What I Watched, What You Watched #2
It hasn’t been my busiest movie-viewing week ever. I’m still getting used to this whole “writing multiple articles a day” thing. That being said, I did manage to get in seven films over the past week.
BREAKING NEWS: Academy Award-Winning Director Michael Cimino Dead at 77
Sad news today as Academy Award-winning director Michael Cimino passes away today at the alleged age of 77. I say “alleged” because he kept his personal life shrouded in mystery, although it is believed he was born February 3...
89th Academy Award Predictions: Best Actress
Best Actor may a deciding factor in the Best Picture race, but if you ask me, the most interesting races the past six years or so have been from the Best Actress field. Many of the closest and craziest races have come from this field, and if you...
‘The BFG’ Review
The end titles to Steven Spielberg’s newest film The BFG contain the phrase “For our Melissa.” This is perhaps the best explanation for why this film is so good: for Melissa Mathison, the woman who brought us E.T., who hadn’t written a screenplay...
‘Swiss Army Man’ Review
Early on in Swiss Army Man-during the opening credits, in fact-the film forces you to make a choice. As Paul Dano rides the waves on Daniel Radcliffe’s magic corpse like a jet ski powered by farts, you have to decide if you are going to like this...
Trailers For Bad Moms And Why Him? Are We In A Comedy Renaissance?
I’m more of a Negative Nelly when it comes to comedies. I wasn’t entertained by Get Him To The Greek or Superbad the way many people were in my generation, and I’m not sure Judd Apatow is capable of making a good comedy (he understands that...
Casting News: Jacob Tremblay And Owen Wilson To ‘Wonders,’ Abdi To ‘Blade Runner 2,’ Daniel Craig To ‘Kings’
We have several new movies coming together, each more interesting than the last. All I can say is it must feel good to be the agents for Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Barkhad Abdi and Daniel...
89th Academy Award Predictions: Best Actor
If there’s one thing the Academy loves, it’s movies about men. Would you like to know the last movie to win Best Picture while being about a woman? 2004. Million Dollar Baby. And even that is just as much about Clint Eastwood’s arc, if not more...
A24 To Acquire ’20th Century Women,’ Sets Release Dates For ‘American Honey’ and ‘Moonlight’
Two movies I’ve been hesitant to throw full force into my Oscar predictions have been 20th Century Women and Moonlight. While both seem to be very strong indie contenders, they lacked distribution and 2016 release dates, hurting their chances...
I Have Zero Expectations Going Into The Trailer For ‘Sully.’ Let’s See How This Turns Out.
I’m fairly open about my absolute hatred of American Sniper. I thought it was too long, meandering, poorly acted, horribly written, and sloshed together nothingness. Now Clint Eastwood is back with another “American Hero” story, this time telling...
I Can’t Stop The Feeling That ‘Trolls’ Is Going To Be A Winner. Watch The Trailer.
I tend to be cynical when it comes to animated films. Honestly, Disney, Pixar and Studio Ghibli have set the bar so high, why should we be forced to settle for Minions or Planes? However, somewhere hiding beneath the surface of the animation...
‘Bleed For This’ Trailer. Watch Miles Teller Take a Beating.
Boxing films are widely considered the best sports films made. I’m not entirely sure why that is, but Rocky and Raging Bull are two of the greatest movies ever made, and last year’s Creed was one of the best of the year. So naturally, Hollywood...
