Over the past several days we’ve celebrated the best films and best performances from 2018. This is not that. Today I’m wrapping up my look back at 2018 by giving the year’s biggest stinkers their moment to…..shine. While it was a pretty good year for movies it wasn’t without its blemishes. Here are the five … Continue reading
First Glance: “Polar” Trailer
Out of this year’s batch of January Netflix Originals none have intrigued me as much as “Polar”. There are several reasons for it, none bigger than the film’s star Mads Mikkelsen. This super stylized action flick is an adaptation of a graphic novel series focused on an international hitman. Who better to play an international … Continue reading
Best of 2018 – Lead Actor
All week I’ve been sharing my favorite performances from 2018 and we finish it up today with the Lead Actor category. Once again this was a toughie and leaving of certain names was hard to do. But those are my self-inflicted rules so lets go with it. Here are my five favorite Lead Actor performances … Continue reading
Best of 2018 – Lead Actress
It’s day three of my look back at the best performances of 2018. The supporting categories are in the books and now we move to the leads. Narrowing down the Lead Actress category to only five proved to be a brutal task but you know the rules. So here they are. #5 – Regina Hall … Continue reading
Random Thoughts – 2019 Oscar Nominations
And here we are again. Another year gone and another batch of fresh Oscar nominations to talk about, stew on, and grumble over. As is always the case the Academy gave us a handful of surprises, far more frustrations, and several choices that still boggle the mind. As I’m prone to do, here are a … Continue reading
Best of 2018 – Supporting Actor
Yesterday I started my reflection on my favorite acting performances of 2018. The ladies started strong and now it’s the men’s turn. The Supporting Actor category was equally good with several true stand-outs. This was a bruising category and cutting some from the list really stung. But those are the rules so here are my … Continue reading