The 2015 movie year is over. Overall, I would say it has been a pretty great year for movies. The first half of the year was a little rough, but the second half really picked up and was filled with some amazing films. This is the first of a few lists that I will be making covering the 2015 movie year. This first list will cover the technical and writing categories. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – “Inside…
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The Golden Globes are tonight and it is going to be a little different than most years. Usually, the Globes don’t have a ton of say in the Oscar race. From some questionable nominations (Johnny Depp being a double nominee for The Tourist and Alice in Wonderland in 2010) to some interesting winners (Avatar winning Best Picture -Drama over The Hurt Locker and Inglorious Basterds), The Globes aren’t usually the greatest Oscar predictor. This year,…
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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…
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2015 has come to a close and it has been a very good year for movies. It’s very hard compiling my Best of the Year lists because of how many good movies and performances we got this year. But before I release those, here are my five biggest takeaways from the movies of 2015. 5 – Steven Spielberg is a Victim of His Own Greatness Steven Spielberg made the best movie that nobody is talking…
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Happy New Year kids! With most end of the year lists up and more award ceremony nominations, we are starting to get a clearer picture of what this year’s Oscar season will be like. We will get our biggest indicator once the Directors Guild and Producers Guild announce their nominations. You can watch all the trailers by clicking on the titles of films. BEST PICTURE: Two films have been constantly appearing all season long, Spotlight…
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu follows up his 2014 Oscar winning masterpiece Birdman with one of the most brutal and chilling movie going experiences of 2015, The Revenant. This is a no holds barred, white-knuckle, brilliant movie that plays out like action-horror movie set in the forest. The film is set in the 1820’s, where frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes on an epic journey to seek revenge on the group of men who left him for dead…
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Yesterday, the ballots were officially sent out to members of the Academy for them to vote on what they think are the best movies and performances of 2015. So, before the Academy makes their final decisions, here are some films and performances they shouldn’t forget. These films and performances are going to be from films that would actually have a chance at a nomination, not just any random movie (sorry Goosebumps). Some of these films…
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Whenever Quentin Tarantino makes a movie, it is an event. He is one of the best, wildest, most unique directors working in cinema today. Audiences can’t wait to see his movies, expecting something they’ve never seen before, and most of the time, they are not disappointed. With his eighth feature film, The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino brings everything that he usually does in his films; expertly written dialog, ridiculous violence, classic cinema homages, great technical…
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Merry Christmas kids! Everyone knows the classic Christmas movies, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), National Lampoons: Christmas Vacation (1989), Elf (2003), etc. But how about some more bizarre choices? Movies that aren’t usually considered Christmas movies, but take place during the holiday season? Here are my favorite unconventional Christmas movies. 5- Batman Returns (Tim Burton, 1992) Tim Burton did some landmark work with Batman (1989), but he upped the ante with its sequel, Batman Returns….
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Quentin Tarantino is one of my all-time favorite directors. With classics like Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Inglorious Basterds (2009), he has cemented himself as one of the greats. His films are always wildly original, with a slew of violence, fascinating dialog, and unique characters. One of the things Tarantino does best is get great performances from all of his actors. He has started, resurrected, and heightened actor’s careers. So before his eighth…
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