Snubs, Surprises, and why I'm SMH: The Oscar nominations are in!
Okay, l let’s start with the SMH (that’s shaking my head, to you Internet acronym impaired): How on earth did Inside Llewyn Davis get virtually shut out? It was one of my favorites of the year—a near...
View ArticleLabor Day
Rating: 1.5 stars Bless the people who can get through Labor Day without cracking up a few times, for they are made of stronger stuff than I. This story of Adele (Kate Winslet), a helpless,...
View ArticleThat Awkward Moment
Rating: 2 stars [WARNING: THE FILM IS RATED R AND MY REVIEW CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT.]There’s a massive disconnect between the film That Awkward Moment thinks it is and the film it actually is.It seems...
View ArticleThe Monuments Men
Rating: 2 stars New aphorism: With great casting, comes great responsibility. I’ve heard people say, of The Monuments Men, “with a cast like that, you can’t go wrong!” Actually, the opposite is true....
View ArticleThe Lego Movie
Rating: 3 stars The Lego Movie has absolutely no business being as good as it is. It was released in February, generally a graveyard for films. It has its product placement built right into the title....
View ArticleWinter's Tale
Rating: 1 star Breathe a sigh of relief, Labor Day! We have a new frontrunner for Worst Film of the Year!Oh, how to explain the many ways that Winter’s Tale goes wrong, except to say . . .every...
View ArticlePompeii
Rating: 1.5 stars Oh, to have been a fly on the wall at the Screen Gems pitch session when they hatched the idea for Pompeii.“It’ll be like Gladiator…but with volcanoes!” one producer would enthuse....
View ArticleIf You Build It, They Will Vote: My 2014 Oscar Predictions
I have a (semi) foolproof strategy for guessing which film is going to win Best Picture at the Oscars. The film basically has to be very entertaining/accessible while also making the voters feel good...
View ArticleNon-Stop
Rating: 2.5 stars In a way, Liam Neeson has done the “reverse McConaughey” in that he went from being a semi serious dramatic actor to a genre star (in this case, action). His trajectory is doubly...
View ArticleStars, They're Just Like Us! My 2014 Oscar Wrap-Up.
Has Twitter changed the Oscars? I ask this because, several years ago, Dave Letterman was basically run off the stage for treating the Oscars with too much irreverence (remember his infamous Uma/Oprah...
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