The Month in Theaters March 2023
In March, I managed to get to the theaters nine times plus an additional nine movies otherwise, for a total of eighteen total reviews.
Category: Movies
The 2024 Best Picture Oscar Race: The Initial Spring Outlook
Its not too early to start looking at what could compete for the biggest prize at the 96th Academy Awards which will take place around this time next year and honor this year in film.
The Oscars Were Everything, Everywhere, And All At Once
This overwhelming dominant performance throughout all of awards season tells me it was always going to be Everything Everywhere All At Once
And The Oscar Goes To: Final 2023 Oscars Projections
My Final 2023 Oscars Projections. Here’s hoping Everything Everywhere All At Once finishes off the historic sweep. Otherwise you will be hearing a shout of anger and absolute shock coming all the way from Central Florida.
Analyzing The 2023 Oscars’ Best Picture Race
We can see who has the best chance or who should probably just be happy to be nominated for Best Picture. Keep these 16 key trends in mind.
Top 10 Films of 2022
The 2022 slate of releases was SO DAMN GOOD. Here are the top 10 films of 2022 that resonated most with me.
2023 Oscar Projections: And The Nominees Are…
My 2023 Oscar Projections on what and who will get called on nominations morning for what category, and the long lists of what I think are potential contenders knowing I’ll get some wrong.
The Woman King’s Historical Lies: Why They Matter
The true history behind the The Woman King-as well as the film’s failure to confront that history-are equal parts disturbing and important.
My Top 25 Films Of 2022: One Critic’s Best Of The Year List
We’re talking about top 25 films of 2022 that stood out from a field of nearly three hundred that I watched
2023 Oscars Projections: Post-Thanksgiving, FYC Season
My post-Thanksgiving 2023 Oscars projections for the eight above-the-line races accompanied with some small analysis from me on each race.
A Movie About Everything And Everywhere, And Its All At Once
Perhaps the greatest thing we can get from Everything Everywhere All At Once is a movie is that is accessible to almost everyone.
Creatures Of The Night: The Batman, M, and Hunter VS Hunted
Unlike The Batman which mostly follows the POV of the hunter, M gives us the POV of the hunted serial killer of children that has an entire town in mortal fear for their kids.
Professor Marvel and Professor Hill are nowhere in sight
Professors Marvel and Hill didn’t have the luxury of contemplating their new destinies in solitude. All the eyes in Oz and River City were upon them.
2023 Best Picture Oscars Projections: The Calm Before The Storm
Unlike last year where much of the Best Picture Oscars race seemed set in stone, this one is shaping up to be a more unpredictable
The Month in Theaters June and July 2022
I said it would be difficult, but movie of the month ends up going to the first movie I saw in theaters this month.
2023 Best Picture Oscars Projections: The Mid-Year Point
The Best Picture race for the upcoming Academy Awards regardless of my personal feelings, mid-way through the year.
Movie Notes: “Crimes of the Future” (2022)
Really, what’s most striking about Crimes of the Future is how un-futuristic the world depicted actually is
2023 Best Picture Oscars Projections: The Starting Line
These initial projections for next year’s Best Picture Oscars race are based purely on my objective thoughts on where the race is as of this writing just weeks after the previous Academy Awards had their say
Everything Everywhere All at Once Has Everything
Everything Everywhere All at Once has everything: Solid action, imaginative and creative script, a plot that kept me guessing
The Mary Sue Problem And Giving The People What They Want
The Mary Sue Problem is not that a character is powerful but that strength and success are unearned in the eyes of the audience.
