Odessa Young plays a widow suffering the consequences of an impossible choice in “The Damned”, a period psychological horror thriller from director Thordur Palsson. Set in the 19th century, the story (written for the screen by Jamie Hannigan) builds much of its tension through its harsh setting. It often implies more than it shows which … Continue reading
Recently I shared my Top 10 films of 2024 (you can check them out HERE). Today is a far less joyous occasion. As I’ve often done in the past, today I’m sharing my choices for the five worst movies I saw this past year. It’s sad to say but there were quite a lot to choose … Continue reading
Today I’m wrapping up my look back at the best performances of 2024 with what I believe is the strongest category of the bunch – Lead Actor. It’s a group filled with exciting contenders making it tough to narrow them down to only five. But that’s how these silly lists work so let’s get to … Continue reading
With the supporting performances in the books today we began the task of looking back at the very best lead performances from 2024. As usual we’ll start with lead actress, a category chock-full of worthy considerations. There were several very deserving leading ladies making this a challenging category to narrow down. But such is the … Continue reading
Last night the Hollywood Foreign Press returned with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. 2024 wasn’t the greatest year for movies and the current awards season has certainly reflected that. But to the show’s credit it did shake up what looked to be a fairly predictable evening. There were a few surprises (one really exciting one) … Continue reading
Continuing my recognition of the best performances from the 2024 movie year (you can see my Supporting Actress picks HERE), today we’re putting the spotlight on the Supporting Actors. Much like yesterday, this was a really good category full of great choices from a variety of different movies. Narrowing them down to five wasn’t easy. So … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 