Oscar Watch: AMERICAN HUSTLE a Lively and Enjoyable Con
Early on in American Hustle, small-time conman Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) suggests that everything about life involves a swindle of …Read the Rest
Tag Archives: Oscar contenders 2013
RUSH Limps to the Finish Line
Have you ever watched a football game where you didn’t give a shit who won? You don’t love or hate …Read the Rest
PRISONERS Offers Food for Thought
French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Polytechnique) has made some nonconforming and occasionally controversial films in his homeland. Prisoners marks his …Read the Rest
Oscar Watch: DJANGO UNCHAINED Tarantino’s Funniest Film to Date
Be assured that you will find something deeply disturbing about “Django Unchained”. Be it an image or the particular strain …Read the Rest
Oscar Watch: ZERO DARK THIRTY is Lifeless and Limp
“Zero Dark Thirty” chronicles the 10 years between the horrors of September 11th and the SPOILER ALERT killing of Osama …Read the Rest
Oscar Watch: THE IMPOSSIBLE is True Horror
“The Impossible” gets right to the heavy stuff, quick and unapologetic. A British family is vacationing in Thailand at a …Read the Rest
Oscar Watch: Les Misérables is an Intimate Epic
When it comes to musicals, nothing is as huge as “Les Misérables” in terms of popularity, scope and ambition. The …Read the Rest
Oscar Watch: THE HOBBIT is Lovingly Bloated
I would like to get right to it and address the oliphant in the room by stating the fact (not …Read the Rest
Oscar Watch: HYDE PARK ON THE HUDSON is all about Bill
Bill Murray has definitely gotten better at it. Back in 1984 Mr. Murray took his first crack at a non-funny …Read the Rest
Oscar Watch:KILLING THEM SOFTLY is a Stunner
It is 2008 things are tough at all angles. Remnants of the bubble are strewn across the country and the …Read the Rest