Here we go again…attempting the impossible task of predicting the SAG Awards. Trying to gauge what 130,000 actors think is good, great, and best, is crazy. Add to that the number of voters who either don’t care enough to vote … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Predictions
This is the area that usually has the least amount of consistency. And while this year is slightly more so, the nominated choices are, alas, riddled with supporting actors. But more importantly, did NO ONE see “Catch 22”?! Christopher Abbott … Continue reading 2020 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 4 – TV Movie or Miniseries Awards
Imagine if a writing prompt were given to a Hollywood screenwriting class that went something like this: Write a film about an alien trying to find her way through an unknown universe…an alien with crazy powers of strength and flight, … Continue reading “Alita: Battle Angel” & “Captain Marvel”
Grief, homicide investigations, reincarnation (sort of), and murder aren’t the kind of things you think of when searching for something to spend a few hours with. Or maybe they are, given the multitude of murder mysteries out there in the … Continue reading Five shows about dying: “After Life”, “Bosch” (S5), “Endeavour” (S6), “The OA” (S2) & “True Detective” (S3)
91st Annual Academy Awards So this year I actually screened every single piece of nominated film except “Christopher Robin” (which isn’t going to win anyway), and having discussed the awards with several people in and around the voting process, and … Continue reading Jason’s Predictions and Predilections for the 91st Annual Academy Awards
“Green Book” Directed by Peter Farrelly It’s been a long time since there’s been an On-the-Road/Buddy picture as satisfying as “Green Book”. It may seem like a populist flick, but don’t make the mistake of thinking this is fluff. Within … Continue reading “Green Book”
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 many of these films separately … Continue reading 2019 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 4 – Film 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 each of these films separately … Continue reading 2017 SAG Awards Viewing Guide: Part 1 – Film Awards
So, as ever, the Globes are sure to confound. And as much as odds-makers would like to use the Golden Globes as a barometer of which way the Academy voters will vote, it’s not the most useful tool. So, with that in mind, the following are my PREDICTIONS of how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association […]
“Moonlight” Directed by Barry Jenkins It’s not often you get to see a “first” in the cinema. The adage that “there’s nothing new under the sun” is, perhaps more prevalent in cinema than in any other medium. And, yet, along … Continue reading “Moonlight”
The No Spoiler Critic 