I’ve been to “Hellboy” and back — to let you know that this reboot is one of the worst films of 2019. Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 and 2008 “Hellboy” movies were beloved by critics and fans. But two minutes into director Neil Marshall’s take the Dark Horse comic, you’ll realize it’s your money that you […]
Sure, May has “Aladdin”, “Rocketman”, “Godzilla 2”, “John Wick: Chapter 3” and “Detective Pikachu”. June includes “Toy Story 4”, “The Secret Life of Pets 2”, “Late Night”, “Dark Phoenix” and “Yesterday”. And “Spider-Man: Homecoming 2”, “The Lion King” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” grace the silver screen in July. But August may actually […]
“Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (out June 29th) is the sequel to 2015’s action/thriller “Sicario”, which earned 3 Oscar nominations, a Critics Choice Best Picture nom, a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA nom for Benicio del Toro. del Toro returns alongside Josh Brolin for the second chapter in this series. However, “Soldado” comes from a different […]
The mega sci-fi creatures vs. robots extravaganza “Pacific Rim” opened in theaters July 2013. A lot’s taken place in the movie world over the past four and a half years, including that film’s director, Guillermo del Toro making the best decision of his career, choosing to direct a different creature in “The Shape of Water” […]
3/4 UPDATE: Correct Picks are Bolded. I got 20 out of 24 Right! “Get Out” Your Ballots! Here are My 2018 Oscar Predictions in All 24 Categories: Best Picture – “Get Out” Best Director – Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” Best Actor – (TIE) Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” AND Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread” […]
Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ premiered in theaters one year ago this week (February 23, 2017 at 7pm ET). The first time I saw the trailer for “Get Out” was at a showing of “The Birth of a Nation” in Oct. 2016. I didn’t really know that Jordan Peele was writing and directing a movie – […]
Sunday’s BAFTA Awards mark one of the final major awards shows before The Oscars. Will the winners have an impact on who takes home Oscar gold? It’s quite an interesting year. BAFTA only has 5 nominees in their Best Film category. They are “Call Me by Your Name”, “Darkest Hour”, “Dunkirk”, “The Shape of Water” […]
Unlike last year, when “La La Land” earned a record-breaking 7 Golden Globes, there will not be a dominant film at this year’s 75th awards, hosted by Seth Meyers. The honors will be spread around, though some films with multiple nominations (including “The Post” with 6 and “Call Me by Your Name”, “Dunkirk” and “The […]
“The Shape of Water” is director Guillermo del Toro’s latest visionary… Well, I wanted to end that sentence with the word masterpiece. I can’t say I’m disappointed by this film. In fact, I genuinely enjoyed it. The acting is strong, the look is stunning, and the musical choices are smart. I just wasn’t blown out […]
Nominations for the 23rd Annual Critics Choice Awards are out! “The Shape of Water” leads all film nominations with 14. Due to ties, there are 7 nominees in Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories. Here are the 9 biggest categories: Best Picture The Big Sick Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour […]