Welcome to my big time Oscar post! I’m here to run through the nominations and give my thoughts on some things. Also, I’m creating my own nominations to recognize the films and performances that the Academy failed miserably to recognize themselves. My predictions of winners will be in red, and if you want to know … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Anonymous
Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis Before I get to reviewing this film, I would like to go through a brief recap of director Roland Emmerich. I’m trying to determine whether his films are actually worth seeing any more after he has pretty much blown it with the somewhat interesting material … Continue reading »
The Grey
Director: Joe Carnahan Starring: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo I’m a big fan of the direction Liam Neeson has taken with his career (no pun intended using the word “taken” in that sentence). He is now, by all means, one of the best action movie stars out there right now. And although he has … Continue reading »
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Director: Sean Durkin Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes I don’t think I’d ever be saying that one of the Olsen sisters should be winning an Oscar, but in the case of Martha Marcy May Marlene, the younger sister of the Olsen twins (that is, Elizabeth Olsen is the younger sister of both the twins, not … Continue reading »
Take Shelter
Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain Written an directed by Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter is a film in which Curtis, played brilliantly by Michael Shannon, is having nightmares about the end of the world, but is also afraid that he is starting to experience symptoms of paranoid Schizophrenia, of which his mother was … Continue reading »
Safe House
Director: Daniel Espinosa Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Brendan Gleeson, Vera Farmiga This is one of those very forgettable by-the-numbers action thriller that ends up playing on TNT about 2 billion times a year. No one will remember this movie. It shouldn’t be a film that sticks with anyone. There aren’t any great performances, and … Continue reading »
The Super Bowl
There’s sort of a big event coming up today, I guess. It’s the championship game of the NFL playoffs. The matchup is between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants which, in case you haven’t heard, is the same matchup from the 2007 Super Bowl. Now I realize that I don’t really sound … Continue reading »
