At the end of every month we are going to review all the books we read and say which ones we recommend and which we think you should leave on the shelf. Enjoy our January Reading Wrap-Up! The Martian - Andy Weir The year is 2035, the Ares III manned mission on Mars is forced to…
For the last ten years, Best Original Screenplay has gone to a Best Picture nominee. The last time it didn't was in 2005 when "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" won. If this trend continues, then unfortunately "Ex Machina," my second favorite movie of 2015, is out of the running. "Straight Outta Compton" would also be knocked out, but I'll…
It's music's biggest night! The Grammy Awards are coming up on February 15th. Here are our 2016 Grammy Predictions for the general field categories! Album of the Year Nominees: "1989" - Taylor Swift "Beauty Behind the Madness" - The Weeknd "Sound & Color" - Alabama Shakes "To Pimp A Butterfly" - Kendrick Lamar "Traveller" -…
Best Director has quickly become the category where the visionary filmmaker is honored. Ang Lee won for "Life of Pi" in 2013, Alfonso Cuarón for "Gravity" in 2014, and Alejandro G. Iñarritu for "Birdman" in 2015 (his film was the most visionary of the group, at least). However, this year we have the debacle of having…
The Book of Joe is an often hilarious and sometimes sweet take on the life of a man of a certain age. I think nailing comedy in a book is a lot harder than a lot of people think. It is difficult to get a joke to land properly when you can’t control its pacing…
This is perhaps the most competitive race for Best Picture this decade, maybe even this century. Never has the field been so divided. It seems that every precursor indicator contradicts another and just when we think momentum is building, it is quickly taken away. “Spotlight” maintained the frontrunner status throughout the critics awards even thought…
Out of the three acting races at this year's Oscars, Best Supporting Actress is by far that hardest one to suss out. Unlike the last few years, there hasn't been one actress that has been consistently winning awards and that has the clear momentum that makes her the frontrunner for the Oscars. The critics awards…
There's something to say for good filmmaking, and that's what The Revenant is — good filmmaking. It is a film that comes alive in its cinematography, editing, and sound. However, I think it's the restraint on these factors that takes it to great, and at times, impossible filmmaking. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by last year's…
The Golden Globes are this Sunday, which kicks off the end of the awards season. See who will take home gold and who will go home empty handed with our Golden Globe Film Predictions! Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominees: Carol Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Room Spotlight Will Win: Spotlight…
Refreshingly realistic, superbly acted, and top-notch direction, Spotlight proves to be one of the best movies of the year Powered by JustWatch About thirty minutes into Spotlight, Boston Globe reporters Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams) and Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo) speak to two of the victims of abuse at the hand of Catholic priests belonging to…
