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Green Book – A Film of Substance
Green Book is a pretty standard issue awards bait film. Having thrown a bone to general audiences by nominating Black Panther and Bohemian Rhapsody, it makes sense that The Academy would use the remaining slots for more traditional nominees. Nominating Green Book, a performance driven character … Continue reading
Vice – The Big Short Starring Dick Cheney
I love The Big Short. Did you love The Big Short? Good. You’ll like Vice.
Posted in Film Reviews, Oscars 2019
Tagged 91st Academy Awards, Adam McKay, Amy Adams, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell, The Oscars 2019, Vice
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A Star is Born – Lacks Thematic Weight
I saw A Star is Born purely because all the buzz was saying it was the front runner for Best Picture this year. I hadn’t seen any of the previous iterations of the story, nor was I a fan of Lady Gaga, … Continue reading
Bohemian Rhapsody – A Moral Echo Chamber
I love Queen. In my teens I’d say they were my favorite band. I’d put their Greatest Hits album on repeat when I’d drive to class and crank the volume on tracks like Somebody to Love, You’re My Best Friend, and of … Continue reading
Call Me By Your Name – Playing Things Straight
Call Me By Your Name isn’t my kind of film, but I appreciate the fact that it exists. Indeed, the fact that it exists is what is most noteworthy about it. Historically speaking, positive depictions of gay relationships in cinema aren’t … Continue reading
Phantom Thread – Oddly Endearing
Phantom Thread, in the most laughably on-the-nose casting we’ve seen this year, stars Daniel Day-Lewis as an obsessive artist who has difficulty separating his work from his personal life. The renowned method actor best known as President Lincoln may be playing … Continue reading
Get Out – Unnerving and Sinister
I admit it. I’m late to the party on this one. Get Out was the surprise hit of the year. I don’t think anybody expected Jordan Peele, a man best known for his comedic Obama impersonation, to churn out a horror film … Continue reading
Darkest Hour – Curmudgeonly Humanity
The British sure do love the story of Dunkirk. It’s a bit of an odd fascination really, considering Dunkirk was the moment the Germans sent their whole army fleeing across the channel. Yet all these years later they’re still telling … Continue reading
The Disaster Artist – Hilarious and Surprisingly Moving
“Don’t watch The Room. It sucks out your brain and replaces it with stupid.” This was how I first heard about Tommy Wiseau’s magnum opus. Ostensibly a dramatic tragedy, The Room is so painfully, egregiously horrible in every conceivable way that it devolves into … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Oscars 2018
Tagged 90th Academy Awards, Best Actor, Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogan, The Oscars 2018, Tommy Wiseau
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Oscar Results – 89th Academy Awards
Well, that happened. What a colossally disappointing evening. La La Land had its Best Picture win snatched away and Moonlight took it home instead. The film everyone expected to sweep the night instead goes home with six awards to its name. I’ve been wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Oscars 2017
Tagged 89th Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Visual Effects, La La Land, Moonlight, Oscars 2017, OscarsSoWhite
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