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23
Jan

Reactions to the 2024 Oscar Nominations

Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) Killers of the Flower Moon – Adapted ScreenplayA truly stunning miss considering the film got nominated for basically everything else it was expected to, including Picture, Directing, Actress, Original Score and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged all of us strangers, amazon, apple, are you there god it's me margaret, asteroid city, barbie, boy and the heron, godzilla minus one, john wick, killers of the flower moon, may december, mission impossible, netflix, nimona, past lives, prime, saltburn, spider-man, wonderful story of henry sugar | Leave a comment

19
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2024

BEST PICTUREAmerican FictionAnatomy of a FallBarbieThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroOppenheimerPast LivesPoor ThingsThe Zone of Interest Dark Horse: The Color PurpleLong Shot: AirTotal Shock: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The skinny: These 10 have been in place for a while now. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 20 days in mariupol, american fiction, american symphony, anatomy of a fall, apple, asteroid city, barbie, beyond utopia, boy and the heron, color purple, creator, elemental, eternal memory, fallen leaves, ferrari, four daughters, godzilla minus one, guardians of the galaxy, holdovers, indiana jones, killers of the flower moon, maestro, may december, napoleon, netflix, nimona, nyad, oppenheimer, past lives, poor things, rustin, society of the snow, spider-man, suzume, taste of things, zone of interest | Leave a comment

17
Jan

The Best and Worst Movies of 2023

2023 was a truly great year for cinema, the best since 2019. We got so many gifts, even if those weren’t reflected in the top-grossing movies of the year. Read on as I celebrate my favorites. 10. Past Lives (dir. … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged all of us strangers, anatomy of a fall, asteroid city, godzilla minus one, how to blow up a pipeline, killers of the flower moon, oppenheimer, past lives, spider-man, zone of interest | Leave a comment

22
May

The List: Top 10 Summer Blockbusters

With no new summer movies on the horizon until at least July (if then), I decided to take a look back on my favorite blockbusters. Certainly, there are better movies to choose in some cases (including superior sequels), but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged avengers, dark knight, harry potter, inglourious basterds, inside out, mad max, mission impossible, prometheus, snowpiercer, spider-man, spiderman | Leave a comment

1
Jan

2010s in Review: The Best Movies, Part 2

This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, George Miller) Still jaw-dropping years later, this is gold standard for action movies. And if you want to read more into it, there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged hulu, into the spider-verse, mad max, marriage story, martian, master, minding the gap, mission impossible, moonlight, most violent year, mother, netflix, parasite, phoenix, portrait of a lady on fire, roma, scott pilgrim, selma, separation, silence, silver linings playbook, sing street, social network, spider-man, tower, toy story 3, tree of life, wind river, zero dark thirty | Leave a comment

1
Nov

Streaming Picks: November 2019, Part 2

With two new streaming services launching this month, I figured I’d break this preview out into two parts. The first covered the usual services (Netflix, Hulu, Prime) and this post will cover Disney+ and AppleTV+. December will be back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 101 dalmatian street, adventures of the gummi bears, amphibia, avengers, avengers assemble, big city greens, big hero 6, bizaardvark, bluey, bonkers, boy meets world, brain games, captain marvel, chip n dale, clone wars, crash and bernstein, darkwing duck, dickinson, dolphin reef, ducktales, dumbo, elena of avalor, elephant queen, emperor's new school, encore, even stevens, evermoor chronicles, family sundays, fantasia, fantasia 2000, fantastic four, for all mankind, forky asks a question, gargoyles, ghostwriter, girl meets world, good luck charlie, goof troop, gravity falls, guardians of the galaxy, hala, handy manny, hannah montana, helpsters, hercules, hero project, high school musical, hulk and the agents of smash, imagineering story, incredible hulk, inhumans, iron man, jake and the never land pirates, jeff goldblum, jessie, jonas, kim possible, lab rats, lady and the tramp, legend of the three caballeros, lego star wars, lilo and stitch, lion guard, little einsteins, little mermaid, lizzie mcguire, malcolm in the middle, mandalorian, marvel, mickey and the roadster racers, mickey mouse, mickey mouse clubhouse, mighty ducks, milo murphy's law, morning show, muppet babies, muppets, my friends tigger and pooh, new adventures of winnie the pooh, noelle, oprah, oprah's book club, phineas and ferb, pixar, pixar in real life, pj masks, puppy dog pals, quack pack, raven's home, recess, replacements, see, servant, silver surfer, simpsons, smart guy, snoopy in space, so weird, sparkshorts, spider-man, spider-man and his amazing friends, spider-man unlimited, spider-woman, spiderman, star wars, star wars rebels, star wars resistance, suite life of zack and cody, suite life on deck, sydney to the max, talespin, tangled, tarzan and jane, that's so raven, timon and pumbaa, tron uprising, ultimate spider-man, vampirina, winnie the pooh, wizards of waverly place, wolverine and the x-men, world according to jeff goldblum, x-men, x-men evolution, xmen | Leave a comment

1
Jun

Streaming Picks: June 2019

FILMS Top Picks True Grit (2010) – Hulu and Prime 6/29 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Netflix 6/26 The Coen Brothers’ take on the John Wayne Western is one of the best remakes of all time, featuring phenomenal performances from Jeff … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 12 monkeys, 20th century women, 3 percent, 3rd eye, absentia, ad vitam, adam devine, aggretsuko, alcasser murders, alles ist gut, answer for heaven, arthdal chronicles, ask dr ruth, awake, beats, black godfather, black mirror, bob dylan, bolivar, casketeers, charite at war, chasing happiness, chef show, chosen one, cinderella pop, confession tapes, creative galaxy, dark, das boot, death true, designated survivor, diane, documental, documentary now, dope, dynasty, edge of democracy, elisa and marcela, end of evangelion, evangelion, exhibit a, final life, forest of piano, girlfriends guide to divorce, girls incarcerated, go live your way, grey's anatomy, handmaid's tale, home again, hulu, hurley, i am mother, i still see you, instant hotel, into the dark, into the spider-verse, jaoon kahan bata ae dil, jessica jones, jinn, jo koy, juliet naked, kakegurui xx, la misma sangre, le chant du loup, leila, life overtakes me, madam secretary, malibu rescue, marlon, mike epps, million dollar game, miranda sings live, missing, motown magic, mr iglesias, neon genesis evangelion, netflix, new york times, oh ramona, out of the blue, pacahamama, paquita salas, prime, ralph breaks the internet, riveras, rock my heart, rolling thunder revue, scare tactics, shooter, spider-man, spiderman, spy who dumped me, star vs the forces of evil, suits, super monsters, tales of the city, tokyo alice, trinkets, true grit, unite 42, vice, vox lux, weekly, wiseguy, yardie | Leave a comment

22
Apr

The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2019

In a shocking turn of events, there are actually a ton of movies I’m excited for this summer. In years past, I’ve struggled to round out to an even 10. This year, however, I’m expanding to 15 titles that have … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged avengers, blinded by the light, dark phoenix, fast and furious, godzilla, hobbs and shaw, john wick, kitchen, long shot, men in black, midsommar, once upon a time in hollywood, spider-man, spiderman, toy story 4, where'd you go bernadette, x-men, yesterday | Leave a comment

23
Feb

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 →

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

22
Feb

Oscar Guide 2019

If I was confused last year, this year I’m completely and utterly lost. The only things I’m sure about are “Shallow” winning Best Original Song and Roma winning Best Foreign Language Film. Any of this year’s other frontrunners losing to another nominee wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged at eternity's gate, avengers, ballad of buster scruggs, black klansman, black panther, bohemian rhapsody, border, can you ever forgive me, capernaum, christopher robin, cold war, favourite, first man, free solo, green book, hale county, hulu, 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, netflix, never look away, of fathers and sons, quiet place, ralph breaks the internet, rbg, ready player one, roma, shoplifters, solo, spider-man, star is born, star wars, vice, wife | Leave a comment