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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2020
Once again, I’m going off the Academy’s eligibility lists, so several movies I would have considered for some awards aren’t represented here. I’ve also seen too few animated, foreign language and documentary films to fill out those categories, so I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Best Of, Film, Oscars
Tagged 1917, avengers, bombshell, dark waters, dolemite is my name, farewell, ford v ferrari, give me liberty, harriet, hustlers, irishman, john wick, jojo rabbit, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lego movie 2, lighthouse, little women, marriage story, midsommar, motherless brooklyn, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, portrait of a lady on fire, star wars, terminator, toy story 4, transit, uncut gems, us, waves, wild rose
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Reactions to the 2020 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Us – Actress There was one acting nomination for a person of color (Cynthia Erivo), so technically it’s not an all-white line-up. Still, it’s pathetic, specially when they had the … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews
Tagged apollo 11, dolemite is my name, farewell, frozen, hair love, hidden life, hustlers, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, portrait of a lady on fire, uncut gems, us, wild rose
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Things I Wrote: Spring 2019
I have somehow gone this far into 2019 without doing a round-up post on the things I’ve written for respectable publications thus far. This is Part Two. (Find Part One here.) REVIEWS (for College Movie Review unless otherwise noted) Climax … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged all is true, booksmart, captain marvel, climax, greener grass, hustle, john wick, little woods, ma, shazam, teen spirit
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The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2019
In a shocking turn of events, there are actually a ton of movies I’m excited for this summer. In years past, I’ve struggled to round out to an even 10. This year, however, I’m expanding to 15 titles that have … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews
Tagged avengers, blinded by the light, dark phoenix, fast and furious, godzilla, hobbs and shaw, john wick, kitchen, long shot, men in black, midsommar, once upon a time in hollywood, spider-man, spiderman, toy story 4, where'd you go bernadette, x-men, yesterday
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2015
I still haven’t seen three of the Best Picture nominees (all based on true stories, so you won’t see any of those films, except one category which doesn’t require you to actually see the film). I’m applying their rules, so Whiplash … Continue reading
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Tagged american sniper, begin again, believe me, birdman, boyhood, captain america, dawn of the planet of the apes, days of future past, disappearance of eleanor rigby, edge of tomorrow, exodus, foxcatcher, glen campbell, gods and kings, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, i'll be me, interstellar, john wick, lego movie, life itself, million ways to die in the west, monuments men, muppets most wanted, nightcrawler, obvious child, selma, snowpiercer, top five, under the skin, whiplash, winter soldier, x-men
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