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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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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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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Brad Pitt has had a fascinating movie star career. A heartthrob of the 90s, Pitt’s career started off with films that mostly highlighted his good looks and ridiculously sculpted body, like Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise. But as Pitt matured as an actor, so did his performances. With performances in 12 Monkeys, Fight Club, and Snatch, Pitt proved that he was more than a pretty face and in the years following, has become one of…
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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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So, I definitely forgot to do this list for October. I was so busy the whole month, I completely blanked on it. My bad, ya’ll. But now, I’m back, and ready to give you the best movies coming out in November. This month is completely loaded. So loaded, in fact, I had to leave off such titles as Nocturnal Animals, Moana, Trolls, and one of my favorite movies of 2016, Elle. I also excluded Hacksaw Ridge and Doctor Strange…
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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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Another month, more Netflix movies. Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix in October. The full list of all movies coming to Netflix in October can be found here. 5 – DHEEPAN (Jaques Audiard, 2015) There were a couple other movies coming to Netflix this month that are great, but I felt this movie deserved some recognition. I saw Dheepan at last year’s Chicago International Film Festival and it is a…
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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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