2014 in Review: If I Had an Oscar Ballot

Well folks, we’ve reached the final 2014 year in review post. It’s been a joy but I do eventually have to move on to talking about 2015 stuff! Anyways, I’m sure we’re all still in a tizzy about the Oscar nominations and what better way to channel that than into envisioning what might go on a ballot if I had one. You have already seen my top 10 films of the year and special awards and here’s the best of the rest.

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