Before you know it, the Academy Award nominations will be upon us. Now, I’m aware that precursors have only barely begun, mainly with the Gotham Awards announcing their nominees yesterday, but time is moving quickly. Especially when you factor i…
The precursor season has begun, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, the Gotham Awards have announced their nominations for 2019. This independent body obviously cites indie works, but with the potential landscape of the Oscar race this year, they’ve got …
It’s rare that a movie gets a new lease on life without having to become a cult classic. About two years ago, The Current War made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, hoping to be a major Oscar player for The Weinstein Company….
Last night, during Monday Night Football, the world got one more look at the last Star Wars film for a while. Yes, a Final Trailer dropped at Halftime for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Episode IX of the Saga that’s in part defined blockbuste…
Last week, Kevin Smith released Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as a two night special through Fathom Events. The movie is a lot of fun and very much in the wheelhouse of Smith fans. To celebrate that release, as well as the upcoming further unveiling of th…
Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, Angelina Jolie returns …
Nobody loves cinema more than Quentin Tarantino. When watching one of his films, it’s impossible not to see the joy that movies, as well as making movies, brings the man. So, a documentary about his cinematic output almost makes too much sense n…
The pairing of Scott Z Burns and Steven Soderbergh is usually a very promising one. Unfortunately, for their fourth collaboration, the writer and the director are way off of the mark. The Laundromat attempts to combine some of the methods of their pre…
For a while, it seemed like a sequel to Zombieland would never happen. Lo and behold, however, 2019 is the year in which we get another day in Zombieland, a full decade after the original hit theaters. Opening tonight, Zombieland: Double Tap is a real…
To just hear the premise of Jojo Rabbit, one might be confused about why this movie is getting such loud Oscar buzz. After all, how many comedic looks at Nazism have been feted by awards bodies? Basically, aside from Mel Brooks and The Producers, that…
Over the weekend, a select few were able to be at the very first public screening of Bombshell, reducing the number of unseen Academy Award contenders by one. So, of course, that means predictions must be updated. Below you will see some changes that …
Anyone who saw Robert Eggers’ prior outing The Witch knows that he’s a pretty weird dude. His film are odd, to say the least. Well, opening this week, his newest outing, The Lighthouse, manages to make The Witch appear mainstream by compar…
Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, the psychotic clown in …
Earlier in the week, we finally learned which films would be selected by all of the countries in search of Academy Award love in Best International Feature. Not only did we get the answers to some questions regarding what each nation would pick, but w…
As October rolls along, the awards season is kicking into high gear, with most movies having screened, film festivals angling for voters, and a strong sense that the narratives for what will and won’t get nominated are starting. Right in the mid…
Cinematic perfection doesn’t come around often. When it does, it’s essentially to take notice. Parasite, from top to bottom, is a perfect film. This goes beyond Academy Awards, for which the movie will be nominated for several (and likely …