Page Revisions: (March 27, 2022) Original (May 1, 2022) New Posters (#1-#3) Release Date: May 6, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A mother who needs to confront the unbearable truth about her surviving twin son.” Poster Rating: B- / C / D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It’s an interesting balance of images even if…
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, Jared Leto takes on another comic book role as Doctor Morbius, an…
Born June 29, 1911 in New York, New York, Bernard Herrmann was the son of middle-class Jewish parents, born into a family of Russian origin. His father encouraged his interest in music. Started out as a violinist a violinist, he became a composer at 13 and a conductor of his own orchestra at 20. Later…
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
Page Revisions: (March 27, 2022) Original Release Date: April 8, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “16 year old Abby’s life changes when a traveling rock band gets stuck in her small town.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future,…
Sony’s Marvel properties get another infusion of antiheroes, but so far there’s no sign that anyone’s that excited about this one. Still, facing off against the fading likes of The Batman and the second week of The Lost City, it will likely still top the box office. Our Highest Rated Films: The Rose Maker Our…
Page Revisions: (March 27, 2022) Original (April 3, 2022) New Poster (#1) Release Date: April 8, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A divorced mom tries to make peace with her dysfunctional family as she finds a second chance at love.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A ho-hum design that restricts itself to the…
New This Week Kino Lorber has released a Blu-ray edition of the 1941 version of Fannie Hurst’s Back Street starring Margaret Sullavan and Charles Boyer, some months after releasing the 1961 version starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin. Still missing in the format is the original 1932 version starring Irene Dunne and John Boles. Back…
Our contributors have watched the Oscars, looked at the winners, and have decided to share with you their thoughts of Sunday night’s ceremony and results. Before we get to our contributors’ thoughts, let’s look at how they did at predicting this year’s Oscars. In a very tight race, Thomas came out on top with 21…