It’s that time of year again: it’s Oscar season! This is my favorite time of the year for movies. It is when we get the best of the best from the worlds greatest actors and filmmakers. It is also fun to watch which movies come out of nowhere and surprise us and which Oscar hopefuls fall right on their face. With the Telluride Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival all premiering…
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September is one of the more interesting months of the cinematic year. It is the month when the major fall film festivals, like Toronto, Telluride, and Venice, kick-off, officially ushering Oscar season, as well getting some fun genre films, like pre-Halloween horror flicks. In terms of quality, however, the films can be great, awards-worthy films or can be complete disasters. It’s never a boring month and this September looks quite interesting. We got a few…
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The 2019 Summer Movie Season is officially over! Though there were a few movies I really loved that came out this summer, this was one of the more lackluster summers in recent years. The biggest problem with this summer movie season was the blockbusters. A lot of the big budget franchise films ended up being complete duds, which really killed the summer for me. But the summer wasn’t a complete failure. There were a number…
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Cate Blanchett is one of the best actors on the planet. She is a chameleon, disappearing into every role she takes. Whether it’s an intense, awards-worthy performance or a fun blockbuster, Blanchett never phones it and exudes confidence and charisma, and adds a level of gravitas to every movie. This Friday, Blanchett stars in Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette, a movie I am really excited about due to Blanchett teaming up with Richard Linklater, a…
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The Summer Movie Season is on the homestretch and it is going out with a bang. This summer has been loaded with some pretty great films and August looks no different. What I like most about the movies coming out in August is the diversity in genre and filmmaking. We are getting some really good original content, as well as films from almost every genre, like horror, action, comedy, crime, and some strong indie films. …
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Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. He has worked with some of the greatest directors to ever work behind the camera and has starred in some of the biggest and most rewarded movies of all time. He himself has garnered tons of praise over his career, including winning an Oscar in 2016 for his performance in The Revenant. DiCaprio is one of my favorite actors working today and I get…
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The first half of 2019 is officially done, so now it’s time to look forward. We still have another six months of movies ahead of us and there are plenty of exciting titles to look ahead. We have number of movies from some of the best filmmakers and biggest stars in the world, with some looking for Oscar glory. I couldn’t possibly name all the exciting movies coming out, so I am only going to…
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Two of July’s most anticipated movies have already been released; Ari Aster’s Midsommar (review here) and the latest movie in the MCU, Spider-Man: Far From Home (review here). But what’s great about this July is the amount of exciting movies coming out this month. The first half of 2019 was a solid one, but slightly disappointing compared to some previous years. But July kicks off the second half of the year with a bang with one of my most anticipated…
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With the releases of Annabelle Comes Home and Yesterday, the first half of the 2019 movie year is complete. It has been quite an interesting year so far, with some truly great movies coming. Looking at the list of movies I have seen this year (101 total films) my favorite films are all over the place in terms of genre and budget. There have been a number of great franchise sequels that have come this year as…
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The Summer Movie Season is in full swing now and June looks to keep it going. In the traditional Summer Movie sense, June is filled with sequels to big franchises that have graced the summer screen in the past, as well as some really good indies. Here are my picks for the most exciting movies coming out in June. 5 – DARK PHOENIX (Simon Kinberg, June 7th) I am a big fan…
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