My excitement for Oscar nomination day quickly diminished when I found out that the great Alan Rickman had passed away.  Rickman was one of our finest actors and, sadly, overlooked by almost everyone.  He was one of the most under-appreciated actors because he consistently did fantastic work in every movie and we always expected greatness.  Let’s honor the man by looking back at him at his best.   5 – SHERIFF GEORGE OF NOTTINGHAM in…

Michael Bay is the definition of all style, no substance.  He badgers our senses until we can no longer hear, see, or smell.  His movies are dumb, plotless, and mildly racist, but man does he make explosions and action a spectacle for the eyes.  With Transformers: The Last Night coming out this week, let’s look back at the Bayest of the Bay and look at the director’s five best movies.   Yes, there are five, amazingly.  …

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the best actors working today.  He continues to push himself with every performance, giving us a wide range of unique, brilliant performances.  With his latest film, The Revenant coming out this weekend (read my review RIGHT HERE), let’s look at the best of the best from one of the greats.   5 – ARNIE GRAPE IN WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE? (1993) This is a performance that gets overlooked on the DiCaprio filmography, but…