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Oscars change eligibility rules

As we predicted in March when films started postponing their release dates and theaters began to close in response to the COVID19 pandemic, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is temporarily changing...

Oscar Bits & Pieces

Oscar movie checklist Have you seen all of the Oscar-nominated movies yet? Download our Excel spreadsheet to keep track of your progress in seeing all of the nominees. Displays the films alphabetically and by...

2020 Oscar nominations announced

The 2020 Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and Joker leads with 11 nominations, including nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix). It’s followed by 1917, The Irishman, and Once...

2020 Golden Globe winners

The Golden Globes were held on Sunday, and 1917 and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood were the big winners, each winning Best Picture for Drama and Comedy, respectively. 1917 also won Best Director (Sam...

2019 Movie Trailers Mashup

Sleepy Skunk is back with their 2019 edition of their annual mashup of the year’s movie trailers, and like always, it’s fantastic. We recommend watching it full screen with volume up. The trailer features...

Other 2019 Award nominations

Want to get a head start on your Oscars checklist? Trying to figure out who to nominate for the Cosmos? Maybe the other awards leading up to the Oscars can help. We previously announced...

Trailer: Wonder Woman 1984

The first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 has finally been released. As the title suggests, the film is set in 1984 — decades after the first Wonder Woman film, which was set in World War I, but decades...

Movie Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark

So…memories can be faulty, but here’s my memory of the film and the impact it had on me. My recollection is that my twin brother and I saw in in the theaters on our...

Movie Review: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor (uncredited), Mervyn LeRoy (uncredited), Norman Taurog (uncredited), Richard Thorpe (uncredited), King Vidor (Kansas scenes, uncredited) Writers: Noel Langley (screenplay), Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allen Woolf (screenplay); L. Frank Baum (book) Stars: Judy Garland,...

Independent Spirit Award nominations out

The Independent Spirit Awards, which honors smaller-budget “indie” films, has released their nominations for 2019 films, and three films top the list with five nominations each: Lighthouse Honey Boy Uncut Gems Those films are...