I’m starting my Best Of 2016 lists officially today. With the Oscar nominations coming up next week, I have a lot of ground to cover in a short period of time. Today, I’m highlighting my five favorite Original Scores and my five favorite original songs of the year.
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Rarely do I ever see a film in theatres again so soon after my first viewing. Admittedly, La La Land was not my first choice. I was taking my mother to the theatres today to see Hidden Figures, but it … Continue reading La La Land: On Second Viewing
30) The House I’m pretty much rooting for this one sight unseen, because I’m a fan of Will Ferrell, and an even bigger fan of Amy Poehler. Will Ferrell starts a casino in his basement after he and his wife … Continue reading The 30 Films I’m Looking Forward To In 2017
Now that the summer has passed, and a lot of my 2016 checklist has opened, here’s a look at the 20 films I’m looking forward to in the last part of the year. 1) Sully- September 9th My next “anticipated” … Continue reading 20 Films To Finish 2016
So, this isn’t really a review, but rather an explanation of why I’m not reviewing The Lady In The Van. You see, today was the day I took my Mom to the movies. She got to pick the film. She … Continue reading The Lady In The Van… A Non Review
I consider myself unbiased when it comes to watching and enjoying films. I don’t care if the film has an all black cast, an all white cast, a mixed cast, or a CGI cast of animated talking rocks. A great … Continue reading My Thoughts On #OscarsSoWhite
I’m not a perfect film critic. I try to watch as many films as I can, and my time is largely spent watching new releases. But, in 2016, I am vowing to get back and watch some classics that I … Continue reading My New Years Resolution: Catching Up On 25 Classics
25) The BFG Starring: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader; Directed By: Steven Spielberg Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, The BFG already launched a teaser that showed everyone a lot of potential. Plus, Spielberg is directing. 24) Central … Continue reading The 25 I’m Most Looking Forward To In 2016
Since this showed up in my newsfeed from Entertainment Weekly, I felt like responding with my own list. For those too lazy to click, their list is: 16) Cars 2 15) A Bugs Life 14) The Good Dinosaur 13) Monsters … Continue reading Ranking Pixar’s 16 Films
So here's an interesting question: American Ultra finished dead last at the box office, behind even Mission Impossible and Man From Uncle… — Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) August 22, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js …American Ultra was also beaten by the critically reviled Hitman … Continue reading Max Landis Is A Giant Human Baby
I realized that I hadn’t seen quite a few films on Rotten Tomatoes bottom 50, so to be fair, I’m just going with my Bottom 25 of all time. I also chose only wide releases that opened between May 1st … Continue reading The Worst 25 Summer Movies Of All Time (My List)
Rotten Tomatoes recently released a list of the 50 worst Summer movies of all time. Many are films you wouldn’t think about being summer films, but were technically released during the summer. So, it’s kinda cheating. But, here’s the list … Continue reading Rotten Tomatoes 50 Worst Summer Movies: Are They All That Bad?
This summer, as with many summers past, not every film ends up a guaranteed hit. Sometimes, even though it looks good on paper, the film ends up flopping. I know a lot of people were skeptical heading into Jurassic World … Continue reading Summer Movie Hits and Misses
This summer, we saw a lot of predictable tentpoles do well. Arguably, the summer started before we knew it, with Furious 7 in April, but traditional summer movie season really kicked off with Avengers: Of Ultron, and gave us a … Continue reading So What’s Happening Next Summer?
I’ve seen quite a few new stories today, all of which just baffle me. It’s leading me to wonder if the networks are starting to give up, and instead of actually trying to come up with new ideas, or find … Continue reading Are The Networks Giving Up?
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