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Filmotomy Podcast 76: Summertime Movies

I return to host the podcast with Bianca away on Edinburgh Film Festival duties in bonny Scotland. Joining me in the summer heat are Pallavi…

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Posted in Film Honors

Film Honors 2017: The Handmaiden and Dunkirk Big Winners

The Film Honors for 2017 were finally announced. As perhaps expected, for those that know me, The Handmaiden and Dunkirk were the big winners. Below…

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90th Academy Awards Winners – A Predictable End to a Turbulent Season

The 90th Academy Awards are all done and dusted. Oh how far we have all come. Here are the winners in case you were on…

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Steve’s 2017 Top Ten…for now, anyway

I’m not a fan of “top tens” because they are living, breathing, ever-changing organisms, but I’ll play along and share a current snapshot of my own personal favorites from 2017.

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#Academyaresnobs – Why has The Florida Project Been Snubbed?

And why does the Academy have such an issue with films featuring the lower working class like The Florida Project? Seeing the character of Moonee…

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The Handmaiden and Dunkirk Lead The Way With The 2017 Film Honors Nominations

Time to honor my own choices for the best in film of 2017. I know we are in mid-February now, but here in the UK…

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7 Steps Of Willem Dafoe On The Long Journey To Gold

You’ve come a long way, baby. Willem Dafoe has had such a diverse career as an accomplished, illusive actor, he’s almost a secret weapon. With…

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Film Twitter Needs To Learn More From Dixon, Among Other Things

It’s Awards Season, that time of year when Film Twitter goes crazy. Trying to predict the possible winners for certain awards given by critics, guilds, international…

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For Your Consideration: The Florida Project, Best Picture

“The Florida Project” was Walt Disney’s 1960s-era code term for a planned East Coast amusement park, an euphemism justified by Disney’s fear that Orlando property…

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Matt St.Clair's Top 10 Films Of 2017

Now that 2017 has come to a close, it is time to reflect on the best that the year in cinema had to offer. And it…

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Spielberg's The Post Resurfaces With North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominations

The North Carolina Film Critics Association pride themselves in not just putting forward their “bests” of the year in film. But also honoring some of…

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I, Tonya And Mudbound Get Some Love From The New York Film Critics Online

While the New York Film Critics Online loved Mudbound enough to give it Best Picture, Best Director, and Ensemble Cast, they still were passionate about…

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Pleasant Surprises Among The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Nominees

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards unveiled their lineup of nominees. While a fair amount of the films and performances in their lineup are…

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Get Out And Dunkirk Make Their Mark With Washington Film Critics Associations Winners

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Associations (WAFCA) announced their set of winners and have made the awards race crazy by forming a consensus on some categories…

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