Author Archives: Kip

8
Feb

Blogging Sabbatical 2020

Few but Faithful Readers: After writing so much about the best pop culture of the 2010s and 2019, and the Oscars of 1999, 2009 and 2019, I’m a little exhausted. So I’m going to take a little break. Starting today, … Continue reading →

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7
Feb

Oscar Re-Do: 1999

Now that I’m far enough away from the years when I was growing up (*gulp*), here’s a little bonus to go along with my annual column. Winners in bold, then we break it down. BEST PICTURE American Beauty The Cider … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Best Of, Film, Oscars | Tagged american beauty, insider, magnolia, sixth sense, straight story, talented mr ripley | Comments Off

6
Feb

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 | Comments Off

5
Feb

Oscar Guide 2020

A shortened season hasn’t brought many surprises, but that doesn’t mean you should take many of these picks to the bank. BEST PICTURE 1917 Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story Once upon a Time… … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 1917, ad astra, amazon, american factory, avengers, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, breakthrough, cave, corpus christi, edge of democracy, for sama, ford v ferrari, frozen, harriet, honeyland, how to train your dragon, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, klaus, knives out, les miserables, lighthouse, lion king, little women, maleficent, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, prime, richard jewell, rocketman, star wars, toy story 4, two popes | Comments Off

4
Feb

Oscar Re-Do: 2009

You know the drill. Winners in bold, then we break it down. BEST PICTURE Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up in the Air Should have won: Inglourious … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Best Of, Film, Oscars | Tagged crazy heart, hurt locker, inglourious basterds, precious, up, up in the air, white ribbon | Comments Off

1
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 26 Jan 2020

NEW SHOWS The Outsider – “Que Viene el Coco” (A-) Even without gruesome violence, this episode is the most unsettling yet, because all the stories about boogeymen are real. The plot similarities to It Follows are fine considering that’s one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged curb your enthusiasm, good place, grace and frankie, hbo, netflix, outsider, schitt's creek | Comments Off

1
Feb

Streaming Picks: February 2020

FILMS Top Picks Good Time – Netflix 2/11 The Farewell – Prime 2/12 The Last Thing He Wanted – Netflix 2/21 Mister America – Hulu 2/13 For those whose first introduction to the Safdies was Uncut Gems, might I suggest … Continue reading →

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29
Jan

2019 in Review: Box Office Report

SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office (All Disney Edition) Avengers: Endgame ($858.3 million) The Lion King ($543.6 million) Toy Story 4 ($434 million) Captain Marvel ($426.8 million) SURPRISE SUCCESSES – They got there through word-of-mouth or succeeded … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged alita, angry birds movie 2, avengers, captain marvel, conjuring, curse of la llorona, dark phoenix, detective pikachu, doctor sleep, dumbo, escape room, fast and furious, godzilla, goldfinch, hobbs and shaw, hustlers, it, knives out, lego movie 2, lion king, lucy in the sky, ma, once upon a time in hollywood, overcomer, pokemon, secret life of pets 2, toy story 4, us, wandering earth, x-men | Comments Off

28
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Performances – Film

It was a stellar year for film acting, even if only one of these performances was nominated for an Academy Award. Ensemble in a Comedy Knives Out As epic a cast as has ever been assembled for a murder mystery, … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged dolemite is my name, high life, hustlers, knives out, long shot, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, parasite, uncut gems, us, waves | Comments Off

27
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies

After many delays – some of which were my fault, some of which were beyond my control – I present to you the best and worst films of 2019. 10. Give Me Liberty (dir. Kirill Mikhanovsky) If you haven’t heard … Continue reading →

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