Category Archives: Film

17
Jan

Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2014

I did better than I thought I would have in terms of predictions. There will always be surprises, but there were more bad than good. Read on for my reactions. Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged blackfish, blue umbrella, butler, captain phillips, catching fire, dirty wars, frances ha, great gatsby, her, hunger games, long walk to freedom, mandela, monsters university, pacific rim, prisoners, rush, spectacular now | Comments Off

17
Jan

The Weekender: You Don’t Know ‘Jack’ Redux

IN THEATERS: Ride Along (PG-13) Starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo Story by Greg Coolidge Screenplay by Greg Coolidge and Jason Mantzoukas and Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi Directed by Tim Story Like Cop Out, there’s no way this … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Reviews | Tagged chris pine, devil's due, jack ryan, kevin hart, liam neeson, nut job, ride along, shadow recruit, squirrels, zach gilford | Comments Off

15
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2014

On Thursday morning, Chris Hemsworth will announce the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards. He may very well be reading off his Rush co-star’s name. Here are my final picks for who the nominees will be. As I did last … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 12 years a slave, 20 feet from stardom, act of killing, all is lost, american hustle, august, august: osage county, bad grandpa, blackfish, blue jasmine, book thief, broken circle breakdown, butler, captain phillips, catching fire, croods, dallas buyers club, desolation of smaug, epic, frozen, gravity, great beauty, great gatsby, her, hobbit, hunger games, hunt, inside llewyn davis, invisible woman, iron man 3, jackass, lone survivor, long walk to freedom, mandela, monsters university, nebraska, notebook, omar, pacific rim, philomena, prisoners, rush, saving mr banks, sound city, square, stories we tell, wind rises, wolf of wall street, world war z | Comments Off

9
Jan

The Weekender: All About ‘Her’

IN THEATERS: The Legend of Hercules (PG-13) Starring Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins Written by Daniel Giat, Renny Harlin, Sean Hood, Giulio Steve Directed by Renny Harlin Tell me why we need another Hercules movie, preceding this summer’s version … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged august, august: osage county, her, kellan lutz, legend of hercules, lone survivor, mark wahlberg, meryl streep, scarlett johansson | Comments Off

29
Dec

Revisionary Road 2012 — Film

We change so much every year, and just as our opinions change on friends, teams and politicians, so do our opinions on pop culture. That’s why, since 2008, I’ve revised my previous year’s top 10 lists. Before we get to … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged argo, cloud atlas, intouchables, life of pi, looper, moonrise kingdom, searching for sugar man, silver linings playbook, wreck it ralph, zero dark thirty | Comments Off

24
Dec

The Weekender: ‘Freedom’ 90

IN THEATERS: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (PG) Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott Written for the screen by Steve Conrad Directed by Ben Stiller Thoroughly entertaining and occasionally inspiring, the film would have been better served to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Reviews | Tagged 47 ronin, believe, grudge match, idris elba, justin bieber, keanu reeves, kristen wiig, leonardo dicaprio, long walk to freedom, mandela, nelson mandela, robert de niro, secret life of walter mitty, wolf of wall street | Comments Off

19
Dec

The Weekender: Every day I’m hustlin’

IN THEATERS: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG-13) Starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd Written by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay Directed by Adam McKay The comedy sequel we’ve all been anticipating finally arrives. Will it reach the highs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Reviews | Tagged american hustle, anchorman, anchorman 2, bikini kill, inside llewyn davis, jennifer lawrence, kathleen hanna, le tigre, punk singer, saving mr banks, tom hanks, walking with dinosaurs, will ferrell | Comments Off

15
Dec

Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County The Butler Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska Falling off: Saving Mr. Banks Rising star: Philomena The skinny: While Banks is still firmly in … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 12 years a slave, american hustle, august, august: osage county, before midnight, blue jasmine, butler, captain phillips, croods, dallas buyers club, enough said, epic, frozen, gravity, her, inside llewyn davis, monsters university, nebraska, philomena, rush, saving mr banks, wind rises, wolf of wall street | Comments Off

12
Dec

The Weekender: ‘Desolation’ Row

IN THEATERS: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13) Starring Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen Written for the screen by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro Directed by Peter Jackson Second verse, same … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged broken circle breakdown, divine, great beauty, hobbit, i am divine, madea christmas, martin freeman, tyler perry | Comments Off

5
Dec

The Weekender: Animal ‘Furnace’

IN THEATERS: Out of the Furnace (R) Starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson Written by Brad Ingelsby and Scott Cooper Directed by Scott Cooper With elements reminiscent of Fight Club and Winter’s Bone, Out of the Furnace is going … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged christian bale, out of the furnace, simpsons | Comments Off