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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
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars
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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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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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
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
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