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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
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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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Reactions to the 2020 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Us – Actress There was one acting nomination for a person of color (Cynthia Erivo), so technically it’s not an all-white line-up. Still, it’s pathetic, specially when they had the … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo 11, dolemite is my name, farewell, frozen, hair love, hidden life, hustlers, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, portrait of a lady on fire, uncut gems, us, wild rose
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Final Oscar Picks 2020
The hardest part of predicting this year, is that in just about every category, there are four locks or near-locks. But that fifth slot? There are anywhere from 3-10 likely candidates to take it. That means there are likely to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, amazon, american factory, apollo 11, atlantics, avengers, beanpole, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, downton abbey, farewell, for sama, ford v ferrari, frozen, harriet, honeyland, how to train your dragon, hustlers, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, knives out, les miserables, lighthouse, lion king, little women, maleficent, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, one child nation, pain and glory, parasite, prime, rocketman, star wars, toy story 4, us, wild rose
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2010s in Review: The Best Movie Moments
Of the hundreds of movies I watched this decade, these moments were the ones that I remember the most. 22 Jump Street – Slam poetry Annihilation – Bear attack Baby Driver – Opening chase The Big Sick – The 9/11 … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 jump street, amazon, annihilation, baby driver, big sick, blindspotting, call me by your name, captain america, captain phillips, climax, crazy stupid love, deadpool 2, deepwater horizon, drive, flight, get out, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, hail caesar, harry potter, hateful eight, incredibles 2, inside llewyn davis, inside out, intouchables, iron man 3, la la land, manchester by the sea, martian, master, mission impossible, molly's game, netflix, nice guys, phoenix, pitch perfect, prime, roma, sicario, skeleton twins, social network, star is born, star wars, Suspiria, toy story 3, what we do in the shadows, wind river, wolf of wall street, wonder woman, x-men
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2010s in Review: The Best Movies, Part 3
This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Even with making a Top 50, there were still a lot of movies I loved but didn’t quite make the cut. And even though … Continue reading
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Tagged 50/50, amazon, big sick, black panther, blue like jazz, burning, cabin in the woods, calvary, captain phillips, christine, dawn of the planet of the apes, death of Stalin, edge of tomorrow, eighth grade, exit through the gift shop, florida project, ghost story, holy motors, hunger games, it's kind of a funny story, jackass, jackie, killing them softly, lady bird, leave no trace, lego movie, life itself, logan, long day's journey into night, manchester by the sea, Mandy, melancholia, moneyball, mudbound, netflix, nice guys, once upon a time in hollywood, prime, revenant, room, seeking a friend for the end of the world, shape of water, short term 12, star wars, steve jobs, take shelter, terms and conditions may apply, touch of sin, true grit, under the skin, upstream color, what we do in the shadows, young adult
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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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2010s in Review: The Best Movies, Part 1
It’s no exaggeration to say I watched more movies this decade than in the previous two combined, so settling on this list was pretty grueling. But I narrowed it down to 50 movies that meant a lot to me. That … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, 20th century women, about time, amazon, annihilation, apollo 11, arrival, blindspotting, boyhood, call me by your name, carol, certified copy, cloud atlas, drive, dunkirk, favourite, first man, first reformed, get out, going clear, grand budapest hotel, handmaiden, hbo, her, inside out, intouchables, prime
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