Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. December 7, 2018 Ben Is Back (Limited) Premise: From IMDb: “Follows the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben’s wary mother Holly Burns (Roberts) welcomes her beloved son’s return, but soon learns he is still very…
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The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is always an interesting one. With several prominent holdovers and three major new films, there should be a flood of business this week. While the second week of Fantastic Beasts should be decent, it won’t be enough to top any of the three other releases. Likely placing third place this weekend,…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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The Documentary Feature nominations take mild inspiration from the choices of the Producers Guild of America. Their choices for best produced documentary of the year often feature sure Oscar contenders, sure snubs, and titles that were never likely to appear. Which of these will make the cut? RBG, Three Identical Strangers, and Won’t You Be…
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Page Revisions: (November 18, 2018) Original (January 20, 2019) New Poster (#3) Release Date: November 30, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.” Poster Rating: C / C- / C+ SEE ALL…
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New Trailer (#2) Roma, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Instead of posting every time I receive a screener, I’m going to try and post once a week (starting now) a list of all screeners I receive during the prior week. Below is everything I’ve received to date.
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New This Week The Children Act was shown at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and subsequent film festivals before finally being given a theatrical run in the U.K., France, and elsewhere in August 2018 and the U.S. in September. It has now been released on DVD only by Lionsgate with little fanfare, which is…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald…?
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New Trailer (#3) / New Poster (#2) On the Basis of Sex, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) / Updated Plot Description Dumbo, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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We had four films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Widows With only three prior films under his belt, acclaimed director Steve McQueen is one artist who Hollywood needs to take more seriously. Although he earned several nominations for his film 12 Years a Slave, he wasn’t honored for Best Directing…
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As the precursor awards begin, 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). This week only featured one precursor, but it’s among the first and last awarded. It’s awards are always held the night before…
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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: Hereditary After a seven-year career…
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