I am in the final stretch of 2016 awards *cue applause* This week is all about films. I will release my top 10 Tuesday, a special 2016 film podcast on Wednesday, my “Oscar” ballot on Thursday and will cap it off with my favorite scenes of the year on Friday. Jam packed schedule I tell
Hello and Happy New Year to you all! I hope you all had a wonderful time last night doing whatever you do. Anyways, welcome to my annual most anticipated films of the year list. This is one of my favorite things to do, despite it driving me insane. The 2017 list is incredibly special cause
Much how I’m sure Martin Scorsese wanted it, I am really struggling with Silence, the film that is a passion project for the director. Silence is a movie about ideas and faith and I admire the effort that Scorsese put into getting this thing made. But Silence is a movie that doesn’t seem to invite
It stands to reason that Disney over the years has figured out how to make good movies, even when they are blatant attempts at just making more money. As far as cash grabs go, they probably don’t come better made than Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a fun thrill ride of a film that
It seems like just yesterday we were all minding our own business and now we are dropped into the thick of the awards season. This raggedy year has flown by. Anyways, the Golden Globes announced their nominations this morning and I have some thoughts. The Good 1. The love for Moonlight is nice to see.
As writers, we look to ways to quantify films and performances. Tour de force, edge of your seat, white knuckle ride, all terms that have been applied to films. Jackie, the newest film by Pablo Larrain, requires using such terminology because to accurately acertain why it’s so effective you need to dip into your well