Best Movies of 2017 – So Far

Posted on July 10, 2017September 13, 2017 by Kevin Wozniak

June is officially over, which means we are halfway through the 2017 cinematic year. I have seen 93 movies so far this year, just short of my goal of 100 for the first half (my goal is 200 for the whole year). I’ve seen some great films, and some not so great films, but overall, 2017 is shaping out to be a great year for movies. Here are my picks for the best movies of 2017…

Oscar 2017: Best Performances – Best Actor

Posted on February 23, 2017March 2, 2017 by Kevin Wozniak

Taking a look at the acting categories from this year’s Academy Awards, here are my picks for the best performances from this year’s Best Actor nominees. CASEY AFFLECK BEST PERFORMANCE – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (Kenneth Lonergan, 2016) I love Casey Affleck more than most people. After a spectacular 2007, starring in films like Gone Baby Gone and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (which was almost my pick here), he was a…

Oscar 2017: Best Performances – Best Actress

Posted on February 23, 2017March 2, 2017 by Kevin Wozniak

Continuing to look at the best performances from this year’s Oscar nominated actors, here are my picks for the best performances from this year’s Best Actress nominees. ISABELLE HUPPERT (Nominated for Elle) BEST PERFORMANCE – ELLE (Paul Verhoeven, 2016) Look, I understand Isabelle Huppert is an international icon with over 100 films to her name as an actress. But, before Elle, I had only seen her in I Heart Huckabees (2004) and briefly in Amour (2012), which has since forced…

Oscar 2017: Best Performances – Best Supporting Actor

Posted on February 21, 2017March 2, 2017 by Kevin Wozniak

Continuing to look at 2017’s nominated actors, I am now going to list my favorite performances from this year’s Best Supporting Actor category. We’ve got three fresh faces in this group, a Hollywood legend, and one of the finest and most unique actors in the game today. Check out my picks for the best performances from this year’s Best Supporting Actor nominees. MAHERSHALA ALI (Nominated for Moonlight) BEST PERFORMANCE – MOONLIGHT (Barry Jenkins, 2016) Mahershala…

Oscar 2017: Best Performances – Best Supporting Actress

Posted on February 21, 2017March 2, 2017 by Kevin Wozniak

Continuing Oscar week, I am now going to break down each acting category and list the best performances from each nominated actor. I will first break down the Best Supporting Actress category, which is loaded with established veterans and a breakout star of 2016. Here are my picks for the best performances from the 2017 Best Supporting Actress nominees. VIOLA DAVIS (Nominated for Fences) BEST PERFORMANCE – DOUBT (John Patrick Shanley, 2008) Viola Davis is…

Ranking the Oscar 2017 Best Picture Nominees

Posted on February 20, 2017March 2, 2017 by Kevin Wozniak

The 2017 Academy Awards air in less than a week and this year’s pack of movies is as good as ever. Three nominees landed in my personal Top 10, and four more would have cracked my Top 25. This whole week I will be doing a lot of Oscar-themed lists and to kick it off I am going to do a list ranking the Oscar 2017 Best Picture nominees. I can say that every…

Best of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Posted on February 1, 2017March 2, 2017 by Kevin Wozniak

The 2017 Sundance Film Festival is officially over! It was a long, cold two weeks, but a good one. I saw 28 films over the two weeks (33 if you include each short film I saw in the Animated Shorts Program) which ties 2012 as the most I have ever seen at the festival. I probably could have seen more, but I decided to do other activities towards the end of the festival that hurt…

The Best Movies of 2023

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Kevin Wozniak

2023 is officially over and now it is time for my picks for the best movies of 2023. 2023 was a truly great year for cinema. Theaters were packed, we got great movies from great directors, saw new filmmakers emerge, and for me personally, I had an absolute blast. As I mentioned in my Best Director of 2023 piece, this year was loaded with films from some of my all-time favorite filmmakers; Martin Scorsese, Christopher…

Ranking the 2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominees

Posted on April 24, 2021March 1, 2022 by Kevin Wozniak

The Oscars are finally here! After a chaotic, unorthodox cinematic year in which we were uncertain if there were going to be Oscars given out this year, we are finally getting our annual ceremony. 2020 was an incredible year for movies, pandemic or not, and this year’s Best Picture showcases that. This is the first Best Picture lineup since 2017 that I’ve liked every nominee. I don’t necessarily love every nominee, but over half of…

55 Best Movies Streaming on Prime Video

Posted on February 18, 2021March 5, 2024 by Kevin Wozniak

Are you looking for a movie to watch on Prime Video? Well, you’re in luck. These are my picks for the 55 best movies streaming on Prime Video right now. These movies range from blockbusters to indie gems, from action to drama to horror. I also included some grouped movies: franchises, a series of remakes, or a batch of movies from a specific director. I have also highlighted seven movies that I consider “priority watches”,…

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