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A gripping, brutal, and genuinely moving neo-Western featuring one of the finest performances in a comic-book movie and Jackman's own career best work. Logan stands tremendously on its own yet expertly draws on nearly two decades worth of films, cutting deep into a pair of iconic characters. The action is violent, bloody, and personal. It's … Continue reading Review: Logan
For much of 2016 I was feeling critical that it had not given us much in the way of sure-fire classics (perhaps I'm feeling spoiled from Mad Max and Inside Out last year), but by the end I was awe-struck at the sheer quantity of great filmmaking. With so many different ways to see movies … Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2016
Star Wars: The Clone Wars works on several levels. On the surface, it’s a fun and beautifully animated adventure series. Once the show digs deeper though, and gets past its “War Story of the Week” structure, it enhances the Star Wars lore in ways the prequel trilogy failed to do (although watching those films now … Continue reading Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 15 Essential Storylines
2015 was an exceptional year in movies and what follows is one of my favorite Top 10 lists I’ve been able to put together. From the art-house to massive box-office, there were so many great films that pairing it down to just 10 has been a difficult task, more so than in past years. This … Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2015
In 2012, I gave my own Top 10 list on what I viewed were the best movies of the year. For some reason or another (probably laziness), I failed to do that for 2013 even though I did have a list. I'm now back in the opinionated saddle and have cooked up my 10 favorites … Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2014
The Oscars will air this coming Sunday, and while Hollywood is readying itself to see who takes home the night’s big prize, we take a look back at the non-winners. The Academy Awards is rich with history, and while the story of the night is usually who won, it can also be about who didn’t … Continue reading Top 10 Best Picture Losers (Past 10 Years)
10. The Spectacular Now Directed By James Ponsoldt 9. Mud Directed By Jeff Nichols 8. Trance Directed By Danny Boyle 7. Before Midnight Directed By Richard Linklater 6. Upstream Color Directed By Shane Currath 5. Captain Phillips Directed By Paul Greengrass 4. Her Directed By Spike Jonze 3. The Wolf of Wall Street Directed By Martin Scorsese … Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2013
2012 was simply one of the strongest years in cinema that I can recall. The glut of quality entertainment from both the Indies and the Studios is a bit embarrassing and I worry that we'll pay for it in the years to come. In that sense I found it very difficult to nail down a … Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2012
This has truly been the year for sophomore directors. Judd Apatow proved this summer he wasn't a one-hit-wonder with "Knocked Up," his follow-up to "The 40-Year-Old-Virgin." Then Jason Reitman hit it out of the park with "Juno" (his first feature being "Thank You for Smoking"). Now Joe Wright, director of 2005's "Pride ' Prejudice," has … Continue reading Review: Atonement
Jason Reitman's second feature (his first being the fantastically satirical "Thank You for Smoking") is the story of Juno, an odd teenage girl who inadvertently becomes pregnant due to a one-night-stand with her best friend, Paulie Bleaker ("Superbad's" Michael Cera) because she was bored, or so she claims. Starting the movie off is a very … Continue reading Review: Juno
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