Movie per Day: My 30 for 30 September ’22
September 2022, I did something that I had never done before. My accomplishment is going to likely seem mundane to hardcore movie aficionados, and to most of my friends and […]
Tag Archives: Academy Awards
Academy Awards Best Picture of 2021 Preferences
Originally I had planned to write up a full review of each of these films, but life had other plans. Here are my thoughts on each of the 10 films […]
Don’t Look Up
Why did I see Don’t Look Up? It had the right mix, I suppose. It had quite the cast of star actors and actresses in it (whose performances I’ll mention […]
The Best Picture Oscar Ladder Milestone
Each year, in addition to trying to reach the goal of seeing 100 movies I’ve never seen before, I will often set smaller goals that I’d like to achieve. At […]
Hidden Figures
The real life events surrounding Hidden Figures deserve to be told, and it’s wonderful that the resultant film was of such high quality that it reached audiences which it otherwise […]
BRIDGE OF SPIES Falls Short of Greatness
Sometimes the way a movie is marketed through its trailers can do it a disservice. BRIDGE OF SPIES was cast in a light of being about an insurance lawyer put […]
ROOM: A Praise-Worthy Film
For a film with so few actors and small scale settings, ROOM was an incredible film. Given the storyline, it’s not hard to understand how they found a way to […]
SPOTLIGHT: Wins Big For Reasons Unknown
I made a concerted effort to see all eight of the Academy Award Best Picture nominees before the ceremony, and I was almost successful. The goal of these efforts was […]
Academy Awards 2016 To-See List
The nominations were announced, February 28th is quickly approaching, so I’m putting together my To-See list. I can’t have a valid perspective on which films and individuals should win the […]
Academy Awards Ceremony 2013: Memorable Moments
Now that all of the awards have been handed out, let’s take a look at the memorable moments from the 2013 Academy Awards Ceremony. Self-Deprecating Journey To The Final Frontier […]
Guys Film Quest 