Oscar Predictions
Tomorrow is Hollywood’s Biggest Night: the 84th Academy Awards. I’ve seen 7 of the 9 nominees for Best Picture (“The Artist” and “War Horse” were the only ones I didn’t get a chance to see) but I can tell you honestly from what I have seen that I am really, really more deserving movies weren’t [...]
For Your Consideration: “Hoop Dreams”
Movie Review: “Hoop Dreams” By Marcus Flewellen Directed by Steve James Don’t let the film’s 2 hr 51 min running time deter you; this 1994 Oscar-winning documentary is engrossing, fast-paced and heartbreaking. “Hoop Dreams” tells the story of two high-school basketball players with dreams of making it to the NBA. Director Steve James takes his [...]
Midnight in Paris
We’re only 8 days away from Oscar day. I’ve been able to watch the films nominated for Best Picture, and I’ll be posting two new reviews every day. Today, “Midnight in Paris” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”. Movie Review: “Midnight in Paris” By Marcus Flewellen Starring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Carla Bruni, Adrien [...]
Oscar Nominations Predictions
The time has come. Tomorrow morning, Academy Award-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence and Academy president Tom Sherak will announce the Oscar nominees in the major categories. Over the past several months, I’ve observed the Director’s Guild Awards, the Producers’ Guild Award, and countless blogs and other pre-Oscar ceremonies and awards to determine who will be nominated [...]
The Descendants
Movie Review: “The Descendants” Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Nick Krause Written for the Screen by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash Directed by Alexander Payne George Clooney can do no wrong. (Well, he was in “Batman and Robin”, but that was a long, long time ago.) He [...]
Oscar Predictions
Ladies and gentlemen, the Oscar race has officially begun. The Independent Spirit Award nominees have been announced and the first critics group (The New York Film Critics Circle) has announced their picks for the best film and performances of the year. I figure now’s a good time as any to announce my picks for who [...]
Tower Heist
Movie Review: “Tower Heist” By Marcus Flewellen Starring: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Casey Afflek, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Pena, Zeljko Ivanek Written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson Directed by Brett Ratner After spending the past decade or so playing misguided fathers and voicing lovable donkeys in dozens of kids [...]
Top 5 Sequels
By Marcus Flewellen In honor of “Paranormal Activity 3″, the second sequel to the wildly popular 2009 movie “Paranormal Activity”, I’ve compiled a list of the top 5 best and worst sequels. Enjoy. Best 5. “Live Free or Die Hard” – I know, I know what you’re thinking. Why is the fourth installment of the [...]
Best of the year…..so far
9 months down, 3 more to go. So far I’ve seen 23 films this year, and I plan to see another 20 or so films by the end of the year. One of those 20 or so films will be “The Ides of March”, which I will watch this Friday after school. Since the last [...]
“Moneyball” is a home run
Movie Review: “Moneyball” Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt Written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Directed by Bennett Miller Forgive me for using a baseball metaphor, but “Moneyball” is a home run. No, I take that back; it’s a grand slam. Director Bennett Miller and legendary screenwriters Steven [...]