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
Category: TV and Movies
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?
The Hollywood Strikes: Contract Law
I wish both sides could lose the current WGA/SAG writing/acting Hollywood strike. Since that technically cannot happen, it stands to reason I have opinions on where everything stands. Such is that it is, I...
It’s Barbie’s World!
I love my Barbie dolls, but I still wasn’t really interested in the movie. But the hype finally got to me.
Ten Things I Think After Watching Oppenheimer
Ten spoiler free things Andrew Donaldson thought on watching the latest Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer.
Asteroid City, In Which Wes Anderson Is Now Just Screwing With Us
Asteroid City comes off not just as a wonderful, original movie but more like an immersive experience into Wes Anderson at his creative peak.
The Month in Theaters April and May 2023
Once Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom came out, every spare moment I had in May outside of seeing movies in theaters was reserved for that game.
Star Wars Episode III, The War on Terror, & The Wars To Come
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith has seen a renaissance as the generation which first watched it has themselves now become adults.
