Not that you shouldn’t watch all the performances, but it’s difficult, at best, to find the time. As a rule, I don’t sleep, so…here are my observations of the nominated performances. As I mentioned in the TV Drama viewing guide, … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 3 – Television Comedy Awards
PART 2: TELEVISION DRAMA Not that you shouldn’t watch all the performances, but it’s difficult, at best, to find the time. As a rule, I don’t sleep, so…here are my observations of the nominated performances. Here’s the biggest problem: we … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 2 – Television Drama Awards
Not that you shouldn’t watch all the performances, but it’s difficult, at best, to find the time. As a rule, I don’t sleep, so…here are my observations of the nominated performances. I have also reviewed (or am in the process … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 1 – Film Awards
60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1 Best English Language Films of the Decade Part 3: 20 through 1 Continuing on… Picking the best films of a decade is, let’s face it, mostly an impossible task. This is made all the more … Continue reading Top Sixty English Language Films of the Decade, Part 3: 20 – 01
60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1 Best English Language Films of the Decade Part 2: 40 through 21 Continuing on… Picking the best films of a decade is, let’s face it, mostly an impossible task. This is made all the more … Continue reading Top Sixty English Language Films of the Decade, Part 2: 40 – 21
60-41 | 40-21 | 20-1 Best English Language Films of the Decade Part 1: 60 through 41 Picking the best films of a decade is, let’s face it, mostly an impossible task. This is made all the more ridiculous when … Continue reading Top Sixty English Language Films of the Decade, Part 1: 60 – 41
“JoJo Rabbit” Directed by Taika Waititi Wes Anderson has made a living making films through the lens of a child. Some are more successful than others, but this view is always slightly skewed…as if an adult were interpreting child-like wonder. … Continue reading “JoJo Rabbit”
“Uncut Gems” Directed by Benny and Josh Sefdie So, for me, the greatest New York character film ever made is “The Taking of Pelham 123” (the 1973 original with Walter Matthau). The writing, the wise-ass remarks, the sights and smells, … Continue reading “Uncut Gems”
“Little Women” Directed by Greta Gerwig I am a total outlier when it comes to the phenomenon of “Little Women”. I have never read it. I have never seen it on screen or on stage and I didn’t even know … Continue reading “Little Women”
“1917” Directed by Sam Mendes Let me start off by saying Sam Mendes’ “1917” is one of the great cinematic achievements, and certainly one of the best films, of this year…maybe more. It is an exhausting, claustrophobia-inducing, terrifying and ultimately, … Continue reading “1917”
