Author Archives: Kip

6
May

The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2021

The pandemic robbed us of not just a summer movie season, but a year’s worth of theatrical experiences. But with more than 100 million vaccinated and many theaters reopening – even if not at full capacity – it’s time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged black widow, candyman, conjuring, disney, green knight, hbo max, in the heights, night house, quiet place, reminiscence, shang-chi, sparks brothers, stillwater, suicide squad, those who wish me dead, wrath of man, zola | Comments Off

3
May

What I Watched This Week: 25 Apr 2021

NEW SHOWS93rd Annual Academy Awards (B-)There were some interesting new directions with pacing and structure. No songs and only one bit of banter that resulted in eight-time nominee Glenn Close putting that backfield in motion. But then they whiffed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Oscars, Reviews, Television | Tagged handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, mare of easttown, oscars | Comments Off

1
May

Streaming Picks: May 2021

FILMSTop PicksRobot & Frank – Prime and Hulu 5/9 Those Who Wish Me Dead – HBO Max 5/14 The Woman in the Window – Netflix 5/14 Cruella – Disney+ 5/24 This month we’ve got a hidden gem and three originals … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged adventure time, al rawabi school for girls, amazon, amy tan, angelina ballerina, apple and onion, army of the dead, axios, bad batch, baggio, barney, big city dreams, black space, bluey, boy from medellin, breach, bryant gumbel, camp cretaceous, castlevania, cowboys, crime of the century, cruella, dance of the forty one, dirty john, disney, divine ponytail, dog gone trouble, donut king, eden, fbi, ferry, generation por que, girl from nowhere, good kisser, greenland, hacks, halston, haunted, hbo max, high on the hog, high school musical, hulu, i am all girls, in treatment, inside pixar, jujutsu kaisen, jungle beat, jupiter's legacy, jurassic world, kominsky method, la boda de rosa, legend of baron to'a, legendary, little fish, love death and robots, love sarah, lucifer, mad for each other, madagascar, manhunt, master of none, michael che, mickey mouse, milestone, mine, mixed up adventures, mlk, mlk fbi, modok, money explained, monster, move to heaven, mr inbetween, neighbor, netflix, oxygen, panic, para rosa, parisian agency, personal history of david copperfield, pikwik pack, pink, plan b, prime, racket boys, ragnarok, re zero, real sports, robot and frank, saint maud, sam smith, sardar ka grandson, selena, shadow in the cloud, shrill, solos, some kind of heaven, sons of sam, soy rada, special, special agent oso, star wars, strange house, supernova, sydney to the max, territorio, that damn michael che, those who wish me dead, trash truck, underground railroad, upshaws, uri and ella, vigil, wander darkly, wander over yonder, who killed sara, woman in the window, wonder woman, world to come | Comments Off

25
Apr

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2021

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 foreign language films to fill out those categories, so I’m abstaining. So enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars | Tagged amazon, another round, apple, assistant, birds of prey, borat, boys state, da 5 bloods, dick johnson is dead, disney, emma, eurovision song contest, father, first cow, greyhound, hulu, i'm thinking of ending things, invisible man, judas and the black messiah, little things, ma rainey's black bottom, mank, midnight sky, minari, mulan, netflix, never rarely sometimes always, nomadland, one night in miami, onward, palm springs, possessor, prime, promising young woman, soul, sound of metal, tenet, time, trial of the chicago 7, vast of night, wolfwalkers | Comments Off

24
Apr

What I Watched This Week: 18 Apr 2021

NEW SHOWSThe Simpsons – “Panic on the Streets of Springfield” (B)Homer getting a big truck has already been done better in the show’s post-peak, but Lisa getting really into a Morrissey stand-in called Quilloughby was hilarious, and provoked the ire … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged hbo, hbo max, mare of easttown, search party, simpsons | Comments Off

24
Apr

Oscar Re-Do: 2010

You know the drill. Winners in bold, then we break it down. BEST PICTURE 127 HoursBlack SwanThe FighterInceptionThe Kids Are All RightThe King’s SpeechThe Social NetworkToy Story 3True GritWinter’s Bone Should have won: The Social Network Not even nominated: Shutter … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Best Of, Film, Oscars | Tagged black swan, dogtooth, fighter, social network, toy story 3 | Comments Off

23
Apr

Oscar Guide 2021

While the extended season offered plenty of pros and cons, there are still a few races that don’t seem quite over. So here’s what should and will win, but remember that you shouldn’t be putting money based on my picks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged amazon, another round, apple, better days, borat, collective, crip camp, da 5 bloods, disney, emma, eurovision song contest, farmageddon, father, greyhound, hillbilly elegy, hulu, judas and the black messiah, life ahead, love and monsters, ma rainey's black bottom, man who sold his skin, mank, midnight sky, minari, mole agent, mulan, my octopus teacher, netflix, news of the world, nomadland, one and only ivan, one night in miami, onward, over the moon, pieces of a woman, pinocchio, promising young woman, quo vadis aida, shaun the sheep movie, soul, sound of metal, tenet, time, trial of the chicago 7, united states vs billie holiday, white tiger, wolfwalkers | Comments Off

19
Apr

What I Watched This Week: 11 Apr 2021

BINGEING Avatar: The Last Airbender – Season 1 (A- average)Astonishing. Manages to blend its kiddie elements and its adult themes without ever getting too dark or too light.

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged avatar, last airbender, netflix | Comments Off

8
Apr

20 After 20: 2000

While I plan on continuing this project for years, this pandemic didn’t exactly make this project easier. “Free time” really felt like a myth, so I ran out of time to revisit more of these titles, which might have resulted … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged almost famous, american psycho, bamboozled, beau travail, best in show, crouching tiger hidden dragon, hamlet, high fidelity, love and basketball, o brother where art thou, quills, remember the titans, requiem for a dream, snatch, state and main, traffic, unbreakable, virgin suicides, wonder boys, you can count on me | Comments Off

3
Apr

What I Watched This Week: 28 Mar 2021

BINGEINGThe X-Files – Season 3 (A- average) The best season yet, with only two outright stinkers that unfortunately come back-to-back. But we get three Darin Morgan-scripted episodes, and they’re all fantastic. Feeling like this show is going to peak soon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged hulu, x-files | Comments Off