Tag: filmmaking
Interview: *Happy Birthday* John Turturro
Late last year I spoke to John Turturro for Awards Daily TV about his brilliant film career leading into his TV role in The Night…
Oscars: 7 Potential Spoilers
What a fiasco with the prestigious yet erroneously named Best Foreign Language Film category, with the *insert horrific superlative here* ban on Muslims entering the…
Review: One Day in April
One Day in April sets off as it means to go on, a steady pedal towards a chunk of local glory in Indiana, often dashing…
Review: Your Name
It is not always enough to say we enjoyed the motion pictures that slipped under the viewing net, because we loved them so. The wife…
Review: Allied
Headed by two beloved acting forces Marion Cotillard and Brad Pitt, with a well-established film-maker of the last 30 years Robert Zemeckis, a critically acclaimed…
Listmania: Al's Top 10 Movies of 2016
It’s time for me to look back on the year in movies that was for 2016, and rank my top 10 favorites of the year….
Film Honors 2016: Nominations
2016. The movies took us to some great places and times. Some not so memorable, some disappointing, some ruined somewhat by hype. A lot of…
Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
It starts off great; clever writing, beautiful cinematography, likable characters, witty, off-beat humour. It strongly reminded me of a more adult, ‘WesAndersony’ version of Pixar’s…
Review: Fences
Simply echoing what so many people have astutely pointed out already — this is not a well-rounded stage-to-screen adaptation. By adhering to the palcosenico’s static…
Review: The Handmaiden
I’m sure no one needs another voice in this roaring crowd echoing that this is a truly good movie. Sadly, it didn’t reach masterpiece levels…
Film Honors 2016: Longlists Announced
With the arrival of a new year, came the approaching closure of the film season. Here in the UK I’ve bullied my way through so…
Film Honors: 1997
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Film Honors: 1995
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Ian Nichols' Film Brief 2016
Horror is Here to Stay. Whereas 2015 was a year for horror to experiment metaphor, narrative, and aesthetic (see: The Falling, Spring, Goodnight Mommy, It…
