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Final Oscar Picks 2015
On Thursday, Chris Pine, Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams will announce the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards. In a perceived weak year, all categories are up for grabs (except Lead Actor and Lead Actress) so these guesses are just … Continue reading
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Tagged age of extinction, american sniper, battle of the five armies, begin again, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, cake, citizenfour, dawn of the planet of the apes, force majeure, foxcatcher, get on up, glen campbell, godzilla, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, hobbit, how to train your dragon 2, i'll be me, ida, imitation game, interstellar, into the woods, judge, last days in vietnam, lego movie, leviathan, life itself, maleficent, mr turner, overnighters, selma, still alice, tales of the grim sleeper, theory of everything, timbuktu, transformers, unbroken, whiplash, wild, wild tales
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2014 in Review: Box Office Report
This was the lowest year for movie theater attendance in more than 20 years. But it wasn’t for a lack of good films. Yeah, there could have been some more original movies to choose from, and some of those were … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film
Tagged age of extinction, amazing spider-man 2, annabelle, believe me, captain america, divergent, edge of tomorrow, exodus, god's not dead, gods and kings, gone girl, guardians of the galaxy, heaven is for real, how to train your dragon 2, hunger games, legend of hercules, lego movie, let's be cops, lucy, maleficent, mockingjay part 1, neighbors, nightcrawler, pompeii, rio 2, think like a man too, transcendence, transformers, winter soldier
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2014 in Review: The Best Films
A weak year for film? Maybe at the box office. Otherwise, this was another year stuffed to the gills with great movies, from the multiplex to the art house to your own computer. Plenty of movies took big risks and … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged 22 jump street, begin again, believe me, birdman, blue ruin, boyhood, brazilian western, captain america, coherence, dawn of the planet of the apes, days of future past, edge of tomorrow, foxcatcher, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, interstellar, lego movie, life itself, snowpiercer, top five, touch of sin, under the skin, whiplash, winter soldier, x-men
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The Weekender: ‘American’ Way
Movie of the Week American Sniper* Clint Eastwood turns in his best movie in years, directing Bradley Cooper to another outstanding performance as the conflicted soldier Chris Kyle. Read my review at Central Track. WIDE RELEASE • Big Eyes • … Continue reading
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Tagged american sniper, big eyes, gambler, girl walks home alone at night, imitation game, into the woods, unbroken
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The Weekender: ‘Battle’ Royale
Movie of the Week The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Heaven help me, the final chapter of Peter Jackson’s ridiculous stretching of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel is your best option this week. Hopefully it’s more like the exciting Desolation … Continue reading
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Tagged annie, battle of the five armies, hobbit, night at the museum, secret of the tomb
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Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2014
BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Into the Woods A Most Violent Year Selma Falling off: Inherent Vice, Interstellar, Unbroken Rising star: Whiplash The skinny: Well, that was an interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged american sniper, big hero 6, birdman, boxtrolls, boyhood, cake, foxcatcher, gone girl, how to train your dragon 2, imitation game, inherent vice, into the woods, lego movie, most violent year, selma, still alice, tale of the princess kaguya, theory of everything, unbroken, whiplash, wild
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The Weekender: Shout to the ‘Top’
Movie of the Week Top Five* A riotously funny movie and a smart romantic comedy to boot. Read my review at Central Track. WIDE RELEASE Exodus: Gods and Kings Tells one of the most epic tales in the dullest fashion. … Continue reading
The Weekender: ‘Babadook’ of Earl
Movie of the Week The Babadook Jennifer Kent’s first feature recently won a prize from the New York Film Critics’ Circle. It’s received raves from critics across the globe and from horror masters like William Friedkin and Stephen King. After … Continue reading
The Weekender: Crazy Like a ‘Fox’
Movie of the Week Foxcatcher Steve Carell turns in what might be his career-defining performance as John du Pont, the eccentric, violent millionaire who pushed his star wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) to the edge. I’ve been excited for this … Continue reading
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Tagged foxcatcher, homesman, horrible bosses 2, penguins of madagascar, vhs viral
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Oscar Picks – 15 Nov 2014
BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Imitation Game Inherent Vice Interstellar Into the Woods Unbroken Falling off: The Theory of Everything Rising star: Mr. Turner The skinny: November’s the hardest month to write this outlook, since … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Politics
Tagged american sniper, big hero 6, birdman, boxtrolls, boyhood, foxcatcher, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, how to train your dragon 2, imitation game, inherent vice, interstellar, into the woods, lego movie, rosewater, still alice, tale of the princess kaguya, theory of everything, unbroken, whiplash, wild
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