2016 was the year of animation. So many animated movies came out and none of them, I’d consider, were bad. In fact, I’d argue we got at least two or three that could be considered some of the best animated movies of this decade. I didn’t get to see some of the foreign films that were released, nor some of the American releases (I happily skipped Norm of the North). But with that, here is my…
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I’m a sucker for a good musical. I don’t think I can say there is one that I truly dislike. There are a couple I wasn’t a huge fan of, but I love most musicals. I don’t know why, I just do. This weekend, Hollywood’s latest musical, La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, gets a nation-wide release. So in honor of that, here are my picks for the best modern musicals. By modern musical, I…
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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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Well, here we are, the final month of 2016. It is amazing how fast the year has gone. But, we’re here, and we are ending the year with a bang. There are so many great movies coming out in December, narrowing it down to five was nearly impossible. This month is so loaded, I had to leave off anticipated titles like Sing, Assassins Creed, Passengers, A Monster Calls, and Why Him?. But, of all the movies coming out this month,…
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The Chicago International Film Festival is officially over. Over the past two weeks, I saw 22 movies (17 festival and five wide releases). It was an exhausting two weeks, but an awesome two weeks. I saw so many movies from all different countries and all different genres and I wouldn’t have changed it for the world. Here is a look at the best movies and performances I saw while attending the festival. I’m including all…
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Bad Santa 2 continues Hollywood’s idiotic trend of making sequels to great 2000’s comedies. They got lucky with Anchorman 2 (2013), but have since missed at every single attempt after than, most notably with this year’s horrendous Zoolander 2. Now, Bad Santa 2 isn’t the debacle that Zoolander 2 is. It is just an unnecessary sequel with sporadic laughs and a predictable plot. Bad Santa 2 brings back to the boozing, cursing, sex-crazed Willie (Billy Bob Thornton). When Willie is at…
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I love Amy Adams. From the first time I saw her as the innocent nurse in Catch Me If You Can (2002), she has grown into one of the finest actresses we have in Hollywood. This weekend, she stars in the sci-fi thriller, Arrival, (my review right here). So in honor of that, here are my five favorite Amy Adams movies. These movies are based on the performance of Adams and the quality of the movie. I…
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Another year, another festival. This will be my ninth time attending the Chicago International Film Festival and, like every year, this is going to a unique, diverse year for movies. I have a loaded schedule of 19 movies, with the possibility of almost 25. The films are all over the place in terms of genre, from indie, to war, to musicals, to horror. My brain will probably be fried after the festival, and I am…
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With the second half of 2016 in full swing, it’s time to look at the movies ahead. This is the time of the year when the summer blockbusters dwindle down and we get into Oscar season, which is my personal favorite time of the movie year. A lot of exciting movies coming out this fall, with tons of big named actors and directors. So many, in fact, that I probably could have made a top…
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Here are my picks for the best Mark Wahlberg movies, in honor of Deepwater Horizon coming out this weekend. TOP 5 RECAP 5 – LONE SURVIVOR (Peter Berg, 2014) A powerful, thrilling war film that goes unnoticed. 4 – THE OTHER GUYS (Adam McKay, 2010) Wahlberg’s best comedic effort is one of the best action comedies of the decade. 3 – THE FIGHTER (2010, David O. Russell) An all-time great boxing movie, Wahlberg is the emotional center of…
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