The Good Dinosaur, Pixar’s second animated film of the year, starts off with an asteroid missing the earth allowing the dinosaurs who roamed this earth to continue living. Unfortunately that asteroid could also be a stand-in for this film, as The Good Dinosaur so badly misses the mark that it will leave you sitting in
Sumptuously made and gloriously acted, Brooklyn is one of the year’s best films. This fact is surprising to yours truly as I did not expect to be so transported and emotionally moved by this movie. But there’s not a single moment in Brooklyn that won’t take you to a new place. Saoirse Ronan plays Eilis Lacey,
Handsomely made and crafted but lacking in any kind of intrigue or tension, Bridge of Spies is the kind of prestige picture that just sits on the screen and fails to engage emotionally. I hesitate to give much more in the way of venomous diatribe because the movie isn’t one that engenders anger, just boredom.
You will notice that many changes have been made to these predictions (cause I haven’t done a set in a billion years). Anyways, here are some new Oscar predictions. They are now ranked in each category with the first film/person/thing as the winner and in descending order. Best Picture Spotlight The Revenant Steve Jobs The
There’s a type of kinetic energy that can only be harnessed in films when the writing is sharp, the direction and camera work crisp, and the acting on point. This energy is then embraced by the audience and turned into claps and exclamations both loud and not. After seeing a film like Steve Jobs, you
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