Yes. That guy is fucking racist.
The answer to the question of Matt Walsh’s new movie, “Am I Racist”? (WARNING: Spoilers)
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Love Never Dies and Neither Does IP: A review of The Crow Franchise
Be still my elder millennial goth little heart, black as a coffee in the smoking section of Denny’s at 2am, they finally did it.
They rebooted The Crow.
Continue reading “Love Never Dies and Neither Does IP: A review of The Crow Franchise”Paddington In Peru: The Trailer Breakdown
Last week, we were lucky enough to get the trailer for Paddington In Peru, the third film in the PCU (Paddington Cinematic Universe). With a November 24th UK release date (January 7th for us unlucky souls in the United States), there hasn’t been a more anticipated movie ever. That is not hyperbole.
Paddington 2 is the third best sequel of all time, only behind The Godfather Part 2 and The Empire Strikes Back. As mentioned on this site, P2 usurped Citizen Kane to become the film with the highest-ever Rotten Tomatoes score of all time. With the first Paddington film, Paul King gave us an amazing and beautiful (plus very funny) story and the second film blows the first one away. To call Paddington 2 a great film would be an insult… it’s a goddamn fucking masterpiece.
Continue reading “Paddington In Peru: The Trailer Breakdown”A true actor’s director: A review of Hit Man plus a ranking of Richard Linklater
Of the indie directors to come out of the 1990’s, Richard Linklater might be the hardest to attach a label to. He doesn’t have Steven Soderbergh’s visual style or Quentin Tarantino’s inventive storytelling skills or even Kevin Smith’s ability to write a great scene. But, if there was any director from this class I think I would like working with if I was an actor, it would be Linklater. Because the man is a true and selfless collaborator.
In his great movies, of which there are many, the Texas filmmaker works hand in hand with his onscreen talent to create the best possible product. In many of Linklater’s films, the actor has a screenwriting credit, which shows you exactly how much he wants the input of his talent. And then there is Boyhood, in which he worked with his three principal actors over the course of a dozen years to truly show the experience of growing up.
Continue reading “A true actor’s director: A review of Hit Man plus a ranking of Richard Linklater”FBC 2024 Oscars Coverage, part XI: The Secondsies! Plus, final prediction tallies
Most years, I do a column about who the Oscar nominees should be, and that is always fun for me, mainly because it allows me to feel smart and smug and self-righteous. But, you know what? In 2023, the Academy did a pretty good job picking the nominees. I don’t agree with all of them, but I’m onboard with most. So, I gave myself a challenge: Could I pick a slate of films and performances who deserved to be nominated while excluding all of those who were?
Like that, The Secondsies were born.
There is only one rule for The Secondsies. Anyone who is nominated for an Oscar in their category is ineligible to be nominated. This is a nice way to make sure that not just the obvious snubs got mentioned, but also to include some deserving nominees who never had a chance. I’ll present the nominees for The Secondsies and then end my Oscars prediction recap.
Let’s get re-nominating!
Continue reading “FBC 2024 Oscars Coverage, part XI: The Secondsies! Plus, final prediction tallies”FBC 2024 Oscars Coverage, Part X: Picking the winners, part 6- Best Director and Best Picture
When Oppenheimer came out of the nominations with 13 noms, you had to wonder if it would be the kind of film that would keep it’s role as behemoth (Everything Everywhere All At Once) or lose steam and limp to the finish line (The Power Of The Dog). Will Christopher Nolan and his powerful biography win it all? Will Nolan win his first Oscar for directing?
Let’s see.
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Remember when my predictions started and I said Best Animated Feature was the closest major race? If that’s true, then Best Actress is a close second. There are two woman who each have an excellent chance of winning. Best Actor is a little (well, a lot) easier to pick.
Let’s get leading!
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Before we get to the lead acting categories, as well as Best Director and Best Picture, let’s take a look at all of the smaller categories. I get that some believe that there are no small categories if you love movies (and I do), but you know what I mean: we know actors and movies and even some directors. No one could tell me what Rodrigo Prieto, cinematographer, looks like.
These are the categories that can make or break your Oscar bracket. Let’s knock them out!
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When Killers Of The Flower Moon was the only Best Picture nominee not nominated in the screenplay category, that kind of let you know that it’s stock was dropping. Still, the nine other nominees (plus May December) have made up one of the strongest years for screenplays in a very long time. Both the original and adapted categories have felt very fluid and it still kind of feels like a toss-up. But, the votes are in and predictions need to be made.
With that said, let’s get original and adaptive!
Continue reading “FBC 2024 Oscars Coverage, Part VII: Predicting the winners, part 3- the screenplay categories”FBC 2024 Oscar Coverage, part VI: Predicting the winners, part 2- The supporting acting categories
Normally, I would do screenplays before I even thought about getting into the acting categories, but I’m mixing it up. I’m doing so mostly because the screenplay categories feel very wide open while the two categories we’re delving into today are very solid locks. Basically, I need one more day to help decide who I want winning the harder categories.
Let’s get supportive!
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