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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged crazy heart, hurt locker, inglourious basterds, precious, up, up in the air, white ribbon
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged dolemite is my name, high life, hustlers, knives out, long shot, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, parasite, uncut gems, us, waves
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