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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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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2019
This Oscar season has been crazy, and as I’ve covered before, there were a lot of egregious snubs this year. So here is how my nominations ballot would have looked. For the purposes of this, I’ve limited myself to the … Continue reading
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Tagged annihilation, at eternity's gate, avengers, ballad of buster scruggs, birds of passage, black panther, blindspotting, burning, can you ever forgive me, cold war, death of Stalin, eighth grade, favourite, first man, first reformed, free solo, game night, green book, hale county, hereditary, hulu, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, infinity war, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, leave no trace, mary queen of scots, minding the gap, mirai, mission impossible, netflix, prime, private war, quiet place, ralph breaks the internet, ready player one, roma, shoplifters, simple favor, solo, sorry to bother you, spider-man, star is born, star wars, Suspiria, three identical strangers, vice, widows, won't you be my neighbor, you were never really here
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Reactions to the 2019 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. First Reformed – Actor The one to get angry about. Hawke, who’s been nominated as Supporting Actor twice, is giving the best performance of his career here. The film barely … Continue reading
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Tagged annihilation, blindspotting, burning, death of Stalin, eighth grade, first man, first reformed, free solo, game night, hereditary, if beale street could talk, leave no trace, mission impossible, private war, sorry to bother you, support the girls, Suspiria, three identical strangers, widows, won't you be my neighbor
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Final Oscar Picks 2019
BEST PICTURE Black Klansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book Roma A Star Is Born Vice Dark Horse: Crazy Rich Asians Long Shot: First Man Total Shock: If Beale Street Could Talk The skinny: This season has been … Continue reading
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Tagged avengers, ballad of buster scruggs, beautiful boy, black klansman, black panther, bohemian rhapsody, can you ever forgive me, capernaum, cold war, dumplin, eighth grade, fantastic beasts, favourite, first man, first reformed, free solo, green book, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, infinity war, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, mary poppins returns, mary queen of scots, minding the gap, mirai, mission impossible, never look away, nutcracker, quiet place, ralph breaks the internet, rbg, ready player one, roma, shoplifters, spiderman, stan and ollie, star is born, three identical strangers, vice, wife, won't you be my neighbor
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2018 in Review: The Best Performances – Film
Last year had few all-time great performances. This year, there’s an abundance. The choices in the drama categories are especially staggering. 2018 also featured my favorite comedy performance of recent times, an absolutely perfect deadpan turn from Jesse Plemons in … Continue reading
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Tagged burning, eighth grade, favourite, first reformed, game night, if beale street could talk, private war, vice, widows
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2018 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies
Another incredible year for film, even if there’s a lot more “very good” and less “great” than years past. If there was an overarching theme in 2018’s movies, it was the struggle to hold onto one’s identity. Your surroundings might … Continue reading
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Tagged annihilation, ballad of buster scruggs, black klansman, black panther, blindspotting, burning, can you ever, deadpool 2, death of Stalin, eighth grade, favourite, first man, first reformed, game night, hate u give, hereditary, hulu, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, leave no trace, Mandy, minding the gap, mission impossible, netflix, old man and the gun, private war, roma, sorry to bother you, spider-man, star is born, support the girls, Suspiria, three identical strangers, tully, widows, won't you be my neighbor, you were never really here
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Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2018
BEST PICTURE Black Klansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book If Beale Street Could Talk Roma A Star Is Born Vice Falling off: First Man, Widows Rising star: Mary Poppins Returns The skinny: This sucks. Two of the … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful boy, black klansman, bohemian rhapsody, can you ever forgive me, early man, eighth grade, favourite, first man, first reformed, green book, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle, ralph breaks the internet, roma, spiderman, star is born, vice, wife
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