The Top Ten Movies of 2011!

2011 turned out to be quite similar to any other year at the movies: a lot of disappointments, tons of crap coming out that I didn’t even bother with, and various surprises scattered over twelve months…just enough so to make it worth the while. With that said, the year on the silver screen certainly started [...]

Oscars 2011: Who Should Win

Ah, it’s almost Oscar time yet again, which means upsets, shoo-in’s, and an academy still refusing to nominate all the right people. Listen – the people and films that win Academy Awards are deserving. They’re good people and make good products. But…Saving Private Ryan getting beat out by Shakespeare in Love? Or Springsteen’s The Wrestler [...]

Ranking the Best Picture Nominees

Can you believe the Oscars are just 27 days away? That’s right – March 7th at 8:00 PM (ET) the ‘Super Bowl of Hollywood’ will get underway for the 82nd time. Although I have said that 2009 was a weaker year for movies than previous years – and I stand by that comment – that [...]

Review: Crazy Heart

It’s like The Wrestler, but set to a country music scene instead of inside a ring. That’s what I wanted this movie to be, or that’s what I was really pulling for. Unfortunately for Crazy Heart, it lacked both the intensity, grit, and emotional firepower to match a film like The Wrestler. In fact, I’m [...]

Oscar Waiting: Biggest Snub?

OSCARS 2009: Who Should/Will Win

The 81st Annual Academy Awards are upon us, as the biggest night in movies hands out the statuettes for 2008′s best.  This Sunday night, February 22nd at 8pm on ABC, the lives of many actors, producers, writers, etc will change forever: because when you’re an Oscar winner, you have reached the pinnacle of your trade, [...]