The Oscars are, of course, incredibly predictable. They have been for a long time, and it’s hard to see that changing in the foreseeable future. There are too many guild awards, too many prognosticators, and the months (months!) leading up to the ceremony have become a deafening buzz machine full of stupid, desperate campaigning and even stupider smear campaigns. As Oscar season rolls on, various movies are placed on a pedestal only to be violently torn down. Selma, Boyhood and even American Sniper had moments on that pedestal, and once all the mud-slinging is done, what are we left with? Birdman, another film that ostensibly pokes fun at show business, but does so politely for two hours before coming to the conclusion that it’s actually awesome and important. Continue reading
“Jupiter Ascending,” Wachowskis Descending
This week on The Screen Addict: the Wachowskis disappoint with Jupiter Ascending, Julianne Moore makes an Oscar run with Still Alice, the sneaky-terrific A Most Violent Year, and Jude Law gets in deep in Black Sea. Plus, all the usual features return, including a look at where the Best Picture race stands today. Continue reading
Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
This will be an abbreviated weekly report with just some thoughts on Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper and a few more recent releases. I’ll bring back the usual bells and whistles next time. Continue reading
The Best Films of 2014 (#5-1)
Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. No doubt you’ve spent the last day pacing around your living quarters, waiting for this post to arrive. At last, I can reveal my top five films of 2014. If you want to see 25 more movies I liked last year, be sure to click here, here, here, and then here. Thank you all for reading. Let’s get this over with. Continue reading
The Best Films of 2014 (#10-6)
It’s Thursday! This means, at last, we have cracked my top 10 films of the year. If you want to look back at numbers 30 to 11, be sure to click here, here and here. Then, at last, you may feel comfortable looking at what’s below. Don’t want to spoil it for yourself, do you? Continue reading
The Best Films of 2014 (#15-11)
We have now reached day three of this countdown, which is starting to seem more drawn out than The Hobbit. (Peter Jackson burn!) This post covers numbers 15 to 11. You can find the last two days here and here. Now let’s get back to the fun part. Continue reading
The Best Films of 2014 (#20-16)
Welcome again to my week-long countdown of the best films of 2014. Yesterday, I began with films numbered 30-21, which you can find here. In this post, you will find numbers 20 through 16. Read on, my friends. We’ve only just begun! Continue reading
The Best Films of 2014 (#30-21)
Well, this should be fun. Instead of simply publishing my usual annual top 10 list, I’ve decided to take it up a notch and instead post a top 30 list, slowly revealing my picks over the course of the week. We’ll begin with the bottom of the list, and this will also be the longest of the five installments, taking us from number 30 all the way up to number 21. Then, starting tomorrow, each installment will have just five films, culminating in my top five on Friday. So now, without further ado, let’s get started.
Behind the Dream
This week on The Screen Addict: Selma enters the awards race with a bang, The Interview hits the Internet, a couple more late 2014 releases, and big plans for the blog next week. Continue reading
There and Back Again (Eventually)
This week on The Screen Addict: The Hobbit comes to an unceremonious end, Benedict Cumberbatch vs. the Enigma, reports of The Interview’s death were greatly exaggerated, and more.
This will be the last blog post of 2014. I might do a new Ones on 1 for New Year’s Day, but that depends on several factors. Nonetheless, we will resume our regular programming the week of January 5th, and then the following week I will reveal my picks for the best films of 2014. Since we’re in a new location, I’m thinking I’m going to do things a little differently this year. We shall see. Continue reading
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