January 2012
12 posts
Brief Oscar Nomination Analysis
In my opinion, this is one of the weakest years I’ve seen in film and probably the worst since 2005 (when Crash won Best Picture). No film really moved the needle for me save for one or two. There were a lot of very good films this year but nothing that blew me away. So I’m going to look at the Oscar nominations with less joy than other years.
Also, as I stated last year (and will...
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Another Movie Trailer of the Day: First official trailer for Moonrise Kingdom — the latest installment in Wes Anderson’s storied directorial repertoire.
The film, which stars Anderson vets Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman alongside Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, is set to open...
December 2011
22 posts
Spielberg/Allen/Scorsese Comparison →
Amazing article differentiating the three directors and their films this year. All three are my favorite American directors, for very different reasons.
Excellent Quality of Films Article →
Fantastic article of a theory on how films are being made to be successful through familiarity.
Here is an excerpt:
“The dominance of sequels this year is worse than it ever has been – proving that Americans have either been born to only want what’s familiar to them or they’ve been conditioned to feel that way because of our “branding” culture. This is something you don’t see as much...
WatchThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trailer
This and The Dark Knight Rises trailer in the same week? Merry Christmas to us.
Watch2nd Trailer for The Dark Knight Rises
What do you think?
dadsamoviecritic asked: First ... been checking out your film reviews and as one wanna-be critic to another... I am truly enjoying them. I am glad that you included 'Out Of The Past' . I reviewed it about 2-3 months ago and equally enjoyed the film. As for 'The Thin Red Line' it is an amazing visually stimulating film, there are scenes that can be compared to the first 30 minutes of 'Saving...
November 2011
15 posts
Can everyone please stop talking about Fight Club? We get that you like it and you think it is brilliant but to put it on this pedestal of being the greatest film ever is ridiculous. It may be good, but it isn’t that good. The same applies to Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, and Garden State. Thank you.
