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OSCAR PICKS & PREDICTIONS
With no clear frontrunner (like OPPENHEIMER last year) and a crop of films that are VERY good (but not great), this year’s Oscars race is...
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Mar 1, 20255 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Musical Celebrity BioPics seem to be a surefire way to get an Oscar Nomination. From Elvis to Freddy Mercury to Johnny Cash to Ray...
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Feb 28, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: I'M STILL HERE
One of the benefits of catching all of the Oscar films nominated for the Major Awards (Film, Actor & Actress, Supporting Actor& Actress...
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Feb 26, 20252 min read


Director's Series: Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND
Director's Series: Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND After experiencing an alcoholic writer when working with Raymond Chandler in DOUBLE...
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Feb 24, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: THE BRUTALIST
The Emperor has no clothes. Every year there is a film nominated for multiple Oscars that is the “Emperor’s New Clothes” of Oscar films,...
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Feb 22, 20252 min read


Movie Review - CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
For those of you that have “dropped out” of watching MCU films (probably somewhere between the end of AVENGERS: ENDGAME and the pandemic)...
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Feb 21, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: NICKEL BOYS
There have been a plethora of films detailing the horrific plight of African-Americans in the Southern portion of the United States in...
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Feb 17, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: SING SING
One of the joys of trying to watch all of the Oscar nominated films is that it forces one to watch films that, normally, one might not...
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Feb 11, 20252 min read


Streaming Recommendation: SATURDAY NIGHT
It's hard to believe that NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is 50 years old. It has become a staple of American Comedy that has shaped the humor...
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Feb 9, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Movie Review: THE APPRENTICE
Oscar Nominee Movie Review: THE APPRENTICE The issue when making a film about a current, polarizing figure is that the audience can not...
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Feb 6, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominee Movie Review: ANORA
Writer/Director Sean Baker is a much admired Independent filmmaker who frequently points his camera at sex workers in order to humanize...
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Feb 2, 20252 min read


Oscar Nominated Film Review: EMILIA PEREZ
Oscar Nominated Film Review: EMILIA PEREZ To say that the Spanish-language French musical crime film, EMILIA PEREZ is audacious does not...
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Jan 25, 20253 min read


Movie Review: A REAL PAIN
After winning the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A REAL PAIN, Keiran Culkin (Roman Roy in TV’s SUCCESSION) is...
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Jan 20, 20252 min read


Director's Series: Billy Wilder's DOUBLE INDEMNITY
***The first film in a monthly series of reviews that will look at the films Directed by Billy Wilder*** Austrian filmmaker Billy Wilder...
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Jan 16, 20253 min read


Movie Review - THE SUBSTANCE
Hollywood loves a comeback story and with Demi Moore, they have a doozy on their hands. A mainstay of 1980’s cinema, Moore was a member...
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Jan 8, 20252 min read


Director's Series: Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT
The final film that Stanley Kubrick created, 1999’s EYE WIDE SHUT is almost an EXCELLENT film. Save for 2 uncharacteristic mistakes by...
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Dec 20, 20243 min read


Movie Review: KRAVEN THE HUNTER
Is KRAVEN THE HUNTER a Holiday movie? No, it is not. Is KRAVEN THE HUNTER a GOOD movie? No, it is not. Is KRAVEN THE HUNTER a BAD movie?...
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Dec 18, 20242 min read


Movie Review: RED ONE
Did you enjoy the Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones misfit buddy action/comedy flick MEN IN BLACK that was released way back in 1997? If so,...
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Dec 14, 20242 min read


MOANA 2
The 2016 Animated film MOANA was a pleasant surprise, coming in under the radar and scoring a hit with good music by HAMILTON composer...
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Dec 12, 20242 min read


Movie Review: WICKED (Part One
It is a rare feeling for me at the end of movie where my first inclination is that I want to watch the film again. But such is the case...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read
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