The Month in Theaters April 2024
This was a very good month in theaters. 14 movies in theaters, with one repeat, and an additional 19 otherwise, for a total of 32 reviews.
Category: TV and Movies
“Boy Kills World”: Bloody Good Fun
“Boy Kills World” is definitely good…It knows what it is and relishes in it.
The Month in Theaters March 2024
I saw fourteen movies in theaters in the month of March, as well as five movies otherwise, for a total of nineteen reviews.
Ohisashiburi Desu Ne!
I’ve missed that sustained discourse and offer the following unsolicited thoughts on random things as junk brought back from the wasteland
The Month in Theaters February 2024
Ten movies in theaters in the month of February, with one repeat. This was better than last month with one clear standout.
Are The Oscars Becoming “Cool” Again?
The complaints about the Oscars not connecting with the regular person off the street have been becoming more and more faint
The Month in Theaters January 2024
In the month of January, I managed to get to the movie theater ten times and watched an additional nine movies (with one repeat,) which is a total of eighteen reviews
Top 10 Films of 2023
We give thanks to Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig for, quite by happenstance, creating a once in a lifetime theatrical event.
2024 Oscars Projections: And The Nominees Are
Overall I was able to predict 92 of the 115 nominee slots available across all 23 categories – 76% correct and a personal best for me.
2024 Oscar Projections: Pre-Televised Awards Edition
As we start hitting the homestretch of critics’ season…the thing is that every year the industry decides to throw us for a loop and do their own thing.
Wheel of Time Had a Second Season, and It Wasn’t Bad
I’m in this weird place where my favorite parts of the show are things that just don’t happen in the books
My Top 25 Films Of 2023: One Critic’s Best Of The Year List
Top 25 Films Of 2023: I’m singling out 25 narrative films out of 260-plus that I saw this year – not every good to great film can make it in
Silent Night, John Woo’s Latest, Reviewed
John Woo was a director we used to talk about excitedly. His “Silent Night” Christmas movie fails… but it’s an *INTERESTING* failure.
Cheers, Frasier 3, and the Greatness of Sameness
One of the great geniuses of Cheers — it managed to bring back the same old thing in ways just different enough for us to never feel bored.
2024 Oscar Projections: CCA, HCA, Globes, AFI, & NBR Chime In
The biggest 2024 Oscar projection headlines come from what I consider the early major awards bodies that the industry will look to as a guide
The Month in Theaters November 2023
I somehow managed fourteen movies in theaters in November, with an additional twenty movies otherwise, with one repeat, for a total of thirty-three reviews.
2024 Oscar Projections: Post-Thanksgiving Temperature Check
I looked at how the race for the 2024 Oscars ceremony was shaping up
2024 Oscar Projections: Post-Halloween Temperature Check
It is still insanely early, and the makeup of the 2024 Oscars still has plenty room to change between now and nomination morning.
The Month in Theaters September 2023
I saw fifteen movies in theaters (likely a personal record,) with two repeats, and an additional fifteen movies otherwise, for a total of twenty-eight reviews..
Barbie, Motherhood, and the Political Climate
Patriarchy isn’t a trick: it exists for a reason…Did Barbie walk into a trap the patriarchy set?
