Countdown to the Oscars: Final Predictions

The 90th Academy Awards are this Sunday, and I can’t remember a year in which the awards were harder to predict. But with the Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, BAFTAs, and various guild awards now behind us, a pattern has emerged giving us more of a concrete idea of who will take home an Oscar. Still, […]

10 Best Movies of 2017

Better late than never—with January 2018 fast approaching its conclusion, and with this week’s Oscar nominations placing the spotlight on many great films from last year, here are my picks for the 10 best movies I saw in 2017. Click the links to read my full review of each film. “Phantom Thread”: Paul Thomas Anderson’s […]

Predicting the 2018 Oscar Nominees and Winners

That time is already upon us. With the SAG, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice Awards already behind us, now is the time to look ahead to the Oscars. The 90th Academy Awards will take place on March 4, but the nominees will be announced tomorrow morning. For most of this awards season there really hasn’t […]

Predicting the 2018 Golden Globe Awards

The awards season is once again upon us, and today is the first major awards show of the year with the 75th Golden Globe Awards airing tonight. The Globes aren’t always a great indicator of what films will eventually win the Oscar, but they’re still fun to watch and predict, especially this year. Unlike last […]

Review: “The Shape of Water”

5 out of 5 stars. If you love movies and don’t love “The Shape of Water,” then I really don’t know what to tell you. Writer (along with Vanessa Taylor) and director Guillermo del Toro’s latest film is the type of gorgeous adult fairy tale he’s known for, imbued with an extra dose of love […]