Sunday, December 25, 2016

2016's Best!

10 BEST FILMS OF 2016

10.  13 Hours – This tale of events in Benghazi in 2011 is far too good to have the words “A Michael Bay Film” attached to it.

9.  Loving – Slow paced but well done tale of a Virginia couple who just wanted to be married yet became the key cog in the interracial marriage debate.

8.  10 Cloverfield Lane – A different sequel, set in the same world.  Perhaps better than its predecessor.

7.  Sully – A well done tale of a man who never set out to be a hero, he just set out to keep his passengers alive. Great job by Hanks and co.

6.  Deepwater Horizon – Yet another true life tale, woven into a heart racing disaster epic. 

5.  Don’t Breathe – Outstanding horror entry this year, packed one of the hardest hits in a long time

4.  Bad Moms – See Ghostbusters?  This is how to work a great film from an all female cast.  Script does matter.

3.  Captain America : Civil War – Maybe the finest comic book film ever crafted.  Just outstanding

2.  Deadpool – The best time I’ve had at the movies all year, only moments into the credits I knew I’d love this film.


1.  Arrival – A deep, thought provoking, outstanding tale of not what we do when aliens arrive, but what we are as an entity.  Beautiful film and the best I’ve seen all year.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

2016's 10 Worst Films!

10 WORST FILMS OF 2016

10.  Rogue One – Not really a bad film per say, but disappointing that a film made 39 years after the film it ties into would have so many continuity errors with its tie in.

9.  Siren – One of the best shorts from the original VHS becomes an overly long feature.  Good idea, shit execution.

8.  Mascots – This made for Netflix tale demonstrated once and for all that the mockumentary is dead.

7.  Yoga Hozers – Kevin Smith continues the freefall that began with his discovery of pot during Zach and Miri make a Porno.  His films are now as bad as his detractors’ say they’ve been. 

6.  Inferno – Yup, that’s what this film should be thrown into.

5.  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Another great geek fic turned horrible film.

4.  Suicide Squad – Another in the series of piss poor DC adaptations. 

3.  Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates – No, Mike and Dave need a lobotomy.

2.  Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Seriously, it sucks.  Stupid, bad writing….just shit. 


1. Ghostbusters – Every bit as bad as you’ve heard.  Has nothing to do with the female cast, it has everything to do with horrible writing, and every character being the same basic thing.   A piss poor effort from everyone involved, who clearly thought they could just show up and make a worthy film.  

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Our Oscar Choices!!

As always, our choices in BOLD

2016 Best Actor Oscar Nominees

Bryan Cranston in “Trumbo”
Matt Damon in “The Martian”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender in “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne in “The Danish Girl”

2016 Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominees

Christian Bale in “The Big Short”
Tom Hardy in “The Revenant”
Mark Ruffalo in “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance in “Bridge of Spies”
Sylvester Stallone in “Creed”

2016 Best Actress Oscar Nominees

Cate Blanchett in “Carol”
Brie Larson in “Room”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Joy”
Charlotte Rampling in “45 Years”
Saoirse Ronan in “Brooklyn”

2016 Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominees

Jennifer Jason Leigh in “The Hateful Eight”
Rooney Mara in “Carol”
Rachel McAdams in “Spotlight”
Alicia Vikander in “The Danish Girl”
Kate Winslet in “Steve Jobs”

2016 Best Animated Film Oscar Nominees

“Anomalisa”

“Boy and the World”
“Inside Out”
“Shaun the Sheep Movie”
“When Marnie Was There”

2016 Best Cinematography Oscar Nominees

“Carol” Ed Lachman
“The Hateful Eight” Robert Richardson
“Mad Max: Fury Road” John Seale
“The Revenant” Emmanuel Lubezki
“Sicario” Roger Deakins

2016 Best Costume Design Oscar Nominees

“Carol” Sandy Powell
“Cinderella” Sandy Powell
“The Danish Girl” Paco Delgado
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Jenny Beavan
“The Revenant” Jacqueline West

2016 Best Director  Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short” Adam McKay
“Mad Max: Fury Road” George Miller
“The Revenant” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
“Room” Lenny Abrahamson
“Spotlight” Tom McCarthy

2016 Best Documentary Feature Oscar Nominees

“Amy”
“Cartel Land”
“The Look of Silence”
“What Happened, Miss Simone?”
“Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”

2016 Best Documentary Short Oscar Nominees

“Body Team 12”
“Chau, beyond the Lines”
“Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
“A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”
“Last Day of Freedom”

2016 Best Editing Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Revenant”
“Spotlight”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Foreign Film Oscar Nominees

“Embrace of the Serpent” Colombia
“Mustang” France
“Son of Saul” Hungary
“Theeb” Jordan
“A War” Denmark

2016 Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar Nominees

“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared”
“The Revenant”

2016 Best Original Score Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies” Thomas Newman
“Carol” Carter Burwell
“The Hateful Eight” Ennio Morricone
“Sicario” Jóhann Jóhannsson
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” John Williams

2016 Best Original Song Oscar Nominees

“Earned It” from “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Manta Ray” from “Racing Extinction”
“Simple Song #3” from “Youth”
“Til It Happens To You” from “The Hunting Ground”
“Writing’s On The Wall” from “Spectre”

2016 Best Picture Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”

2016 Best Production Design Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies”
“The Danish Girl”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”

2016 Best Animated Short Oscar Nominees

“Bear Story”
“Prologue”
“Sanjay’s Super Team”
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos”
“World of Tomorrow”

2016 Best Live Action Short Oscar Nominees

“Ave Maria”
“Day One”
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)”
“Shok”
“Stutterer”

2016 Best Sound Editing Oscar Nominees

“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Sicario”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Sound Mixing Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Visual Effects Oscar Nominees

“Ex Machina”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short”
“Brooklyn”
“Carol”
“The Martian”
“Room”

2016 Best Original Screenplay Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies”
“Ex Machina”
“Inside Out”
“Spotlight”
“Straight Outta Compton”

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Oscar Noms!!

As always, we'll take a couple weeks and catch up on what we need to see, and come back and give our picks before Feb. 1st.

2016 Best Actor Oscar Nominees

Bryan Cranston in “Trumbo”
Matt Damon in “The Martian”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender in “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne in “The Danish Girl”

2016 Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominees

Christian Bale in “The Big Short”
Tom Hardy in “The Revenant”
Mark Ruffalo in “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance in “Bridge of Spies”
Sylvester Stallone in “Creed”

2016 Best Actress Oscar Nominees

Cate Blanchett in “Carol”
Brie Larson in “Room”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Joy”
Charlotte Rampling in “45 Years”
Saoirse Ronan in “Brooklyn”

2016 Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominees

Jennifer Jason Leigh in “The Hateful Eight”
Rooney Mara in “Carol”
Rachel McAdams in “Spotlight”
Alicia Vikander in “The Danish Girl”
Kate Winslet in “Steve Jobs”

2016 Best Animated Film Oscar Nominees

“Anomalisa”
“Boy and the World”
“Inside Out”
“Shaun the Sheep Movie”
“When Marnie Was There”

2016 Best Cinematography Oscar Nominees

“Carol” Ed Lachman
“The Hateful Eight” Robert Richardson
“Mad Max: Fury Road” John Seale
“The Revenant” Emmanuel Lubezki
“Sicario” Roger Deakins

2016 Best Costume Design Oscar Nominees

“Carol” Sandy Powell
“Cinderella” Sandy Powell
“The Danish Girl” Paco Delgado
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Jenny Beavan
“The Revenant” Jacqueline West

2016 Best Director  Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short” Adam McKay
“Mad Max: Fury Road” George Miller
“The Revenant” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
“Room” Lenny Abrahamson
“Spotlight” Tom McCarthy

2016 Best Documentary Feature Oscar Nominees

“Amy”
“Cartel Land”
“The Look of Silence”
“What Happened, Miss Simone?”
“Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”

2016 Best Documentary Short Oscar Nominees

“Body Team 12”
“Chau, beyond the Lines”
“Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
“A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”
“Last Day of Freedom”

2016 Best Editing Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Revenant”
“Spotlight”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Foreign Film Oscar Nominees

“Embrace of the Serpent” Colombia
“Mustang” France
“Son of Saul” Hungary
“Theeb” Jordan
“A War” Denmark

2016 Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar Nominees

“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared”
“The Revenant”

2016 Best Original Score Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies” Thomas Newman
“Carol” Carter Burwell
“The Hateful Eight” Ennio Morricone
“Sicario” Jóhann Jóhannsson
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” John Williams

2016 Best Original Song Oscar Nominees

“Earned It” from “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Manta Ray” from “Racing Extinction”
“Simple Song #3” from “Youth”
“Til It Happens To You” from “The Hunting Ground”
“Writing’s On The Wall” from “Spectre”

2016 Best Picture Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”

2016 Best Production Design Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies”
“The Danish Girl”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”

2016 Best Animated Short Oscar Nominees

“Bear Story”
“Prologue”
“Sanjay’s Super Team”
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos”
“World of Tomorrow”

2016 Best Live Action Short Oscar Nominees

“Ave Maria”
“Day One”
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)”
“Shok”
“Stutterer”

2016 Best Sound Editing Oscar Nominees

“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Sicario”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Sound Mixing Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Visual Effects Oscar Nominees

“Ex Machina”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

2016 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Nominees

“The Big Short”
“Brooklyn”
“Carol”
“The Martian”
“Room”

2016 Best Original Screenplay Oscar Nominees

“Bridge of Spies”
“Ex Machina”
“Inside Out”
“Spotlight”
“Straight Outta Compton”