Month: December 2018
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Precursor: 52nd Kansas City Critics Awards (2018)
Hedging a few of its bets, Kansas City’s film critics have gone down a familiar path with their selections with Amy Adams being the only slightly atypical choice they’ve made. Award Tallies (3) The Favourite, Roma (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Vice The Awards
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Precursor: 39th Boston Critics Awards (2018)
Going a different direction in several categories than a lot of the awards that have been announced so far, Boston has given strong attention to If Beale Street Could Talk, which could certainly use some added attention. Award Tallies (3) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, If Beale Street Could Talk (2) Shoplifters The Awards
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Film Preview: Artemis Fowl (2020)
Page Revisions: (December 9, 2018) Original (March 8, 2020) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) / New Release Date (changed from 8/9/19) / Revised Synopsis Release Date: May 29, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.” Poster Rating: C…
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Film Preview: 12 Round Gun (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 9, 2018) Original Release Date: November 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A washed up, alcoholic ex-prizefighter makes a comeback to boxing after his top heavyweight contender son is wrongfully blinded in the ring.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the…
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 21-23, 2018
Below are seven previews for films opening next weekend. Aquaman (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Bumblebee (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Mary Poppins Returns (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Second Act (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Welcome to Marwen (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Cold War (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Swing Kids (Limited)…
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Film Preview: Swing Kids (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 16, 2018) Original Release Date: December 21, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of Ro Gi Soo, a tap dancing North Korean soldier who was held captive in the Geoje prison camp during the Korean War. ~~ Based on Korean musical “Rho Ki-Soo,” written by Jang Woo-Sung and directed by Kim Tae…
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Film Preview: Cold War (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 16, 2018) Original (January 13, 2019) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: December 21, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland,…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 16 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 7th Boston Online Critics Awards (2018)
We’ve seen You Were Never Really Here referenced before this precursor season, but never with such forceful adoration. The film performed far better than expected. Looking over the choices of the Boston online critics and you’ll see a more eclectic bunch of winners that aren’t necessarily frontrunners, though some are. Award Tallies (4) You Were…
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Film Preview: Mobile Homes (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 9, 2018) Original Release Date: November 16, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young mother drifts from one motel to the next with her intoxicated boyfriend, and her 8-year-old son. The makeshift family scrapes by, living one hustle at a time, until the discovery of a mobile home community offers an alternative life.”…
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Film Preview: Time Freak (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 9, 2018) Original Release Date: November 9, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Physics prodigy Stillman (Butterfield) is destined for great things, only to be derailed when his girlfriend, Debbie (Turner) suddenly dumps him. But Stillman isn’t beaten, he does what any heartbroken genius would do – he invents a time machine to get…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 15 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 19th Vancouver Critics Nominations (2018)
One of the few groups that reward fewer than five nominees in each category, Vancouver’s film critics have picked a ton of major Oscar competitors for recognition, along with a few not-so-contending selections. On the Canadian film side, Roads in February and Edge of the Knife were the dominant films. Nominations Tallies (6) The Favourite,…
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Precursor: 22nd Las Vegas Critics Awards (2018)
Another chapter of the Roma show comes to a close with five awards going to Alfonso Cuaron’s black-and-white feature. A Star Is Born did well as well. Nothing particularly exciting jumps out of this particular list. Award Tallies (5) Roma (4) A Star Is Born (2) A Quiet Place The Awards
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Film Preview: Welcome to Mercy (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 9, 2018) Original Release Date: November 2, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a single mother begins to experience symptoms of the stigmata, she seeks the help of a local priest and nun to help her understand what is seen and unseen.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Symbolically, this poster…
