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Weekend Roundtable: What Nominations Did Oscar Get Right in 2019?

Josh Zyber — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:00:20 +0000

The Oscars are on Sunday, and it’s all too easy to be pessimistic and pick apart the movies or artists we feel didn’t really deserve to be nominated. Instead, let’s look at the choices that Oscar actually got right this year. Which 2019 nominees are truly worthy of the recognition? David Krauss Of all the...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of January 20th, 2019 – Over the Moon

Josh Zyber — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:00:03 +0000

The biggest Blu-ray and Ultra HD title this week is a movie about a very important historical figure from the late 1960s – but not the one we’re meant to celebrate with the holiday on Monday. We still have Selma for that, at least. New Releases (Blu-ray) First Man – Director Damien Chazelle and his...

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Weekend Roundtable: 2018 Movie Catch-up

Josh Zyber — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:00:05 +0000

For most people, it’s not practical (or possible) to see every new movie that looks interesting or has good buzz in a given year. What 2018 movie do you regret missing last year and most want to catch up with soon? Deirdre Crimmins Even though I watched 452 films in 2018 (that’s tiles, not views;...

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First Man Review: If You Believed They Put a Man on the Moon…

Jason Gorber — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:00:05 +0000

Since we first looked up to the sky and saw that giant shiny orb, humans have been fascinated with the moon. It became the center of cultures and religions, dictating calendars and governing forces it would take us millennia to comprehend. The goal of stepping foot upon it would take another conceptual leap, one that...

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TIFF Journal: First Man

Philip Brown — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:00:39 +0000

Following the success of La La Land, Damien Chazelle essentially guaranteed that he could make whatever the hell he wanted next. A film chronicling Neil Armstrong’s personal journey along the race to the moon certainly didn’t seem like the most obvious choice, but once the movie explodes all over the screen and somehow manages to...

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