The nominees for the 74th Golden Globes was announced this morning and it is by far the most interesting batch of nominees I have seen in a long time from the Hollywood Foreign Press. We got out fair share of snubs and surprises, as well as inevitable picks from future Oscar nominees. Here are my picks for my favorite nominations from this morning. I only focused on the movie categories, as I don’t watch enough…
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Office Christmas Party is one of those comedies where it is all about the cast. The plot and story are all irrelevant, the love stories are useless and lame, and the movie runs too long. But God damn, if this isn’t a cast of comedic all-stars that make this movie a blast. When an uptight CEO (Jennifer Aniston) threatens to shut down his branch, a branch manager (T.J. Miller) throws an epic Christmas party to…
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I first saw Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It was towards the end of the festival and the hype around the film was through the roof. The film ended up being one of my favorites of the festival and was one I was constantly thinking about for months after. I decided check the movie out again when it finally got a wide release, a rarity for me, as I would…
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The Eyes of My Mother is a truly disturbing and horrifying film, yet one of the most beautifully shot and made films of the year. The film looks at the life of Francisca, a lonely girl who witnesses a horrible tragedy the skewers her way of life. We see as young Francisca (Olivia Bond) learns how to do facial surgery using dead animals, and we watch the questionable parenting techniques of her parents, until tragedy…
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I skipped this piece last month because other than Boyhood (2014) and the new Gilmore Girls season, November was a very light month. But, December offers a number of great movies ranging from sports movies, comedy, gangster, and one of the best movies of 2016. Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix in December. You can see the full list of all movies and T.V. shows coming out this month right here. …
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