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2010s in Review: The Best Movies, Part 2
This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, George Miller) Still jaw-dropping years later, this is gold standard for action movies. And if you want to read more into it, there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged hulu, into the spider-verse, mad max, marriage story, martian, master, minding the gap, mission impossible, moonlight, most violent year, mother, netflix, parasite, phoenix, portrait of a lady on fire, roma, scott pilgrim, selma, separation, silence, silver linings playbook, sing street, social network, spider-man, tower, toy story 3, tree of life, wind river, zero dark thirty
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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
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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
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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: 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
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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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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
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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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