This December will mark 10 years since Margot Robbie broke through on the big screen in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” and quickly became a household name. The Aussie actress appeared about two months earlier in Richard Curtis’ romance drama “About Time”, alongside Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy and Domhnall Gleeson (who Robbie would […]
Saturday’s SAG Awards will be the first one ever streamed live on Netflix. Who will win in the major movie categories? My predictions are: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Will Win: Robert Downey, Jr. — “Oppenheimer” Could Win: Ryan Gosling — “Barbie” Downey Jr. seems to be a lock at this point for SAG and the Oscar. […]
“Barbie”, which has earned nearly $640 million domestically, and “Oppenheimer”, which has grossed close to $330 million in North America, are two of the five nominees for the Best Ensemble SAG Award. And there’s a good chance one of them will win. (However, I wouldn’t count out “American Fiction”. “Killers of the Flower Moon” seems […]
It’s time for my list of the most anticipated theatrical releases of 2023. A few things to note: 1) I’m looking forward to all the major animated releases, from “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Trolls 3”, to “Wish”, “Migration”, “Elemental”, “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie”, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and more. 2) There are […]
“What is happening here?” and “This is so strange” are two lines spoken by Christian Bale’s character Burt in director David O. Russell’s new film “Amsterdam”. They were also two of the thoughts constantly swirling around in my head while watching “Amsterdam”. O. Russell (who also wrote the screenplay) took the mildly intriguing 1933 Business […]
Jared Leto completely transforms himself into the characters he plays on screen. Prior to 2013, the “30 Second to Mars” performer was best known for his acting roles in “Fight Club”, “American Psycho”, “Requiem for a Dream”, “Panic Room” and “Alexander”. Following a break from acting, Leto returned in ’13 with the role of a […]
The trend of studios picking-up movies previously in limbo continues. Paramount, the studio that helped give Margot Robbie her big break with 2013’s “The Wolf of Wall Street”, is now distributing her latest film. “Dreamland” first screened in April 2019 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The setting is 1935 Texas. 17-year-old Eugene (played by Finn […]
The end of the first half of the year is nearly upon us. And while there have been a number of triumphs (to be acknowledged at the First Half of 2020 Movie Awards on June 28th), there have also been some big disappointments. Here are the 10 standouts: “DOLITTLE” We’ve rarely had the chance to […]
It’s time for the 2020 LCJ Movie Awards Nominations. The winners will be revealed on Saturday February 1st at 7pmET. Best Picture “Ad Astra” “Clemency” “I Lost My Body” “Knives Out” “Luce” “Mike Wallace is Here” “Parasite” “Storm Boy” “Weathering with You” “Wild Rose” Best Director Chinoye Chukwu – “Clemency” James Gray – “Ad Astra” […]
I had a wild time at the 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night. The ceremony was held for the 5th consecutive year (and 7 of the last 8) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA. This was CCA #8 for me. Most suspense was saved for the final 10-minutes (a Best Director […]