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2010s in Review: The Funniest Movies
When it comes to comedy, I can appreciate any style with any level of depth. While there may have been better-crafted comedies this decade, these were the 10 (well, 11) that made me laugh the most and the hardest. 21 … Continue reading
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
My Dream Oscar Ballot 2017
Of the nine Best Picture nominees this year, the only one I didn’t get around to was Fences, which I’m sure I’ll catch once it hits home video. This year, I’m including my picks for Documentary Feature, but I’ll abstain … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars
Tagged 10 cloverfield lane, 13 hours, 20th century women, allied, arrival, captain america, certain women, christine, de palma, deadpool, deepwater horizon, doctor strange, edge of seventeen, everybody wants some, hacksaw ridge, hail caesar, hell or high water, high-rise, i am not your negro, jackie, la la land, lion, lobster, manchester by the sea, moonlight, nice guys, oj simpson, paterson, popstar, rogue one, sausage party, silence, sing street, sully, swiss army man, tower, weiner
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Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2017
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Arrival – Actress Arrival really could not have done better among this year’s nominees. It had the highest gross of any Best Picture nominee, and its director Denis Villeneuve got … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews
Tagged 10 cloverfield lane, 20th century women, arrival, certain women, christine, hail caesar, jackie, kubo and the two strings, popstar, silence, sing street, suicide squad, tower, weiner
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2016 in Review: Box Office Report
SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office (All Disney Edition) Finding Dory ($486.2 million) *Rogue One ($408.2 million) Captain America: Civil War ($408 million) The Jungle Book ($364 million) SURPRISE SUCCESSES – They got there through word-of-mouth or … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film
Tagged alice through the looking glass, allegiant, apocalypse, bad moms, bfg, captain america, central intelligence, civil war, collision course, deadpool, divergent, don't breathe, finding dory, huntsman, ice age, jason bourne, jungle book, kung fu panda, lights out, mermaid, neighbors, popstar, rogue one, sausage party, secret life of pets, star trek, star trek beyond, star wars, sully, warcraft, winter's war, x-men
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2016 in Review: The Best + Worst Films
Thanks to my membership in GALECA, I got to see a lot more movies than I ever have before in my years as a critic. There were lots of hidden gems (Blue Jay) and pleasant surprises (Swiss Army Man), but … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film
Tagged 20th century women, arrival, blue jay, captain america, christine, civil war, de palma, deadpool, deepwater horizon, doctor strange, don't think twice, edge of seventeen, everybody wants some, free state of jones, green room, hail caesar, hell or high water, high-rise, hunt for the wilderpeople, i am not your negro, jackie, la la land, lobster, manchester by the sea, meddler, moonlight, nice guys, paterson, popstar, rogue one, silence, sing street, swiss army man, tower, weiner, witch
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2016 in Review: The Best Songs
As I mentioned in the intro to my list of the best albums of the year, I listened to an obscene amount of music this year, which made deciding on my 10 favorite LPs was a herculean task. One upside … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Music
Tagged aesop rock, anderson paak, anhoni, ashanti, baaba maal, band of horses, batman v superman, beck, bruno mars, car seat headrest, carly rae jepson, chance the rapper, childish gambino, conor oberst, corinne bailey rae, crowder, david bowie, de la soul, emma stone, father john misty, frank ocean, gallant, game of thrones, hamilton, hans zimmer, hbo, islands, ja rule, james vincent mcmorrow, japandroids, jimmy eat world, junkie xl, kanye west, knocks, kyle dixon, la la land, lake street dive, lizzo, local natives, lonely island, lucre, m83, mai lan, merchandise, michael kiwanuka, michael stein, mike adams, modern baseball, mumford and sons, netflix, pink, popstar, propaganda, radiohead, ramin djawani, ray lamontagne, regina spektor, rihanna, ryan gosling, saint motel, schoolboy q, sing street, snoop dogg, solange, stranger things, struts, swet shop boys, tim heidecker, two door cinema club
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Film Report Card: Second Quarter 2016
We’re now halfway through 2016. I’ve been keeping track of every movie I’ve seen on Letterboxd so far this year. Here are all the new releases I’ve seen, along with links to reviews where applicable. Weiner (A-) Tower (A-) Five … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film, Reviews
Tagged apocalypse, bfg, captain america, civil war, de palma, finding dory, five nights in maine, free state of jones, high-rise, keanu, me before you, meddler, miss sharon jones, money monster, neighbors 2, nice guys, popstar, tower, weiner, x-men
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The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2016
Once again, 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 August. Captain … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews
Tagged apocalypse, captain america, civil war, finding dory, founder, free state of jones, jason bourne, nice guys, popstar, star trek, star trek beyond, suicide squad, x-men
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