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. There’s not much new to see this week, but the international spy thriller The…
Born December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Rosa Dolores Alverio Marcano, known to the world by her stage name of Rita Moreno, was the daughter of a 17-year-old seamstress and her farmer husband. When she was 4, her mother moved with her to New York, leaving her younger son behind with her faithless husband.…
The Power of the Dog is the best in six categories, including Best Director, but not good enough to top Best Picture? Dubious. Award Tallies (6) The Power of the Dog (3) Licorice Pizza The Awards
North Carolina’s film critics released their nominations and winners today without any really huge surprises. The top two nominees came in first and second in the win count, though in reverse order with The Power of the Dog losing out to Dune by three nominations, but then topping it by one win. Nominations Tallies (13)…
There’s only one somewhat minor wide release opening and I doubt it has the strength to topple Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is pushing for a Titanic-like run at the top of the charts. Our Highest Rated Films: A Hero Our Best Awards Ratings: A Hero (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES June Again (Limited) King Car…
The Tender Bar Rating Director George Clooney Screenplay William Monahan (Book: J.R. Moehringer) Length 1h 44m Starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. While most of the guilds haven’t…
It’s rather surprising to see that a technical marvel like Dune could consistently bring in fewer nominations than the more intimate The Power of the Dog, but this is the dynamic we’ve seen play out for most of the year. Not a lot of oddities here with the stronger than normal performance by non-English language…
New This Week Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter, now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Universal, is the latest film from the prolific writer-director whose first screenplay was for Sydney Pollack’s 1974 film The Yakuza. That was two years prior to his achieving screen immortality with his screenplay for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Schrader followed…