Film Preview: Glue Trap (2024)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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New Poll Series Debuts This Week
With the closure of the Friday Face-Off, we decided to start up a new polling series that asks you to rate every Oscar nominee in most of the major categories. Every day of the week at noon (Central), a new poll group will post with anywhere between 30 and 35 nominees across two to four…
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Precursor: 36th USC Scripter Nominations (2022)
One of the most accurate precursors, the USC Scripter award for Best Adapted Screenplay. A couple of major Oscar contenders are missing. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story is the most injured by these selections, though After Yang, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Whale, and White Noise aren’t going to feel much better…
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Precursor: 26th Online Critics Nominations (2022)
With only a handful of idiosyncrasies, this list looks like many others. Nominations Tallies (11) Everything Everywhere All at Once (9) The Banshees of Inisherin (8) The Fabelmans (6) Tár (4) Aftersun, Elvis, Nope, Top Gun: Maverick (3) Babylon, RRR, Women Talking The Nominations
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 20-22, 2023
There’s only one new wide release this weekend, Missing. The film seems like it could be hit or miss depending on its target demo (teens) turning out in force, which isn’t necessarily likely. Our Highest Rated Films: Missing, In from the Side Our Best Awards Ratings: None OTHER LIMITED RELEASES New Gods: Yang Jian (Wide)…
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Review: Gosford Park (2001)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Gosford Park Rating Director Robert Altman Screenplay Julian Fellowes, Robert Altman, Bob Balaban Length 2h 17m Starring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charles Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Tom Hollander, Natasha Wightman, Jeremy Northam,…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 18 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Precursor: 7th Seattle Critics Awards (2022)
Seattle’s critics loved several films, spreading the love beyond just their Best Picture choice. Awards Tallies (4) Everything Everywhere All at Once (3) The Banshees of Inisherin (2) Babylon, Tár The Awards
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Film Preview: Consecration (2023)
Page Revisions: (January 15, 2023) Original Release Date: February 10, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church’s account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS…
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Precursor: 21st Visual Effects Society Nominations (2022)
There was no doubt that Avatar: The Way of Water would come out on top of this year’s VES nominations, but even 14 is unheard of, a staggering total that certifies there is no competition for James Cameron’s film. That the next three highest nomination totals are animated films with a fourth tied with The…
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Precursor: 31st Annie Awards Nominations (2022)
While Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was the top vote getter, the film Disney tried to bury on Disney+ has the last laugh, picking up a strong 7 nominations while the studios other big tentpoles only picked up two each. The number of nominations overall is a bit muted this year with more films picking up…
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Home Viewing with Peter #812
Time to discuss a few films I recently caught up with on streaming. Based on Don DeLilio’s 1984 novel, Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, now streaming on Netflix, is a dark comedy set in 1983 dealing with many situations of the day. There were no cell phones, widescreen TVs, home computers, or other commonplace objects of…
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Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Thor: Love and Thunder Rating Director Taika Waititi Screenplay Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin, Robinson Length 1h 58m Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Jaimie Alexander, Idris Elba, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Carly Rees, Kat Dennings, Brett Goldstein, Stellan…
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The Morning After: Jan. 17, 2023
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: She Said Journalism takes time…
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Review: Primary Colors (1998)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Primary Colors Rating Director Mike Nichols Screenplay Elaine May (Novel: Anonymous (Joe Klein)) Length 2h 23m Starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, Diane Ladd, Paul Guilfoyle…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 17 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Precursor: 20th African American Critics Awards, Part 2 (2022)
If you had given me the time I could have probably guessed at every single one of these winners in the top categories. While they are predictable choices, they are important ones. Awards Tallies (3) Till (2) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Woman King The Awards
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