Yesterday afternoon, the fourth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards were held, with a number of Academy Award hopefuls up for major prizes. As one of the first big test runs for Oscar contention, a lot of eyes were on this one to see which documentaries happened to strike the fancy of Critics Choice Association (formerly known as the ... READ MORE
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Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, a surprise upset could be brewing, as the high profile sequel Doctor Sleep goes up against the war epic Midway, ... READ MORE
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Last month, the Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced their nominations, beginning to suggest which documentaries could be the Academy Award favorites this year. Tomorrow, the awards show takes place (full disclosure: I’m a voting member of the Critics Choice Association, formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Associatio ... READ MORE
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In just about two months, the Academy Award nominations will be announced. Between now and then, it’s going to be a mad dash, what with the shortened Phase Two this year, to establish movies and performances as the ones to beat. This will lead to one of two things happening. Either the early frontrunners will hold on, leading to a s ... READ MORE
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World War II epics used to be a dime a dozen. Reliving the United States’ finest hours on the battlefield, filmmakers flocked to the conflict in order to tell tales of heroism. More recently, movies have largely eschewed this topic, unless a director had a more daring take to contribute. Ever since Saving Private Ryan nearly won Bes ... READ MORE
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Ever since the very first Trailer for Last Christmas was released, something felt…off. The story shown just seemed to be hiding a little bit of information. This led to subsequent analysis and over analysis of the little bit of footage, leading to wild theories about what could be happening within this holiday season romantic tale. ... READ MORE
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Nobody handles a couple breaking up quite like Noah Baumbach. Going back to The Squid and the Whale, the filmmaker depicted marriage and divorce with a razor sharp eye for detail. Now, he’s back in that realm with his best work to date in Marriage Story. The movie is absolutely brilliant, mixing in heartbreaking drama with some incr ... READ MORE
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Hollywood, CA (November 3, 2019) – Tonight, the 23rd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards” brought together Hollywood’s elite to honor the year’s most talked about and highly anticipated actors, ac ... READ MORE
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It takes real courage to put your life, warts and all, out there on display like Shia LaBeouf is willing to do in Honey Boy. Willing to go all in, LaBeouf has penned a biographical drama that will almost certainly make you look at him in a different way. That he started writing the script while in court mandated rehab only furthers that. ... READ MORE
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Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, a blockbuster franchise returns in Terminator: Dark Fate, competing for attention with the likes of Harriet, Mot ... READ MORE
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