Ranking NBR’s Top Movies From 2021
The NBR is the National Board Of Review. Established in 1909, the committee picks 10 movies (usually) that they deem the best of the calendar year. One of the movies […]
Summation Of Stanko’s Thoughts On The Five Films Nominated For “Sound” At The 95th Academy Awards
“All Quiet On The Western Front”Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, and Stefan Korte I say this knowing I don’t know anything. Why does it feel like war […]
“Fanny” | An Exercise To Expand Horizons
“Young Marius dreams of leaving his dull provincial life and seeing the world. When the beautiful Fanny declares her adoration for him, Marius must choose between an adventurous life at […]
Ranking Martin McDonagh’s Films
Martin McDonagh is a one-time Oscar winner and has been nominated individually for seven Academy Awards. In a relatively young and spread out career, McDonagh has directed five films; one […]
“Murderball” Is A Capsule Of Its Time
“Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.” Director: Dana Adam Shapiro, Henry Alex Rubin,Writers: Dana Adam ShapiroRated: RRelease […]
“The Fabelmans” Is Spielberg Telling The World He Makes High Quality Movies Again
“Loosely based on Spielberg’s childhood growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, from age seven to eighteen, a young man named Sammy Fabelman discovers a shattering family secret, and […]
Summation Of Stanko’s Thoughts On The Five Films Nominated For “Visual Effects” At The 95th Academy Awards
Here is a new project.I am going to embark on. I am going to reflect on various Oscar categories that I complete, regardless of the year. Let me study up […]
Ranking The 95th Academy Awards “Best Picture” Nominees
The voting process for the Oscars is “Ranked Choice Voting”, often referred to as RCV. It is also known as preferential ballot. Voters rank their candidates in order from favorite […]
The 95th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 22.0)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Colin Farrell – “The Banshees Of Inisherin” ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE My Nominations MY WINNER: Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees […]
Stanko Check-In On The 95th Academy Awards 3.0
This is strictly an exercise in accountability to see how I have been getting on in seeing the nominations or not. There is still time till March 22, but a […]
Summation Of Stanko’s Thoughts On The Five Films Nominated For “Film Editing” At The 95th Academy Awards
So I was hoping to go through all of the categories before the Oscars on March 12th, but unfortunately life is going to get in the way. I will be […]
“Triangle Of Sadness” Brings The Dark, Clever And Honest Humor
“A fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.“ Director: Ruben ÖstlundWriters: Ruben ÖstlundStaring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, […]
Summation Of Stanko’s Thoughts On The Five Documentary Short Films Nominated For The 95th Academy Awards
The Elephant Whisperers The first of two animal themed short documentaries nominated, The Elephant Whispers follows a Indian couple who have dedicated their lives to raising baby elephants who are […]
Just End The Suffering Podcast, Episode 338: College Basketball Catch-Up With Zach Braziller
I hopped on with my friend Mike Phillips and his podcast Just End The Suffering to talk about the 95th Academy Awards and what we are expecting and are excited […]
Wes Anderson Is A Weird And Very Talented Man; I Am Talking About “Isle Of Dogs”
“Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog.” Director: Wes AndersonWriters: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason SchwartzmanStaring: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward […]
Nature Is Fucking Terrifying, And Beautiful. And Volcanos Are Freaking Sweet. Oh Yea, This Is About “Fire Of Love”
“Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most […]
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