’m most excited to see from May to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged aloha, fantastic four, fury road, inside out, jurassic world, mad max, mission impossible, pitch perfect 2, rogue nation, spy, tomorrowland, trainwreck | Leave a comment