2017 was an interesting year for movies, but a great year for movies. The first half of the year was very hit and miss, with a couple great films thrown in the middle of some overrated hits and complete disasters. However, the second half proved to be one of the strongest I have ever seen, with consistent greatness coming all the way until the end of the year. The year had its up, its downs,…
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Along with making a finalized Best Movies list, narrowing down the performances is always hard. There were so many great performances in 2017 from actors new and old. It hurt to leave some people off this list, but at the end of the day, these were the very best. Here are my picks for the best performances of 2017. I will be breaking it down similar to the Oscars, with five nominees, which are essentially…
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For this list, I’m looking back at the best individual scenes from 2017. There were thousands to chose from, but these are the scenes that left the biggest impression on me. Whether it was a scene of masterful acting, exciting action, or a simple conversation, these were the best scenes of 2017. Some of these choices will have clips attached to them so you can see the excellence for yourself. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!!!! There, you’ve…
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Continuing to look at the best movies of 2017, I am going to look at the best of the techs. What I mean by techs is the more technical categories, like screenplays, costumes, editing, cinematography, etc. So here we go BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – THE SHAPE OF WATER Runner Up – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Guillermo Del Toro mixing fairy tales, science fiction, heist films, and love stories was unmatched by anyone in…
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Continuing to look at the best and worst movies of 2017, here are my picks for the best movies from each genre. BEST ANIMATED FILM – COCO Runner Up – Mutafukaz In a relatively weak year for animation, Pixar reigns supreme with it’s heart-tugging, musical gem. BEST FOREIGN FILM – THE MERCILESS Runner Up – The Square The Merciless is a slick, fun, twisty, Departed-esque gangster flick that is wildly entertaining…
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The Golden Globes are a very weird awards show. It can be argued that they focus and reward more on stars and on names than the actual movies and performances nominated. They do give us a slight idea of where the Oscars may lean, which is going to be huge this year, as the Oscar race is wide open in all categories. So with that, here are my predictions for the 2018 Golden Globes. I…
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After every year, I take a look back at the movies and movie news throughout the year and reflect on all that happened. I reflect on the biggest stories, the biggest movies, and the ones that surprised us. These are five big things that I took away from the 2017 movie year. 5 – MATT DAMON’S TERRIBLE YEAR Matt Damon has been one of Hollywood’s top talents for over twenty…
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The 2017 movie year is officially over, so now begins the lists. Over the next week or so, I will be counting down the best and worst movies and performances of 2017 over a number of lists. I am going to kick it off by talking about the comic book movies of 2017. As usual, there were a number of comic book movies that were released this year and, as usual, we had our good,…
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There is a scene in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game where Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) is closing down one of her usual poker games in New York city. A regular by the name of Douglas Downey (Chris O’Dowd), who usually stays after the game is over to drink and hang out, drunkenly stumbles over to Molly and plops down right next to her desk. Molly knows what is coming, as Douglas is known for saying phrases that “sound…
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At the beginning of 2016, it looked like it was going to be a good year for Matt Damon. Yes, he had The Great Wall early on, but in prime Oscar season, Damon was starring in two movies, Suburbicon and Downsizing. Suburbicon was written by Oscar winners the Coen Brothers and directed by George Clooney, who is a Hollywood favorite. Downsizing was written and directed by two time Oscar winner Alexander Payne. It was looking like this was…
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