Month: December 2017
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 29-31, 2017)
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Film Preview: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2017) Original (Jun. 10, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) (October 14, 2018) New Trailer (#3) / New Poster (#2) (December 9, 2018) New Posters (#3-#16) Release Date: December 14, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask.” Poster Rating: C+ / C+…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 29-31, 2017
There are no other wide releases, so this film wins by default. It will finish in the top ten, but I doubt the top five is within reach, controversy aside. Our Highest Rated Films: Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, In the Fade, Phantom Thread Our Best Awards Ratings: Phantom Thread (Oscars), In the Fade…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 27 (2017)
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Film Preview: Ocean’s 8 (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2017) Original (April 15, 2018) New Trailer (#3) (June 3, 2018) New Trailer (#4) / New Posters (#2-#11) Release Date: June 8, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Debbie Ocean gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala.” Poster Rating: B- / C / D (8)…
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Precursor: 6th North Carolina Critics Nominations (2017)
A strong race for Best Picture has emerged with the North Carolina critics who have put all five of the top nominees into the Best Picture category with Three Billboards leading by one. These selections roughly match other selections, so there isn’t much new here. Nominations Tallies (6) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (5) The…
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The Morning After: Dec. 26, 2017
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Call Me by Your Name…
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The DVD Report #548
New This Week Dunkirk is one of the year’s most acclaimed films. Before Christmas, it had already earned 99 nominations and 18 wins from various awards bodies. Critically, it is the best reviewed war movie since Saving Private Ryan nearly twenty years ago. On a technical level, it is an outstanding film. Dramatically, however, like…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 26 (2017)
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”
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Film Preview: Mortal Engines (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 24, 2017) Original (June 17, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#1) (December 9, 2018) New Posters (#2-#8) Release Date: December 14, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Many years after the “Sixty Minute War,” cities survive a now desolate Earth by moving around on giant wheels attacking and devouring smaller towns to…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 22-24, 2017
We had four films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Downsizing Alexander Payne has a tremendous history with the Oscars, but his latest film might just be his least recognized yet. Payne has made 7 movies as of Downsizing. His first, Citizen Ruth in 1996, was well reviewed and performed decently…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 5
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). It was a very slow week and next week will be equally slow before the new year when…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 25 (2017)
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jan. 2018, Limited)
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