A movie like Monster Trucks is hard to review. How do I go about judging this movie? Do I judge it based on how I, as a 28 year old man, view the movie, even though the film is not for my demographic? Or, do I judge it as if I am a six year old boy, the film’s target demographic? I have this issue with kids movies all the time. I started watching the movie as…
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Jamie Foxx is one of the most talented people we have in Hollywood. He can sing, dance, and play piano. You can ask him to act in a drama, action movie, comedy, whatever, and he will crush it every time. This Friday, Foxx stars in the corrupt cop flick, Sleepless. So in honor of that, here are my five favorite Jamie Foxx movies. This list is based on Foxx’s performance and the movie’s quality. …
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As 2016 comes to a close, it is time to start counting down the best movies of 2016. This will be a number of lists looking at the best movies and performances of the year, as well as looking at the best of specific genres. I am going to kick this off with looking at the comic book movies of 2016. Once again, we got a number of comic book films this year. Six to…
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Continuing to look at the best and worst movies of 2016, I am not going to look at the best of the genres. I am going to break down my favorite movies per genre with a brief description as to why I chose that specific film. BEST FOREIGN FILM – ELLE RUNNER UP – PARADISE Paradise was one of the most harrowing movies I saw in 2016, but Paul Verhoeven’s sexualized thriller is a throwback…
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Usually with this piece, it’s tough to narrow down the list to just five. However, we are in what I like to consider a cinematic shit-hole, or simply, January. When seeing what movies were coming out this month, I cringed. There is legitimately one movie coming out that I’d actually like to see. Thankfully, I’ll be at the Sundance Film Festival for two weeks, so I don’t have to suffer through everything. But, for you…
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Continuing to look at the best movies of 2016, I am going to look at the best of the techs. What I mean by techs is the more technical categories, like screenplays, costumes, editing, cinematography, etc. So here we go. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – THE NICE GUYS RUNNER UP – THE LOBSTER I loved the originality and uniqueness of The Lobster. But the way The Nice Guys merged neo-noir and buddy comedy with whip-smart dialog is just…
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2016 has finally come to an end and it is time to look at the best movies of 2016 as well as the worst of 2016. It has been one hell of a year for cinema. I saw more movies this year than any other year before. I was exposed to so many genres and filmmakers, some new, some old. But, with every year, I learn some things along the way while watching all the…
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The ballots have officially been sent out to members of the Academy for them to vote on what they think are the best movies and performances for the 2017 Oscars. So, I am going to take the time to remind the Academy of some performances and movies they should remember before they send in their ballots. These are going to be movies that have actual awards potential and not just random movies I loved. So here…
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After seeing Underworld: Blood Wars, a quote from the movie Anchorman (2004) came to mind; “That’s not a good start, but keep going.” The 2017 movie year is off to a rough start, which is expected. January is a dead month for cinema. It is a time where studios release their worse movies on the docket. Occasionally, we will get a gem or two, like The Grey (2012), but those are like gold hidden amongst a sea of…
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Tonight is the 74th annual Golden Globe awards. The Globes are somewhat a precursor to the Oscars, giving us a glimpse as to where the voting might land. But mostly, the Globes are a huge party and love big stars and big movies. Here are my predictions of who will win, as well as my choice of who should win tonight at the 2017 Golden Globes. I’m only picking the movie categories, as I don’t…
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