A Man Called Ove was a Swedish film from 2015. It was nominated for best foreign language film in 2017. It was a pretty popular film with film critics and others that saw it. With that must come the inevitable remake for American audiences. Marc Forster is an acclaimed director in his own right whoContinue reading “A Man Called Otto Review- Hanks Channels an Old Man Who Gets a Nice Redemption Story In the End”
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My Top 10 Films of 2022
This is my Top 10 films of 2022 with 15 Honorable mention in no particular order. I ended up breaking my own personal record with around 400 hundred films watched in the calender year of 2022. It was a great year for independent, documentary and animated filmmaking. The big blockbusters and foreign films need toContinue reading “My Top 10 Films of 2022”
My Top 10 Films of 2022 Halfway Through the Year
Honorable Mentions are as Follows X, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Julia, Hustle, The Sea Beast, Survivor, Top Gun: Maverick, Turning Red, 10: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent This film leans in on the nostalgia of Nicolas Cage and his entire persona. He is very self-deprecating regarding making fun of himself and that persona heContinue reading “My Top 10 Films of 2022 Halfway Through the Year”
Elvis Revew
I don’t remember much about my mother, except that she was a very sick woman who died very young. One of the things I do remember about her was she would load all the kids — my brothers, my sister, and I — into whatever car we had at the time, usually a station wagon,Continue reading “Elvis Revew”
Finch Review
Films about the end of the world and a post-apocalyptic planet are nothing new in Hollywood. This type of film has to deal with how people ruined the world and how they can move forward after said disaster or space anomaly has ravaged the planet. Finch is no different on that level than other films. Finch WeinbaumContinue reading “Finch Review”
News of the World Review
News of the World is one of the only holdouts that the filmmakers decided they would still release the film on its original release date. With acclaimed director Paul Greengrass and two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks attached, this was a pretty safe bet to get people into the theaters on Christmas Day. Could the filmContinue reading “News of the World Review”
Why should the Oscar add nominees to the acting categories?
I believe The Academy Awards should reevaluate how many nominees should be given in the acting categories.
Here are my Top 10 Robert Zemeckis Films
Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. Zemeckis is credited as one of the greatest “visual storytellers” in filmmaking and is a pioneer of visual effects. His latest film is the Walk Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Phillipe Patit. The Walk: As a boy, Philippe Petit dreams of performing daring feats for dazzled crowds.Continue reading “Here are my Top 10 Robert Zemeckis Films”
My Matt Damon Top 10 on his Birthday
These are my favorite Matt Damon films. From 10 to 1. On his birthday.
My 30 Most Anticipated Films of the Fall and Winter 2015 Pt. 2
15;Trumbo In 1947, successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) and other Hollywood figures get blacklisted for their political beliefs. 14:Creed Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) andContinue reading “My 30 Most Anticipated Films of the Fall and Winter 2015 Pt. 2”
From the Fourth Row! 