Month: December 2018
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Precursor: 10th Indiana Critics Awards (2018)
Sometimes it takes the regional critics to infuse Oscar season with some unusual selections. Most of what Indiana’s film journalists have done is select unique and interesting choices. There are a few that aren’t out of left field, but from Best Picture on down, this is one of the most eclectic batches so far. Award…
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91st Oscars: Shortlists – All of Them
Unlike past years, the Academy has decided to reveal all of the shortlists simultaneously. Here is the press release. On initial glance, there were no major embarrassments to be found. All of my predictions in Documentary Feature, Foreign Language Film, and Visual Effects made the short list. A few from my Original Song and Original…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
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Trailer Watch: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#6) Godzilla: King of the Monsters, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Bird Box (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 16, 2018) Original Release Date: December 21, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman and a pair of children are blindfolded and make their way through a dystopian setting along a river.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The blocky lettering doesn’t enhance this design, nor does the mysteriously blindfolded characters.…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 14-16, 2018
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse As a product of the DC universe, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was though to be little more than a new cash grab for Sony after its ignoble attempts at resurrecting the beloved webslinger. Then something spectacular happened:…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 5
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). With the Screen Actors Guild announcing their nominations, this was a fairly momentous week. Several other groups also…
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Precursor: 26th Dallas Area Critics Awards (2018)
While Roma was the top winner, A Star Is Born came out on top as the year’s best film according to the Dallas-Fort Worth critics. All of the selections here are being recognized again, so there’s not a lot of new or fresh information here. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) The Favourite, Isle of Dogs…
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The Morning After: Dec. 17, 2018
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: If Beale Street Could Talk…
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Review: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Bad Times at the El Royale Rating Director Drew Goddard Screenplay Drew Goddard Length 2h 21m Starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman, Xavier Dolan MPAA Rating R for strong violence, language, some drug content and brief nudity Original Preview Click Here
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This Day in Oscar History: December 17 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 5th Phoenix Critics Circle Awards (2018)
Another group following prescribed winners, but spreading things a bit more evenly among its awards. Award Tallies (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Favourite, Roma, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Awards
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Precursor: 12th Houston Critics Nominations (2018)
A strong showing for The Favourite thanks to its three acting nominations, but Black Panther and If Beale Street Could Talke also delivered strong numbers. Not a lot of divergence here from what we’ve already seen. Nominations Tallies (7) The Favourite (6) Black Panther, If Beale Street Could Talk (5) A Star is Born, Vice…
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jan. 2019, Wide)
Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jan. 2019, Wide)
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Precursor: 13th St. Louis Critics Awards (2018)
Giving A Star Is Born Best Picture, but no other awards (a runner-up mention in Best Actress was the closest it came), is a rather unusual move considering most critics groups tend to put a lot of awards onto films they award Best Picture (or at least more than one or two). BlacKkKlansman did incredibly…
