Month: February 2016
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2016 Oscars as predicted by WeMissE
2016 OSCAR PICKS in every category The time has come once again for the most coveted award in Hollywood. If you are entering an Oscar pool, or just want to impress your friends, I’m here to make some helpful suggestions. Every year I watch all nominated films, including the documentaries and short subjects. I…
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I Don’t Have A Vote: The 88th Annual Oscars – Cut the crap
The 88th Avenue Oscars – Cut the crap Enough of this stuff. It’s getting old. Why is it that each year increasingly mediocre films are awarded for having one trick pony, when well rounded fare is given a pat on the ass and shown the side door? Yes, it’s Leonardo’s year. Why? Because we’ve been…
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Spotlight (****1/2) takes the road less travelled
Spotlight – 2015 Director Tom McCarthy Screenplay by McCarthy and Josh Singer Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Len Cariou, Jamey Sheridan, Paul Guilfoyle, Brian d’Arcy James, Billy Crudup In 2001, Marty Baron (Schreiber) is the new editor of the The Boston Globe. His perspective is that of an outsider and being so, he is not…
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Deadpool (***1/2) is a refresher course
Deadpool – 2016 Director Tim Miller Screenplay Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds Starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić, Leslie Uggams First off, there is nothing in Deadpool that approaches the visual spectacle of his first scene in the first Wolverine spinoff. You know the one, when he gets off of the…
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The Boy (**) ain’t right
The Boy – 2016 Director William Brent Bell Screenplay Stacey Menear Starring Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson Everyone needs a friend like Binage. Someone who is as eager to see awesomely bad horror films and is just as disappointed as you when the film is a little better than expected. I have been…
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Room (****1/2) with one view
We feel what he feels. We feel what his mother feels. This is a remarkable achievement. This is worthy storytelling.
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 