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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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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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2018 in Review: Box Office Report
SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office Black Panther ($700 million) Avengers: Infinity War ($678.8 million) Incredibles 2 ($608.5 million) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($416.7 million) SURPRISE SUCCESSES – They got there through word-of-mouth or succeeded where others … Continue reading
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Tagged annihilation, avengers, black panther, book club, breaking in, crazy rich asians, death wish, detective chinatown 2, fantastic beasts, girl in the spider's web, halloween, i can only imagine, incredibles 2, infinity war, jurassic world, mortal engines, nutcracker, pacific rim uprising, paddington 2, predator, quiet place, ready player one, skyscraper, solo, star wars, tomb raider, truth or dare, won't you be my neighbor
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2018
For the first time ever, I’d seen every nominee in all eight major categories by the time of awards ceremony. But as per usual, I was way behind on documentaries, foreign language films and animated features (not to mention shorts), … Continue reading
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Tagged baby driver, big sick, blade runner 2049, call me by your name, darkest hour, disaster artist, dunkirk, florida project, get out, good time, greatest showman, guardians of the galaxy, i tonya, kong skull island, lady bird, logan, lost city of z, molly's game, mother, mudbound, patti cakes, phantom thread, post, shape of water, star wars, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul, war for the planet of the apes, wonder woman, wonderstruck
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Oscar Guide 2018
Guys, I just don’t know. With a real lack of consensus around this year’s crop of nominees, there’s no one film you can point to and say: “That’s the one to beat.” So what’s going to happen Sunday night? Sure, … Continue reading
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Tagged abacus, all the money in the world, beauty and the beast, big sick, blade runner 2049, boss baby, breadwinner, call me by your name, coco, darkest hour, disaster artist, dunkirk, faces places, fantastic woman, ferdinand, florida project, get out, greatest showman, guardians of the galaxy, i tonya, icarus, insult, kong skull island, lady bird, last men in aleppo, logan, loveless, loving vincent, marshall, molly's game, mudbound, on body and soul, phantom thread, post, roman j israel esq, shape of water, square, star wars, strong island, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul, war for the planet of the apes, wonder
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Final Oscar Picks 2018
It’s been a crazy year in every regard, but especially in awards season. There’s really been no consensus on the best movie of the year from the critics’ groups or guilds. That’s kind of exciting, but makes this guesswork particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged baby driver, beauty and the beast, beguiled, big sick, blade runner 2049, boss baby, breadwinner, call me by your name, chasing coral, city of ghosts, coco, darkest hour, disaster artist, downsizing, dunkirk, fantastic woman, fifty shades of grey, florida project, foxtrot, get out, greatest showman, i tonya, icarus, in the fade, jane, lady bird, lego batman, loveless, loving vincent, marshall, molly's game, mudbound, murder on the orient express, phantom thread, post, shape of water, star wars, strong island, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul, war for the planet of the apes, wonder, wound
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2017 in Review: Box Office Report
Another year, a few more record-setting films and still fewer tickets sold than any time since the 1990s. It’s only going to get worse, but it seems audiences may finally be wising up: rejecting some tired franchises and championing original … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, annabelle, baby driver, beauty and the beast, big sick, despicable me 3, emoji movie, get out, ghost in the shell, girls trip, great wall, happy death day, it, justice league, king arthur, mummy, pirates of the caribbean, star wars, transformers, valerian, war for the planet of the apes, wind river, wolf warrior 2, wonder, wonder woman
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