Earlier this week, it would have been Roger Ebert’s 72nd birthday. Sadly, last year he died. The cinema world lost quite possibly its greatest and most beloved critic. Yes, the cinema community actually LOVED a man paid to tell the general public if the film we worked for months on was actually any good. That…
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The Room (2003)
There is a difference between a bad film and an uninteresting film. An uninteresting film is just a run-of-the-mill, mediocre, crappy effort at making money. They usually end up being boring and unmemorable, and they get produced several times a year. A bad film is a film just so bad, it actually is damn entertaining…
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
I don’t want to undermine their efforts or talents, but you won’t very easily get me to watch an independent Australian drama. It is not because they are untalented or unremarkable or just plain bad, it is just the sensibilities of a lot of independent Australian filmmakers call for a lack of limit or boundaries…
An Appreciation of…Bill Murray (1950 – present)
Bill Murray is one of the funniest human beings ever to live, and along with Martin Short and Steve Martin is a part of my Holy Trinity of Comedy. The man owns the internet and every film he is in, and if the stories I read about Bill Murray are true, that means he is…
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Christian Bale may not be my favourite actor, but I do highly respect his work ethic and how he’s balanced blockbusters with more indie fare. Last year, he had two films – the brilliant American Hustle, where he transformed himself and got a well-deserved Best Actor nomination, and the disappointingly bland Out of the Furnace,…
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
When it comes to imagination and brilliant style, Wes Anderson is well-regarded as the best. His films have always been quirky, idiosyncratic and wonderful. He has topped himself this time with the magnificent Grand Budapest Hotel, which is a combination of Anderson’s unique cinematic style, and combined the wonderful European films of the 1930s…
The Best Films of 2013
I finally think I’ve seen enough 2013 films to compile the list of the best films of the year. Unlike last year, however, I will be listing in preferential order, disregarding the scores I assigned the films. But they should sort-of match up anyway The Ten Best Films of 2013 Before Midnight The Wolf of Wall…
Thoughts On…The 86th Academy Awards Acting Winners
The picture above shows the four ecstatic acting winners from Sunday’s Academy Awards. The Class of 2013 was an interesting one, and one we haven’t seen for a while. We have a rock star and method actor winning for his performance as a transgender woman, an unknown Kenyan actress who rose to the top,…
Final Predictions for the 86th Academy Awards
With only a few hours left to go, here are my final predictions for tonight’s Academy Awards…eek. Click on the headings of each category to see my in-depth predictions Best Picture Will Win: 12 Years a Slave Can Win: Gravity Dark Horse: American Hustle Best Director Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) Can Win: Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) Dark…
The State of the Oscars: Best Picture (The Winners)
The Big One now, folks. Best Picture is very tricky for anyone to decide, because unlike other categories, it is a combination of various factors that contribute to choosing a winner. This isn’t just like choosing the best performance or the film with the best writing or the film that is filmed most magnificently. It is…
