Oscar Predictions – December 5, 2015

With Top 10’s and Best of the Year lists starting to come out, the Oscar picture is getting a little clearer.  It is still extremely foggy with no real frontrunner as of now, but we can start to narrow down some movies.  The only movie we are waiting for is “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, which could change the game. You can watch all the trailers by clicking on the titles of films.     BEST…

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Top 5 – Scariest Movies

I don’t get scared too often at the movies.  I’m not just saying that to be a tough guy, but it’s true.  I think it is a combination of me being desensitized to blood, gore, and jump scares, as well as a lot of horror movies are not very good movies and are predictable.  But, these movies right here, they got me.  These are the ones that genuinely scared me.  So if you’re looking for…

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Oscar Predictions – October 30, 2015

Oscar season is in full swing and this looks like the most wide open race in years.  There is no real frontrunner as of now, though some films have staked their claim as heavy favorites for nominations.  Here are my most recent predictions for this year’s Academy Awards. You can watch all the trailers by clicking on the titles of films.       BEST PICTURE: Spotlight played like gangbusters on the festival circuit and has…

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Top 5 – Movies You’ve Never Heard of that Played at the Chicago International Film Festival

This week, the 55th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off and it is a festival near and dear to my heart.  I first attended the festival in 2008, where I got to see Darren Aronofsky’s masterpiece The Wrestler  I was also lucky enough to meet Mr. Aronofsky after the screening and talk to him about wrestling and filmmaking, which, for a 20 year old film student, was mind-blowing.  I have attended the festival every year…

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