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). A smattering of stragglers have polished off their choices in the last week, but the critics section of…
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: Joy David O. Russell takes…
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: October 23, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available…
Page Revisions: (December 27, 2015) Original Release Date: January 1, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL…
Page Revisions: (December 20, 2015) Original Release Date: October 23, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.” Poster Rating: B / C / C- (5) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Reminiscent of an old style of poster design, it…
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
We are now in the second round of voting for the Friday Face Off, pitting winners from first round against each other. Just choose one selection in each of the categories below. One this round completes, we’ll pit those winners against each other until we have a final winner. There might be a losers bracket…
I’m not sure when these were announced as the Houston Film Critics website is one of the most poorly controlled sites any critics organization uses. I found these by happenstance while looking at their list on IMDb. As to the nominees themselves, there are few insights here other than the horrid tendency to classify co-lead…