Manchester By the Sea

My Somewhat Snarky Oscar Predictions: Is It Too Late to Just Give Everything to “San Junipero”?

February 26, 2017 // 3 Comments

The Oscars are tonight. I’ve got to get my picks out asap. So, here they are [shocker: I’m predicting a big night for La La Land, aka, Academy voter catnip]: ABOVE THE [...]

Manchester By the Sea Wouldn’t Exist If Matt Damon Wasn’t Such a Nice Guy

February 21, 2017 // 10 Comments

It’s easy to mock Matt Damon right now. His new movie, The Great Wall, is the worst-reviewed of his career. Its lazy white savior narrative inspired the sarcastic [...]

My Obligatory Oscar Nominations Reaction Article

January 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

La La Land, one of the biggest (and, might I add, best) pieces of Oscar bait in recent memory is now tied with Titanic and All About Eve for most nominations all time with [...]

January’s Box Office Pileup: Is This All Because of The Force Awakens?

January 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

The question of whether or not there are too many movies in theaters this month certainly qualifies as a first-world problem of the highest degree. Nonetheless, it is a [...]

Obligatory Golden Globes Reaction Post: Ga Ga Over La La

January 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

Isabelle Huppert, nominated for her French film Elle and widely considered to be an also-ran up against Natalie Portman and Amy Adams, actually winning Best Actress-Drama? [...]

My Favorite 15 Films of 2016: Somehow Arrival, Deadpool & Green Room Didn’t Make the Cut

January 6, 2017 // 3 Comments

2016 was just the worst. Here are 15 films that made it a little better. Why 15 instead of the standard 10? Because I just had to be different, that’s why. Deal [...]

Film Review: The Bleak Beauty of Manchester by the Sea

January 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan’s bleak, moving portrayal of new grief piling itself upon deep-rooted anguish, exists in a perpetually cloudy and frigid setting. [...]

Box Office: There Are No Blockbusters Among This Year’s Likely Oscar Nominees. So What?

January 4, 2017 // 6 Comments

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is in a tough spot. The ratings for the Oscars telecasts have been trending down in any year not hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. [...]

Reflecting on the Casey Affleck-Nate Parker Controversy

December 22, 2016 // 1 Comment

Why do some Hollywood controversies stick while others seem to simply go away? More accurately, why do some white celebrities get away with things while black celebrities do [...]