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6
Feb

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2020

Once again, I’m going off the Academy’s eligibility lists, so several movies I would have considered for some awards aren’t represented here. I’ve also seen too few animated, foreign language and documentary films to fill out those categories, so I’m … Continue reading →

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5
Feb

Oscar Guide 2020

A shortened season hasn’t brought many surprises, but that doesn’t mean you should take many of these picks to the bank. BEST PICTURE 1917 Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story Once upon a Time… … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 1917, ad astra, amazon, american factory, avengers, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, breakthrough, cave, corpus christi, edge of democracy, for sama, ford v ferrari, frozen, harriet, honeyland, how to train your dragon, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, klaus, knives out, les miserables, lighthouse, lion king, little women, maleficent, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, prime, richard jewell, rocketman, star wars, toy story 4, two popes | Leave a comment

29
Jan

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Film | 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 | Leave a comment

28
Jan

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged dolemite is my name, high life, hustlers, knives out, long shot, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, parasite, uncut gems, us, waves | Leave a comment

27
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies

After many delays – some of which were my fault, some of which were beyond my control – I present to you the best and worst films of 2019. 10. Give Me Liberty (dir. Kirill Mikhanovsky) If you haven’t heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged 1917, amazing grace, apollo 11, ash is purest white, avengers, blinded by the light, climax, dark waters, dolemite is my name, farewell, ford v ferrari, give me liberty, hidden life, high flying bird, how to train your dragon, hustlers, irishman, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, long day's journey into night, marriage story, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, souvenir, standoff at sparrow creek, transit, uncut gems, under the silver lake, waves | Leave a comment

14
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Albums

This is probably the last year I’m going to publish a list like this. A lot of new music hasn’t held much interest for me, as I’ve been far more into exploring all the great music of the past. So enjoy this … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews | Tagged american football, anderson paak, angel olsen, atticus ross, battles, better oblivion community center, Bill Callahan, billy woods, bon iver, brittany howard, broken social scene, carly rae jepsen, caroline polachek, charly bliss, chemical brothers, clipping, comet is coming, cs dewitt, deerhunter, documentary now, fennesz, fidlar, fka twigs, floating points, florist, Fontaines dc, friendly fires, gollay, hbo, hobo johnson, hold steady, jamila woods, jenny hval, jenny lewis, jessica pratt, joan shelley, john mulaney, josh gondelman, joshua ray walker, julia jacklin, khalid, lizzo, local natives, lonely island, maggie rogers, mannequin pussy, marina hackman, michael kiwanuka, miranda lambert, natalie sweet, national, nick cave, nivhek, once upon a time in hollywood, oso oso, prince, pronoun, pup, purple mountains, sandy alex g, sarah jaffe, sharon van etten, sleater kinney, stephen malkmus, sturgill simpson, taylor swift, Thom Yorke, toro y moi, trent reznor, tyler the creator, vampire weekend, vandoliers, watchmen, weyes blood, wh lung, wilco | Leave a comment

13
Jan

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 →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | 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 | Leave a comment

10
Jan

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 →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | 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 | Leave a comment

2
Jan

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Film | 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 | Leave a comment

13
Dec

Oscar Picks: 13 Dec 2019

We’ve only had the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild announce their nominees so far, and they have a tendency to highlight showier things, which may mean some performances are getting a little more shine than they’ll actually get. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 1917, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, farewell, frozen, harriet, how to train your dragon, hustlers, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, knives out, little women, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, rocketman, toy story 4, two popes, us | Leave a comment