Academy Awards
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In Remembrance Of The Late, Great, Uncomparable Gene Hackman RIP 1930-2025
Eugene Allen Hackman, his birth name, is an actor of incomparable status during the span of his almost 60-year career. I caught on to him at an early age because of his Oscar winning performance as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in… Continue reading
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Porcelain War Review – A Worthy Oscar Nomination For This Beautifully Filmed Ukraine Documentary
The world has been aware of the war in Ukraine ever since Russia invaded its neighbor a few years ago. If the news channels haven’t let you forget more than 20 Days in Mariupol and Navalny, the last two Academy… Continue reading
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The Nickel Boys Review- A Filmmaker, In RaMell Ross, Who Put His Own Vision On What Would Otherwise Be A Basic Story
The Nickel Boys is based on the book of the same name by Colson Whitehead. It’s a period piece set in the 1960s. RaMell Ross doesn’t film it in the usual style most directors would, though. He uses a first-person… Continue reading
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A Complete Unknown Review- A Transcendent Performance From Chalamet Lifts This Musical Biopic Into Great Status
I’ve said many times now that I’m a big fan of musical biopics in the past. It’s ad nauseum by now. I have to say once again that I’ve seen another fantastic musical biopic. A Complete Unknown is the latest… Continue reading
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Gladiator II Review- Large Scale Filmmaking At Its Finest
I remember 25 years ago how excited I was when I walked out of Gladiator. I was blown away by how impressive everything looked and sounded. The performances from both Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix were fantastic. It remains one… Continue reading
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Memior Of A Snail Review- A Very Adult Oriented Stop- Motion Animated Film About The Hardships Of Life
By Nick Nitkowski “Memoir of a Snail” is another one of those movies that just kind of popped up out of nowhere on my radar. All I knew about it was that it was a stop-motion animation film. I hadn’t… Continue reading
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Anora Review- A Career Achievement For Sean Baker With A Breakout Performance From Mikey Madison
Sean Baker is an indie director who has chosen to make films about the underrepresented people of America. Such as transgender prostitutes, porn stars, or those that live exclusively in hotels because they can’t afford a better place to live.… Continue reading
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Flow Review- A Gorgeously Animated Feature Film With A Fantastic Lead Animal Character
Animation has come a long way from the days of Steamboat Willie and early Disney films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Cinderella. Many studios have popped up in the last 80 or so years, but also… Continue reading
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Emilia Perez Review- An Audacious Film Like No Other That Has Come Out This Year
Jacques Audiard created a story in Emelia Perez one might have seen in a telenovela, but otherwise it’s pretty original in its scope. The hook is a key to why this film is so good, but the music and choreography… Continue reading
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Conclave Review- An Achievement In Filmmaking, By Berger, And Acting, By Fiennes & Tucci, I’ve Rarely Seen This Year, Thus Far
I was a catholic when I was a kid growing up in Massachusetts and I’ve followed these beliefs more often than not the rest of my life. It’s something I’ve had an off-again-on-again relationship with Catholicism. When I heard about… Continue reading
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