Best of 2012 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• December 31, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 2012, 2012 in film, 2012 in movies, 21 Jump Street, Aksel Hennie, Alan Silvestri, Alexandre Desplat, Alicia Vikander, Amour, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Argo, Aubrey Plaza, Ava DuVernay, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Benoit Delhomme, best of 2012, best of 2012 in film, Caroline Champetier de Ribes, Celeste & Jesse Forever, Chris Butler, Christopher Walken, chronicle, Claudio Miranda, Cloud Atlas, Cosmopolis, Dan Romer, dane dehaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dario Marianelli, Dariusz Wolski, David Cronenberg, Denis Lavant, Drew Goddard, Dwight Henry, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Emily Blunt, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, Ezra Miller, Fred Avril, Gina Gershon, Headhunters, Helen Hunt, Henry Jackman, Holy Motors, Janusz Kaminski, Jason Clarke, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, Jon Brion, Joss Whedon, Kara Hayward, Kathryn Bigelow, Keira Knightley, Killer Joe, Kristen Stewart, Lana Wachowski, Lawless, Leos Carax, Les Miserables, Liam Neeson, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Looper, Lorraine Toussaint, Magnus Borjeson, Marc Streitenfeld, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Mark Ruffalo, Martin McDonagh, Michael Fassbender, Middle of Nowhere, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Moonrise Kingdom, Nick Cave, On The Road, Paranorman, Patrick Doyle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prometheus, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rashida Jones, Rian Johnson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Yeoman, Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Rust and Bone, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sally Field, Sam Rockwell, Samantha Barks, Seamus McGarvey, Seven Psychopaths, Six Drummers, Skyfall, Sound of Noise, Stephen Chbosky, Steve Yedlin, Steven Spielberg, Suraj Sharma, The Avengers, The Cabin In The Woods, The Grey, The Hobbit, The hunger Games, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Sessions, The Wachowskis, Tom Hardy, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Warren Ellis, Warren Ellis and Nick Cave, Wes Anderson, Wreck-It Ralph, Yves Cape, Zero Dark Thirty
The Master: Finding Your Anchor When Lost At Sea
• October 3, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adam Sandler, Amy Adams, Boogie Nights, Film, Freddie Quell, Jesse Plemons, Jillian Bell, Joaquin Phoenix, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lancaster Dodd, Laura Dern, Magnolia, Mother, movie, movies, Paul T. Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, PSH, PTA, PTSD, Punch-Drunk Love, Scientology, sex, sexual frustration, The Cause, The Master, There Will Blood, Tom Cruise
The Ides of March: Clooney’s Perfectly Timed Cynicism Bomb
• October 23, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Evan Rachel Wood, Farragut North, Film, films, George Clooney, Gregory Itzin, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, John Edwards, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella, movies, Obama, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, politics, Ryan Gosling, Shepard Fairey, The Ides of March
Moneyball: No More Than A Solid Double
• September 22, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Art Howe, baseball, baseball movies, Bennett Miller, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Chad Bradford, Chris Pratt, David Justice, Film, Jonah Hill, Miguel Tejada, Moneyball, movies, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Scott Hatteberg, Stephen Bishop
Best of 2008: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 18, 2009 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: Academy Awards, Andrew Stanton, Anne Hathaway, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best of 2008, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Cate Blanchett, Catinca Untaru, Charlie Kaufman, Colin Farrell, Columbus Short, Danai Guirira, David Wenham, Doubt, Eddie Izzard, Frank Langella, Freida Pinto, Frost/Nixon, Gabrielle Union, Guillermo Del Toro, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Iron Man, James Franco, Jared Harris, Jason Segel, John Patrick Shanley, Jonathan Demme, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Man On Wire, Marisa Tomei, Martin McDonagh, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Sheen, Michelle Williams, Mickey Rourke, Mike Leigh, New York, Nicole Kidman, Oliver Stone, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Getting Married, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, Richard Jenkins, Robert Downey Jr., Ron Howard, Rosemarie Dewitt, Sally Hawkins, Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, Tarsem, Thandie Newton, The Fall, Top 10, Valentina Cervi, Viola Davis, Wall-E
Doubt: A Godsend for Multiplexes
• January 7, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Awards 2009, Amy Adams, Catholicism, Doubt, John Patrick Shanley, Meryl Streep, Oscar buzz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viola Davis
Synecdoche, New York: Brain Food For a Starving Artform
• December 11, 2008 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Catherine Keener, Charlie Kaufman, Dianne Wiest, Emily Watson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Williams, New York, NY, Oscar buzz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, Tom Noonan
Films to Look Forward To As Oscar Season Approaches
• October 21, 2008 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Amy Adams, Angelina Jolie, Angelina Jolie's ass, Anne Hathaway, Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt, Bryan Singer, Cate Blanchett, Changeling, Charlie Kaufman, Che, Clint Eastwood, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Defiance, Doubt, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Watson, Evan Rachel Wood, Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon, Frozen River, Gus Van Sant, Happy-Go-Lucky, Hugh Jackman, I've Loved You So Long, James Franco, John Patrick Shanley, Josh Brolin, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Kristen Scott Thomas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, Michael Sheen, Mickey Rourke, Mike Leigh, Milk, Movie trailers, Nicole Kidman, Nothing But The Truth, nude, Oliver Stone, Oscar buzz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Previews, Rachel Getting Married, Revolutionary Road, Ron Howard, Rosario Dawson, Sally Hawkins, Sam Mendes, Sam Rockwell, Samantha Morton, Sean Penn, Seven Pounds, sex, Slumdog Millionaire, Steven Soderbergh, Synecdoche, The Duchess, The Wrestler, Tilda Swinton, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, W., Waltz With Bashir, Will Smith
New Classics: The Best Films Since 1983
• July 31, 2008 • 6 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: 25th Hour, A Mighty Wind, Akira Kurosawa, Alfonso Cuaron, Almost Famous, Andrew Dominik, Back to the Future, Barton Fink, Being John Malkovich, Bill Murray, Boogie Nights, Brad Pitt, Brazil, Bruce Willis, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Diaz, Casey Affleck, Catherine O'Hara, Charlie Kaufman, Children of Men, Christopher Guest, Clive Owen, Coen Brothers, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Die Hard, Dirty Work, Do the Right Thing, Edward Norton, Entertainment Weekly, Eugene Levy, Fargo, Finding Nemo, Frances McDormand, Full Metal Jacket, George Lucas, Goodfellas, Groundhog Day, Halle Berry, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harold Ramis, Harrison Ford, Heather Graham, High Fidelity, Hoop Dreams, Hugh Jackman, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Jack Black, Jackie Brown, Javier Bardem, Jerry Maguire, Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Jon Favreau, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Judd Apatow, Julianne Moore, Kate Hudson, King Kong, Malcolm X, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Comics, Men In Black, Michael Caine, Michael Cera, Michael J. Fox, Monty Python, Murderball, Naomi Watts, No Country For Old Men, Norm Macdonald, Parker Posey, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pee Wee Herman, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pixar, Prince, Purple Rain, Quentin Tarantino, Ratatouille, Renee Zellweger, Return of the Jedi, Richard Linklater, Rob Reiner, Robert DeNiro, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Zemeckis, Rosario Dawson, Rushmore, Samuel L. Jackson, School of Rock, Sean Connery, South Park, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Spinal Tap, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Buscemi, Steven Spielberg, Superbad, Terry Gilliam, The Assassination of Jesse James, The Brilliance of Pixar, The Coen Brothers, The Incredibles, The Princess Bride, The Truman Show, There Will Be Blood, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, Toy Story, Waiting For Guffman, Wall-E, Wes Anderson, Will Smith, William H. Macy, Woody Allen, X-Men