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Weekend Update, Oscar Edition – January 8, 2012
“The funny thing about winning an Academy Award is that this will always be synonymous with my name from here on in. It will be Oscar-winner George Clooney, Sexiest Man Alive 1997, Batman died in a...
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REVIEW: War Horse
One of the best compliments I can give “War Horse” is that it feels like Robert Zemeckis’ “Forrest Gump,” just following a smart horse instead of a dumb man. Both films are among the best cinematic...
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Weekend Update – Golden Globes 2011 Live Blog!
4:00 P.M. E! has already started their Golden Globe coverage, so I guess it’s time for me to begin as well! Time for the best of Hollywood (and television) to come out and get rewarded (or robbed)....
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Classics Corner: Jaws
Everyone thinks they know “Jaws” if they have ever stopped foot in water, be it a swimming pool or an ocean. There is always that joker who starts to hum two notes that speak volumes for the...
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Oscar Moment: Final 2012 Pre-Season Predictions, Part 1
Best Picture Les Miserables Lincoln Argo Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty The Master Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Moonrise Kingdom Amour To quote “Les Miserables” itself, the time is...
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REVIEW: Lincoln
I am by no means saying that “Lincoln” is not a smart movie. I think the writing is very clever, the angle is interesting, and the words take the feel of political poetry. And Daniel Day-Lewis gives...
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Oscar Moment: Final 2012 Predictions, Part 4 (Directing)
TWO MORE DAYS! I’m slowly starting to lose my mind … or at least become so consumed with thinking about the Oscar nominations that I can think of little else. See my predictions for Best Original...
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REVIEW: Jurassic World
“We want to be thrilled,” declares Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire to a set of interested investors at the beginning of “Jurassic World.” One can easily imagine the very green director Colin Trevorrow,...
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REVIEW: Bridge of Spies
I’m young enough that I cannot remember a time when director Steven Spielberg’s name was not synonymous with cinematic excellence at the highest echelon. I am also of the age that I have never been...
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REVIEW: The BFG
Think back to your favorite Spielberg movie. How did it open? “Jaws” began with the shark taking its first victim. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” had our hero creeping through the forest towards an unknown...
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