“That’ll never happen”: A look back at 2016

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

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

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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

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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.

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