Oscar Prediction Update – World of Confusion

Things have changed in the Oscar race haven’t they? This is what tends to happen as contenders start announcing dates and movies get shuffled. Let’s take a gander at some new Oscar analysis shall we? –Selma has officially joined the Oscar race. I am surprised that this film, which is just finishing shooting this week

First Half of 2014 Movie Awards

Well folks, we have finally reached the end of the first half of the year! How crazy is that? 2014 has been such an interesting year so far for movies. I was going through my Lettrboxd page where I keep a database of my reviews and I realize that I didn’t see a single movie

What Makes a Musical a Musical?

If you happen to listen to the Awards Circuit Power Hour or read that site, you know there’s been quite a discussion regarding determining what a musical is. I attempted to comment on the podcast and I just want to make sure that I could have my ideas somewhere they could be read in full

Film Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction

Has the ever been a filmmaker in our life time that consistently does the bare minimum with the most than Michael Bay? I mean got damn this man has EVERYTHING at his disposal and THIS was the best Transformers movie he could think of? Like…chile…I can’t even begin to tell you all how bad of

Film Review: La Bare

It’s no surprise that when actors do research for a role, that it can take on a life of its own. They are a part of the storytelling process and in being forced to go deep into the characters, often find new avenues of bringing these stories to life. For that reason, it’s probably not

Film Review: The Signal

Independent sci-fi can be a dicey proposition. Lower budgets can mean terrible special effects, the need to create intimacy can lead to poor execution. Luckily, director William Eubank avoids most, if not all of the problems, with his new film The Signal, one of the most compelling indie sci-fi films in the past few years. Read

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