In 2016: The United Kingdom voted in a nationwide referendum to leave the European Union; The Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro; Donald Trump was elected President of the United States of America; Peyton Manning retired from professional football; The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a three games to one deficit to defeat the Golden State Warriors… Continue reading “That’ll never happen”: A look back at 2016
The Quest – Episode 37
In this episode, Ben and I recap and discuss the 89th Academy Awards.
2017 Oscar recap
Best Visual Effects My prediction: The Jungle Book. Actual winner: The Jungle Book. An incredible achievement in effects work was rewarded. Best Makeup and Hairstyling My prediction: A Man Called Ove. Actual winner: Suicide Squad. I didn’t want Suicide Squad to win and picked against it for spite. My mistake. Best Cinematography My prediction: La La Land. Actual winner: La La Land.… Continue reading 2017 Oscar recap
89th Academy Awards predictions
This Sunday, February 26, 2017, the 89th Academy Awards will take place. These are my semi-confident predictions, ranked in order of what I think is the likelihood of victory. I’ll also live tweet the ceremony @tenkmovies. For the past five years, I’ve tried to watch every nominated film (including all shorts) before the ceremony. I’ve… Continue reading 89th Academy Awards predictions
The Quest – Episode 36
In this episode, Ben and I return to our discussion of film genres. This time out, it’s the biopic genre.
Mr. Holland smoked some locusts in the park with Adaline; now he’s departed
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) Musician Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfus) takes a temporary job as a music teacher, but, as his idol John Lennon once sang, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” After thirty years in this temporary job, Mr. Dreyfus is forced to retire. On his last day of school, a… Continue reading Mr. Holland smoked some locusts in the park with Adaline; now he’s departed
The Quest – Episode 35
In honor of tomorrow, in this episode, Ben and I discuss once again, the greatest movie of all time, Groundhog Day. We’ll get back on track in our discussion of biopics next time.
The Quest – Episode 34
In this episode, Ben and I look ahead to 2017 and what we might expect from our favorite movies this year.
On the western front, the Cuban makes mistakes
I am Cuba (1964) Split into four separate stories joined only by a female narrator known as the “Voice of Cuba,” this film offers a dizzying portrait of Cuba during the Castro Revolution. In the first story, Maria works as a dancer in a Havana bar and lives an idyllic existence with her boyfriend, Rene,… Continue reading On the western front, the Cuban makes mistakes
The Quest – Episode 33
In this episode, Ben and I take a brief look back at 2016.