After four consecutive years of simply mirroring the Oscars’ Best Picture pick, the Independent Spirit Awards actually attempted to follow their mission this year and rewarded a different movie that Oscar passed over. Meanwh...
Oscar season finally ends this Sunday. As the Hollywood elite declare which movies they think were the best of 2017, let’s look at a few the Oscars ignored this year.
Bad parents are a running theme through this week’s new Blu-ray releases, from the neglectful to the obnoxious to the outright homicidal. Having Mel Gibson play one of them is potentially problematic all on its own.
Every year, as soon as the Oscar nominations are announced, movie fans begin the process of trying to catch up with some of the nominated movies they missed during the year. How many of the 2018 batch have you watched?
Well, folks, we did it. 2017 is over. We survived. It wasn’t easy. At times, it felt like nothing but horrible things happened for a solid 12 months. Heroes died, scandals rocked the entertainment community, American politic...
Following up his attention-grabbing, iPhone-shot ‘Tangerine’, writer/director Sean Baker once again turns his knowing eyes to a uniquely colorful group of outsiders on the fringes of society. This time, he has a budget...
It took 35 years to get a ‘Blade Runner’ sequel. Based on its opening box office, it may be another 35 years before we get another. While each of this weekend’s new movies arrived on the big screen with decent to...
October brings us one of the most anticipated sequels of all time, along with three other wide release movies that are merely opening in its shadow without much fanfare or flare. It’s no surprise which will dominate the box ...
A couple years ago, writer/director Sean Baker had a hell of an indie breakout with his heartfelt, shot-on-iPhone ‘Tangerine’. His follow-up, ‘The Florida Project’, has higher production values (plus Willem...
