Predicting the 2020 Oscar Nominations

The Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards are behind us now, and in the early hours of tomorrow morning, the nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards (occurring February 9) will be announced. I’m coming in hot with some super last minute predictions for who I think will be nominated tomorrow morning. I am excluding […]

Review: “1917”

5 out of 5 stars. “1917” is a war epic brought down to a more personal level, without sacrificing the scale or horror of said war. That is thanks to director Sam Mendes and his crew, who adhere to a vision for this story—based on an anecdote told to him by his grandfather, Alfred Mendes—that […]

Review: “Uncut Gems”

3.5 out of 5 stars. I watched “Uncut Gems” for the first time over two days ago, and I still have a hard time putting my reaction to the film into words. It’s engrossing, but not exactly enjoyable; intense, even though the endgame is rather predictable. None of the characters are likeable, including Adam Sandler’s […]

Streaming Recap: December 2019

Adam Driver, festive royal families, and dogs: here’s a series of mini reviews of movies released on streaming services in December. THE REPORT (AMAZON) Okay, technically “The Report” was a November release, but it came in at the end of the month so I’m going to let it slide. Scott Z. Burns’ film, which I […]

Top 10 Movies of 2019

2019 is over, and you know what that means- it’s time to reflect on the best movies released this past year. Everybody under the sun may be making their “best of 2019” lists right now, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to miss out. You can check out my picks for what I believe to […]