Category Archives: Film

23
Jan

Reactions to the 2018 Oscar Nominations

Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Call Me by Your Name – Supporting Actor “Nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot.” And boy did I feel weak after knowing one of our greatest character … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged big sick, call me by your name, disaster artist, lady bird, lego batman, logan, molly's game, mudbound, phantom thread, victoria and abdul, wonder woman, wonderstruck | Comments Off

19
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2018

It’s been a crazy year in every regard, but especially in awards season. There’s really been no consensus on the best movie of the year from the critics’ groups or guilds. That’s kind of exciting, but makes this guesswork particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged baby driver, beauty and the beast, beguiled, big sick, blade runner 2049, boss baby, breadwinner, call me by your name, chasing coral, city of ghosts, coco, darkest hour, disaster artist, downsizing, dunkirk, fantastic woman, fifty shades of grey, florida project, foxtrot, get out, greatest showman, i tonya, icarus, in the fade, jane, lady bird, lego batman, loveless, loving vincent, marshall, molly's game, mudbound, murder on the orient express, phantom thread, post, shape of water, star wars, strong island, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul, war for the planet of the apes, wonder, wound | Comments Off

12
Jan

2017 in Review: Box Office Report

Another year, a few more record-setting films and still fewer tickets sold than any time since the 1990s. It’s only going to get worse, but it seems audiences may finally be wising up: rejecting some tired franchises and championing original … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged alien, annabelle, baby driver, beauty and the beast, big sick, despicable me 3, emoji movie, get out, ghost in the shell, girls trip, great wall, happy death day, it, justice league, king arthur, mummy, pirates of the caribbean, star wars, transformers, valerian, war for the planet of the apes, wind river, wolf warrior 2, wonder, wonder woman | Comments Off

11
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Performances – Film

Unlike years past, there were very few performances that I absolutely adored this year. Plenty I liked, but there was a real dearth of those memorable roles that I’ll be thinking about for years to come. So while some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged blade runner 2049, colossal, disaster artist, florida project, good time, lady bird, meyerowitz stories, mudbound, three billboards outside ebbing missouri | Comments Off

10
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies

It’s no surprise that in a year as polarizing as 2017, the movies this year would be just as divisive. While there was rapturous agreement about my No. 9 and No. 6 picks, people had passionate, disparate reactions to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged baby driver, big sick, blade runner 2049, call me by your name, dunkirk, florida project, get out, lady bird, last flag flying, lego batman, logan, lost city of z, meyerowitz stories, molly's game, mother, mudbound, post, princess cyd, ragnarok, shape of water, star wars, thor, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, war for the planet of the apes, wind river, wonder woman | Comments Off

1
Jan

Streaming Picks: January 2018

While I’d focused on Netflix for the last two years, I figured it was high time I expanded my gaze, especially since they’re hardly the only game in town. I’m still being judicious with my selections. Gone are the endless … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged adventures of puss in boots, alejandro riano, amazon, arango y sanint, before i wake, beyond berlin, cars 3, colony, comedians in cars getting coffee, detroit, devilman crybaby, dirty money, disjointed, doctor who, drug lords, el ministerio del tiempo, electric dreams, episodes, fear the walking dead, futile and stupid gesture, ghost story, glace, godfather, grace and frankie, grantchester, grimm, hulu, ingrid goes west, just add magic, kavin jay, llama llama, lovesick, mau nieto, netflix, one day at a time, open house, path, polka king, retribution, ricardo quevedo, rose parade, rotten, sebastian marcelo, somebody feed phil, tiempos de guerra, todd glass, tom segura, trolls, uncle grandpa | Comments Off

15
Dec

Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2017

BEST PICTURE Call Me by Your Name Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Falling off: Darkest Hour Rising star: The Florida Project The skinny: I’m very confident in … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged beguiled, boss baby, breadwinner, call me by your name, coco, darkest hour, disaster artist, downsizing, dunkirk, florida project, get out, lady bird, lego batman, loving vincent, molly's game, mudbound, phantom thread, post, shape of water, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul | Comments Off

15
Nov

Oscar Picks: 15 Nov 2017

BEST PICTURE Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Falling off: The Greatest Showman, Last Flag Flying, Murder on the Orient Express, Wonderstruck Rising star: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged all the money in the world, beguiled, big sick, boss baby, call me by your name, coco, darkest hour, despicable me 3, disaster artist, dunkirk, florida project, get out, greatest showman, i tonya, lady bird, lego batman, loving vincent, molly's game, mudbound, murder on the orient express, novitiate, phantom thread, post, shape of water, stronger, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul | Comments Off

15
Oct

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 Oct 2017

BEST PICTURE Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Greatest Showman Last Flag Flying Murder on the Orient Express Phantom Thread The Post Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Wonderstruck Falling off: Detroit; Downsizing; Goodbye, Christopher Robin Rising star: Call Me by Your Name … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged all the money in the world, beguiled, big sick, boss baby, call me by your name, coco, darkest hour, despicable me 3, dunkirk, get out, greatest showman, i tonya, lady bird, last flag flying, lego batman, loving vincent, marshall, molly's game, murder on the orient express, phantom thread, post, stronger, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul, wonderstruck | Comments Off

15
Aug

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 Aug 2017

BEST PICTURE Detroit Downsizing Dunkirk Goodbye, Christopher Robin The Greatest Showman Last Flag Flying Murder on the Orient Express The Papers Phantom Thread Wonderstruck The skinny: We always start with 10, because nobody knows anything at this point. The only … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged beguiled, big sick, call me by your name, coco, despicable me 3, detroit, downsizing, dunkirk, goodbye christopher robin, greatest showman, last flag flying, lego batman, lego ninjago, loving vincent, marshall, mary magdalene, molly's game, mother, murder on the orient express, papers, phantom thread, roman j israel esq, shape of water, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, wonderstruck | Comments Off