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“Sinners” sweeps Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
I love my people. Yeah, we may not always agree on things, but this year? We all came together to give Ryan Coogler’s Sinners the flowers it deserves. From our Grand Pooh-bah, Tim Gordon: Among this year’s most notable achievements:Sinners … Continue reading
“Hamnet” – exquisite heartbreak
“Look at me. Look at me.” Story: Shakespeare’s plays. Everybody knows ’em or at least knows of them. But what about how they came about? Herewith, a look at how his play Hamlet may have come to be. Genre I’d … Continue reading
Award Season – Washington Area Film Critics Association shares their 2024 nominees!
It’s been a busy, BUSY week, but we pulled through. And WAFCA has our list of nominees for the 2024 film season. So very many excellent films this year, we were spoiled for choice. The Brutalist, Conclave, and Wicked lead … Continue reading
The YouTubes – “The Best Picture Winner the Academy Doesn’t Want You to Know About” from Too Much Film School!
I love TMFS. The way they poke fun at all of us who spent too much time taking cinema too seriously in undergrad… And how they demystify film analysis so everyone can be a part of the party. So, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Award Season, video essays
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Award Season – Dead Meat Horror Awards 2024
Yeah yeah the Oscars are this weekend. And I’ll be interested to see who and what take the little gold men this year. But how about horror movies? Genre films are notoriously left out of the running when it comes … Continue reading
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Tagged Award Season, Dead Meat, In Horror
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#GoldenGlobes 2022 – a few knee jerk first reactions to the winners
And say “a few”, because I haven’t watched everything. The stuff I haven’t seen and don’t comment on below? I’ll get to you, my pretties. CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!!! Best Motion Picture, Drama – The Power of the Dog: … Continue reading
In Queue Review – “In the Same Breath”
“I realized I had fully bought into the idea that America was too advanced to suffer an outbreak like China’s. But every time I turned on the news, I heard echoes of China’s outbreak all across America.” Genre: Must-watch Current … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentaries, Films Released In 2021, Movie Reviews
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In Queue Review: “The Power of the Dog”
“For what kind of man would I be if I did not help my mother? If I did not save her?” Genre: Westerns With A Complex UnderbellyRelease Date: 2021Where I Watched: Netflix Gist: Brothers Phil and George Burbank have been riding … Continue reading
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Tagged Films Released In 2021, Movie Reviews
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Catch-up Review – “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
“A democratic convention is about to begin in a police state. There just doesn’t seem to be any other way to say it.” – an actual on-air statement from Walter Cronkite used in the beginning of this film Nixon’s White … Continue reading
“Honest Trailers | The Oscars” nails the fabulous and frustrating of 2020’s movie…thing
“So…we’re still hitting these firsts after almost 100 years at the Oscars, huh? Good for us. Yaaaaay.” Yeah, it’s been a year. But luckily the folks over at Screen Junkies delivered an Oscar noms video, even though last year was … Continue reading
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