The horror rebirth of the Ring franchise should be able to top the box office, but The Space Between Us could draw enough teens to the theater to give it a run for its money. Our Highest Rated Films: Growing Up Smith Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES I Am Not Your Negro…
Every month, our contributors submit lists of ten films fitting certain topics. Each month, we feature an alphabetical list of films along with commentary explaining our selections. There will also be an itemized list at the end of each of our individual selections. This month, with the Academy Awards festivities in full swing, we thought…
For our first Rundown article, we look at the musical category that defines the overall tone of a film. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Score as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll cover a companion category that is a part of the whole.
Page Revisions: (January 29, 2017) Original (May 7, 2017) New Posters (#1 & #2); New Release Date (changed from 3/10/17) Release Date: May 12, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An American sharpshooter is trapped in a standoff with an Iraqi sniper.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) This two-tier poster shows…
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). I missed yesterday’s due date, so I’m catching up with the Oscar Preview post today. The Oscar nominations…
New This Week One of 2016’s most anticipated films, Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between Oceans, disappointed most critics who found it too long, too slow, too sentimental, and so on. Balderdash! It’s a nice old-fashioned post-World War I romance that plays out nicely at 133 minutes. Disney should have given the film a limited release…
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: 20th Century Women Writer/director Mike…
There you have the year’s Screen Actors Guild winners. Denzel Washington finally earns his SAG award, briefly upending the streak Casey Affleck had been making towards Oscar glory. Hidden Figures takes the prize for Best Cast against stiff competition from fellow Oscar Best Picture nominees. Emma Stone repped future Oscar-winning Best Picture La La Land…