10) Kim Dickens (Gone Girl) Kim Dickens whip smart cop investigating the disappearance/murder of a housewife is one of the best things about Gone Girl. She could have easily been overshadowed by Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, and Carrie Coon, but … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Best Supporting Actress
I picked the 10 directors that I felt directly influenced their films with a unique definable style and expertise. 10) Joon-ho Bong (Snowpiercer) Clearly a breakthrough in directing. Snowpiercer is definitely memorable. It’s an original work, both in theme and … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Best Director
Before we get into the big categories, I’m going to dive a bit into what I hated about 2014. WORST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: 10) Nicolas Cage (Left Behind) He does deliver some pretty awful performances, which is shocking for … Continue reading 2014 In Review: The Worst Pictures and Performances
FUNNIEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR 5) This Is Where I Leave You Depending on how you felt about this ensemble comedy, it might also represent how few “laugh out loud” comedies we actually had in 2014. The fact that I’m … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Comedy, Breakthrough, Underrated
Best Cinematography 10) Divergent Not really a film that you’d expect to see on “year end” awards, but there’s something about “post apocalyptic worlds” that gives a boost to the cinematographer. So do “grand sweeping epics”. Usually we don’t talk … Continue reading 2014 In Review: Best Screenplay, Cinematography, and Visual Effects
To start off my 2014 In Review set of posts, I figured I’d start small and honor the best original songs that made an impact in 2014, and the Best Animated Films of 2014. Over all, I saw 123 of … Continue reading 2014 In Review: The Best Original Songs and Animated Films
I gotta say, with all the hoopla surrounding the Oscars nominating all white actors and actresses this year, and Ava Duvernay not being nominated, it looks as though the Academy might be racist. I mean, they have to be, right? … Continue reading Is The Academy Racist, Or Was This Just A Tough Year?
25) Vacation Ed Helms reboots the classic Chevy Chase franchise. It will either suck, or because it’s Ed Helms, it will be great. Regardless, I really want to see what Ed Helms does with this franchise, and I wish him … Continue reading The 25 Films I’m Looking Forward To The Most In 2015
The fall TV season is under full swing. One show has already been cancelled (Manhattan Love Story), and another lost some episodes and is essentially cancelled (Mulaney). Going into this season, I was already a regular watcher of Grey’s Anatomy, … Continue reading What I’m Still Watching (And Five New Shows You Should)
This is the 25th Anniversary of Look Who’s Talking, which debuted at the top in 1989 with 12.1 million, eventually grossing 140 million domestically, and 296 million worldwide. Look Who’s Talking was the 4th highest grossing film of 1989, and … Continue reading This Weeks Anniversaries
In what would appear to be “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me”, 2K Sports has released another incredibly buggy and failed version of NBA 2K15. Or at least, they’ve released it on the worst … Continue reading NBA2K15 Debuts, And Fails Again
Today we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The River Wild, starring Kevin Bacon, Meryl Streep, and David Strathairn. It opened to 10.2M in 1st place, and went on to gross 46M domestically and 94M worldwide. It has a 55% on … Continue reading This Week’s Anniversaries
October 1st: Annie (1982) Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Chicken Run Ernest Saves Christmas Finding Forrester Galaxy Quest Gilmore Girls: Complete Series Hostages: Season 1 Jimmy Neutron Kramer Vs Kramer My Father The Hero Paths Of Glory Rescue Dawn Romeo and … Continue reading Coming To Netflix In October
The Shawshank Redemption turns 20 this week. In its first week, it only made 727K from 33 screens. It finished with 28.3M domestic. Of course, we all know if didn’t stop there. It is currently #1 on the IMDB Top … Continue reading This Weeks Anniversaries
I have yet to officially review a videogame on this site, but after having played Destiny for over two weeks, and getting my character to level 24 (almost 25), and acquiring some legendary gear, I feel like I’ve enjoyed the … Continue reading Destiny: A Non Review
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