Film Preview: Way of the Warrior Kid (2026)
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88th Oscars: Competition Shortlist
Although the Academy says these are the films in competition for Best Picture, that’s really just a fancy way of saying that outside of the documentary, short film, and foreign film categories, every other film that’s released this year and is on this list is eligible in every other category unless they haven’t been shortlisted.…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 3
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 bounty of awards have come out in the last week with the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe…
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Precursor: 28th Chicago Critics Nominations (2015)
Mad Max continues its Hoovering of the precursor nominations and awards with another leading 7 nominations from the Chicago critics. Carol, which came in second and was also a Best Picture nominee, failed to pick up a nod for Rooney Mara or for the screenplay, both of which would have put it above Max in…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 11-13, 2015
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. In the Heart of the Sea There was a time when Ron Howard’s name meant a great deal towards a film’s success, specifically at the box office, and sometimes at the Oscars. However, after his last two films have been high…
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The Morning After: Dec. 14, 2015
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: Carol Todd Haynes sumptuous period…
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Precursor: 21st Broadcast Critics Nominations (2015)
The Critics Choice awards nominations have been announced. This is the last of the major televised pre-Oscar awards groups. It’s noteworthy that this is the only major group that gives out genre-specific awards. As such, several of the top nominees (including Mad Max‘s 13) need to be taken with a grain of salt. To help…
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Precursor: 7th Indiana Critics Awards (2015)
Best Film runner-up Room earned the most prizes (in a tie with Spotlight) with the Indiana journalist taking both acting prizes and the award for Adapted Screenplay. This is the best the film has fared so far among critics. Spotlight won another Best Film award and captured Best Original Screenplay and a first for Mark…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 14 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 14th San Francisco Critics Awards (2015)
San Francisco gave its Best Picture award to Spotlight but gave it no other award. Best Director winner Mad Max: Fury Road took three prizes while Brooklyn and Love & Mercy took two each. Although they double-nommed Paul Dano, he only received one award in the lead category. Award Tallies (3) Mad Max: Fury Road…
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Precursor: 19th Online Critics Awards (2015)
The Online Film Critics Society announced their winners today. Mad Max: Fury Road won big while Carol came in second delivering both lead actresses awards with Rooney Mara unfortunately relegated to support after more members nominated it there than in lead. The only unusual selection they made was Oscar Isaac in Ex Machina, which hasn’t…
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Precursor: 10th St. Louis Critics Nominations (2015)
Summer blockbusters dominated the awards nominations for the St. Louis Film Critics Association with Mad Max: Fury Road and The Martian topping all other films. Tied for third, Carol was apparently well acted, well written, well directed and well photographed, but not one of the best pictures of the year, a rather bizarre outcome. The…
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Film Preview: Hunting Elephants (2015)
Page Revisions: (December 13, 2015) Original Release Date: May 8, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In Jerusalem, a bullied teen befriends his grandfather and long lost uncle and soon they decide to solve their financial problems by robbing a bank.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A take off on the Usual Suspects poster…
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How to Not Spoil Movies: Star Wars Edition
Anyone who loves movies (or television shows or theater or any narrative entertainment medium, really) knows the frustration, anger, sorrow and other emotions that go along with having portions of a movie spoiled for you. The other person may not realize that you haven’t seen the film yet (everyone has, haven’t they?) or that what…
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