Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #2
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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This Day in Oscar History: August 26 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Directing, 2016
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Directing, 2016 In our fifteenth and final pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Directing. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Directing slate. There will be…
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Film Preview: God’s Creatures (2022)
Page Revisions: (August 20, 2022) Original (September 25, 2022) New Poster (#1) Release Date: September 30, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community…
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5 Favorites #143: Tilda Swinton
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. The director who brought you Mad Max and Babe: Pig in the City unifies…
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Oscar Profile #613: Christopher Nolan
Born July 30, 1970 in London, England, Christopher Nolan is the son of a British advertising executive and an American flight attendant and English teacher. He holds dual British and American citizenship as does his younger brother and sometimes collaborator, Jonathan. Nolan began making short films with his father’s Super 8 camera when he was…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 25 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Aug. 26-28, 2022)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Aug. 26-28, 2022)
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Film Preview: The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
Page Revisions: (August 20, 2022) Original Release Date: September 30, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man’s story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.” Poster Rating: A- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: An effective design that uses symbolism to efficiently…
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2022 Oscar Season Box Office Preview: September
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. September 2, 2022 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Premise: From IMDb: “In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.” Box Office Prospects: $35 M Expectations:…
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Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 26-28, 2022
With two new wide releases, neither with the best prospects at huge openings, Three Thousand Years of Longing seems the better bet to win out over The Invitation and that could also mean the top spot at the weekend box office. Our Highest Rated Films: Three Thousand Years of Longing Our Best Awards Ratings: Three…
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Review: Shazam! (2019)
Shazam! Rating Director David F. Sandberg Screenplay Henry Gayden, Darren Lemke Length 2h 12m Starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou, Faithe Herman, Meagan Good, Grace Fulton, Michelle Borth, Ian Chen, Ross Butler, Jovan Armand, D.J. Cotrona, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, Ethan Pugiotto, John Glover, Landon Doak, Wayne…
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2022 Oscar Nominations Predictions: August
Heading into the festival triple threat that is Telluride/Toronto/Venice, Oscar season will soon be kicking into high gear. We take one last look at our predictions before the sense of inevitability that these festivals will stamp onto some of the races.
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Review: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Rating Director Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones Screenplay Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin Length 1h 31m Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 24 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Charlotte (2022)
Page Revisions: (August 20, 2022) Original Release Date: April 22, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An account of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon living in the south of France between 1941 and 1943.” Poster Rating: B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A good example of the art, but with poorly placed thematic elements that don’t make it…
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