Oscar Flicks Flying Onto Your Screen
With only three months left in 2020, it is about time for the most competitive film season of the year. For anyone who is not ‘in the know’ on movies, the fall is the time when the heavy contending Oscar...
Netflix Nails it with “Chicago 7”
There has been a long stretch without a new release since “Tenet” hit theaters about four weeks ago. Netflix has been carrying the load in the meantime with films like, “I’m Thinking of Ending...
Bill and Ted and More: Movies We’re Not Buzzing About!
Throughout 2020, we have seen the mega-budget blockbusters and the tentpole films that dig deep with the Academy Award voters. Films like “Da 5 Bloods,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” and “Never...
‘Onward’ is Kind of Okay
Pixar’s latest animated feature “Onward” hits theaters on March 6, but I was lucky enough to see the film this past Saturday. The film follows Ian (Tom Holland) and Barley (Chris Pratt) Lightfoot, two...
Trump Preys on ‘Parasite’s’ Win
Just over two weeks ago, “Parasite,” from director Bong Joon-Ho, took Hollywood by surprise. The film won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and has found greater financial success as a result of...
Books Built for the Silver Screen
Oh, the dreaded book-to-movie adaptation. It’s something Hollywood always tries to do, as they desperately try to convert the die-hard book fans into die-hard moviegoers, but it always seems to flop. There...
‘Portrait’ is Pure Perfection
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is a French period-piece romance directed by Celine Sciamma. The film follows Marianne (Noémie Merlant), a painter tasked with painting a rich woman, Héloïse (Adèle...
“The Gentlemen” is Shockingly Good
Guy Ritchie is a director who is usually hit or miss when it comes to critical success. One of his first efforts, “Snatch,” has become a cult classic of sorts, while his most recent film retelling the...
Celebs Bring it on at the BAFTAs
Oh the British Academy of Film and Television Awards, what a random bit of an award ceremony it is. If you’re not aware, the BAFTAs were Sunday, Feb. 2. It’s usually one of the forgotten award shows,...
Oscar Nominations Should Be Based on Talent, Not Elitism
This year’s Academy Award nominations were released on Jan. 13, 2020. Some of the nomination categories included makeup and hairstyling, music, actor/actress in a leading film, international feature film,...