Tag: 2017
1st Edition Of My Early Oscar Predictions
Hey all Oscar fans, I’ve decided to put out my early Oscar predictions after the reactions to the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals. I’ve…
Rat Film Is Perhaps The Most Arresting Documentary Of The Century
At last, it’s what we’ve been asking for: a documentary about Baltimore’s storied rat infestation. What if a documentary compared the lives of rats to…
Darren Aronofsky's Mother! Proves To Polarize With Its Ambiguity
So many things to say about Darren Aronofsky’s new film, Mother!. First, I want to express that I really liked it. It’s scary, intense, emotional,…
Review: The Big Sick
USA Theatrical Release – June 23, 2017 (Limited), July 14, 2017 (Wide) Director – Michael Showalter Screenplay – Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Cast – Kumail…
Listmania – Al's Best of 2017 (Jan-June)
It’s now July, and that means that the first half of the year is over. That also means that it’s time to look back at…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Movies 4/4
And we’ve made it to the end. Or should I say halfway mark. Some awesome movies, moments, and performances have sailed on by in the…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Movies 3/4
Here are 8 more recommendations movie-wise from the pre-summer, awards season era of this year. 2017 has uncovered some gems for me personally, and a…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Movies 2/4
It feels as though the deep dramas, cringey horrors, and black comedies are three of the freshest produce on the market these days – lucky…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Movies 1/4
There’s a common myth that the first half of the movie year lacks the kind of quality and quantity that closed the year usually. Well…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Performances 2/2
Acing. Star quality. Going above and beyond. Breaking through. Genuinely surprising us. However you want to spin it, there have been some illustrious screen presences…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Performances 1/2
And so we move onto the performances of 2017 we’ve loved in the first half. Obviously we can’t cater for all tastes, but there are…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Moments 2/2
In my view there are too many fine moments to mentions from 2017 so far. As we enter the second half, we mentally clock up…
Cinema 2017 Half-Time Report: Moments 1/2
And the whistle blows for half-time on the 2017 year of cinema. This halfway series will highlight 2017 so far in Moments, Performances, and the…
Can 2017’s Blockbusters Get Oscar-Nominated?
By Daniel Smith-Rowsey Ah, blockbusters. For us discriminating film fans, they’re a bit like that fashionable cousin at the family reunion that just won’t shut…
