The Hollywood Foreign Press had a pretty good night presenting the 81st Golden Globes Awards. 2023 was a great year for movies but that doesn’t always translate to a great awards season. Well, if this year’s Globes are any indication, we should have a lot of fun over the next two months. That’s because there … Continue reading
Best of 2023: Supporting Actor
Continuing my recognition of the best performances of from 2023 movie year (you can see my Supporting Actress picks HERE), today we’re putting the Supporting Actors in the spotlight. Much like yesterday, this was an extremely tough category full of great choices from a variety of different movies. Narrowing them down to five wasn’t easy. … Continue reading
Best of 2023 – Supporting Actress
And just like that another movie year has come and gone. I recently shared my Top 10 movies of 2023 (check it out HERE). That’s always a fun list to put together, but I also enjoy showing some love to the year’s very best performances. Over the next few days I’ll be sharing my favorites … Continue reading
New on Home Video: “Butcher’s Crossing” Blu-ray Edition
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has brought to home video the striking new Western “Butcher’s Crossing”. The 2023 movie year was one full of surprises. Among them was this gritty and slow-burning thriller from director Gabe Polsky in his narrative feature film debut. The movie is anchored by a fascinating Nicolas Cage lead performance and features … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Bricklayer” (2024)
Between 1990 and 1993 Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin directed back-to-back action-packed blockbuster hits “Die Hard 2” and “Cliffhanger”. In between the two films he produced the critically acclaimed award-winning indie “Rambling Rose”. Needless to say Harlin’s star was rising. But then came his 1995 pirate swashbuckler “Cutthroat Island”. It was a movie hampered by a … Continue reading
REVIEW: “No Hard Feelings” (2023)
Of the many movies I watched in 2023 I’m not sure I saw one at odds with itself quite like “No Hard Feelings”. This tonally challenged cringe comedy from director Gene Stupnitsky can never seem to settle on what it wants to be. So much of its energy is spent being pointlessly crass as if … Continue reading