If I Had an Oscar Ballot, 2015 Edition

This had to be the toughest fake Oscar ballot, I’ve ever done. Some of these categories were so tough I literally yelled in anguish at getting rid of people. I mean there were 15 finalists for Cinematography and 7 in Director, which is crazy. Ex Machina is the leader with 9 nominees (including Picture), but my

Special 2015 Film Awards

Alright my 2015 year in review is moving slowly to a close, and to start my final 3 posts on the film year, I decided to hand out some special awards. Tomorrow, you’ll get a brief discussion on my top 10 films and Wednesday, you’ll see a potential Oscar ballot if I had a vote.

Film Review: Tom at the Farm

Review originally published on 11/14/13 at Awards Circuit. In the few Xavier Dolan films I’ve had the chance to witness, he’s often his own worst enemy. AFI Fest selection Tom at the Farm, sees the director at perhaps his most commercially viable and yet still contains many of the problems that have plagued his other

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

2013 in Review: Special Prizes including the Worst Films of 2013

I can see the light of my 2013 awards! Lawd I’m almost done talking about the year that was 2013. In order to do this, I decided to group together some of the last prizes I needed to hand out and man did I hand some out. This was such a good film year that I even decided to invent some categories to honor more people. I’ve also included the worst films of the year in this post. Enjoy!

AFI Fest Wrap Up: Awards and Review Links

Man the past week and change has certainly been a blur. Covering AFI Fest has been both a blessing and a curse but I am glad to have had the chance to see movies I would have otherwise missed. Now that the festival is over, I can reclaim a bit of my life. Before I do that wholesale, I figured I’d do a wrap up post with links to my reviews as well as my awards for the fest. Check it out!