Movies…with a little bit of obscure culture and sports mixed in
“A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.” Director: Martin CampbellWriters: Richard Herley, Michael […]
“Documentary centers on the life and work of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette while making her breakout album ‘Jagged Little Pill’” Director: Alison KlaymanRelease Date: November 18, 2021IMDB What we have […]
“Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.” Director: Ben […]
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Keanu Reeves – “John Wick: Chapter 4” ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Chris Messina – “Air” ACTRESS […]
The last time I talked to Mike Phillips on his podcast it was for a summer movie preview. Among the movies we talked was Oppenheimer (2023), the newest Christopher Nolan […]
Time for a stream of consciousness rant. Let’s get after it. It is over! It is finally over! I never thought I would be typing out relief when it came […]
“Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to […]
“The film is an original and personal look at Napoleon Bonaparte’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship […]
“The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.” Director: Petr JáklWriters: Petr Jákl, Marek Dobes, […]
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Keanu Reeves – “John Wick: Chapter 4” ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Chris Messina – “Air” ACTRESS […]
“Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.” Director: Stephen FrearsWriters: Nick Hornby, D.V. DeVincentis, Steve PinkStaring: John Cusack, […]
“A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.” Director: Zach CreggerWriter: Zach CreggerStaring: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew […]
“The lone surviving thief of a violent bank robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.” Director: Brian A. MillerWriter: Mike MaplesStaring: Ryan Guzman, Sylvester […]
“A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.” […]
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Keanu Reeves – “John Wick: Chapter 4” ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Chris Messina – “Air” ACTRESS […]
“An Oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the “revolutionary” new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets […]
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