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Movies in June

"Movies in June" - A quick roundup of the new releases from the previous month and my thoughts on each of them.

Movies at the Theater

Rocketman (*) – For better or worse, “Rocketman” is going to be endlessly compared to “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Fortunately, the Elton John biopic is so much better. It actually takes some risks, has some style, and brings something to the table. Taron Egerton is fantastic in the lead role.

The Dead Don’t Die (*)– What a weird, weird movie. I don’t think I was fully…

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My Favorite Movies of 2019...So Far

It is the 1st day of July, which can only mean one thing... it's time for "My Favorite Movies of 2019...So Far"! #FilmTwitter

Here we are, already in the 7th month of 2019. There have been several great films released this year, but I did not realize this until I started trying to narrow down my favorites how many “just OK” movies there have been so far this year. I originally wanted to do a list of 10, but after coming up with my top 8 there seemed to be a big drop in quality until my next favorite movies. So I decided…

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Movies in May

I'm a couple days late, but here's my "Movies in May" update!

Movies at the Theater

Detective Pikachu (*)– I liked it, but I didn’t love it. “Detective Pikachu” is charming and funny, and the world looks and feels 100% authentic. The plot left a bit to be desired, but there was much more good than bad. The cinematography and production design is simply STUNNING and I really dug the film noir elements. I was absolutely hooked during the first hour, but…

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2019 Summer Movie Season

"2019 Summer Movie Season" - The 10 movies I am most looking forward to this summer.

With Memorial Day comes the unofficial start of summer, and the unofficial start of the summer movie season. I know we have already seen big releases like “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum”, “Pokemon Detective Pikachu”, and…of course…”Avengers: Endgame”, but I wanted to take a look at what’s ahead over the coming months. So without further adieu, here are 10 movies I am excited about coming out…

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Scene Spotlight #6: "Oil Derrick Trouble"

Breaking down my favorite scene from "There Will Be Blood" (it's not the milkshake scene!)

What are you looking so miserable about? There’s a whole ocean of oil under our feet…no one can get at it except for me!

Daniel Plainview

“There Will Be Blood”, from writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson, is the story of ruthless oilman Daniel Plainview and his descent into madness. We follow Daniel from his silver mining days as a young man all the way to his elder years as a successful oil…

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Movies in April

For the first time, I've decided to do mini-reviews of every new film I saw. Check out "Movies in April"!

I’m going to amend last month’s post by fine tuning my reviews. My goal is to include a short (like a couple sentences long) review of each new movie I watch each month.

Movies at the Theater

Shazam! (*)– I really liked “Shazam!”. I think I’d put it in a solid 2nd place behind “Wonder Woman” for my favorite DCEU (or whatever it’s currently being called) film. It sort of felt like the…

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The Greatness of "How to Train Your Dragon"

"The Greatness of How to Train Your Dragon": Why I think this story of a boy and his dragon is the best animated trilogy of all-time. #HTTYD #FilmTwitter

There were dragons when I was a boy.

– Hiccup Haddock

For the first time on this blog, I have to add a SPOILER ALERT. The final “How to Train Your Dragon” is not yet out on home media, so lots of people may not have had a chance to see it. You have been warned!

I have talked about “How to Train Your Dragon” on this blog before. I did an entire post on “Test Drive” for my Scene Spotlight…

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Movies in March

Almost a week late, but here's my "Movies in March" roundup! #FilmTwitter

Welp, March was sort of a train wreck for this blog. I posted my “Movies in February” review on March 1st, and then failed to make another post for the rest of the month. March Madness ate up nearly all of my free time and finding time to write about movies seemed impossible. So here I am, the better part of a week into April, finally posting my “Movies in March” review. Hopefully April goes…

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Movies in February

Recapping all the movies I saw last month in "Movies in February". #FilmTwitter

What do you think this is the Army, where you shoot ’em a mile away? You’ve gotta get up close like this and – bada-BING! – you blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit.

Santino Corleone

Movies at the Theater

I saw two movies in February that may very well end up among my favorite movies of 2019. “Free Solo” is an intense, gripping, amazing film based on a truly incredible human…

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2019 Oscar Reactions

"2019 Oscar Reactions" My biggest takeaways from last night's #Oscars! #FilmTwitter

This is hilarious!

Olivia Colman

Of all the Academy Awards I have watched, last night was definitely one of them. There was much more good than bad, but the night definitely ended on a sour note. In total, I had seen 85 of the 121 nominees. It was so much fun having a semi-informed opinion (and rooting interest) about basically every award being presented. In the end, I saw the winning films in…

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Oscar Predictions

West Side Movies 2019 Oscar Predictions! #Oscars #FilmTwitter

Here we are, just one day away from the Academy Awards! Last year was my first year doing Oscar predictions, and I was not very good. All I had was a printed out sheet of the nominees and a 15 minute google search. I’m hoping to do a lot better this year.

NOTE: I’ll include my prediction on each category’s header. I’ll also bold it in the list of nominees. I will also put an asterisk next to…

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Ranking the 2019 Best Picture Nominees

"Ranking the 2019 Best Picture Nominees" #FilmTwitter #Oscars

I finally got around to seeing “Vice” over the weekend. It was the last of the Best Picture nominees I needed to see in advance of this week’s Academy Awards. As we are just days away from the ceremony, I wanted to do a quick ranking of how I’d vote for the biggest award in movies…

1: BlacKkKlansman

I said it when it came out, and I’m still saying it six months later…”BlacKkKlansman”…

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The One Category The Oscars Needs Most

"The One Category The Oscars Need Most" #FilmTwitter

In August of last year, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science (AMPAS) announced there would be an additional category at the 2019 Academy Awards…”Best Popular Film”. Unfortunately, the AMPAS never detailed what exactly would make films “popular”, and the move was admitted as basically a “stunt” to improve TV ratings. Ultimately (and correctly), they decided to scrap those plans. However,…

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Scene Spotlight #5: The Restaurant Scene

Scene Spotlight #5: "The Restaurant Scene" - Breaking down Michael Corleone's trip to Louis Italian-American Restaurant. #FilmTwitter

What I want…what’s most important to me…is that I have a guarantee. No more attempts on my father’s life.

Michael Corleone

I recently re-watched “The Godfather” for about the dozenth time, and came across one of my all-time favorite scenes. It’s the turning point of the movie, and honestly the entire franchise, as it is where Michael’s inevitable descent into the “family business” begins. Now,…

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Movies in January

"Movies in January" - The first month of 2019 is in the books. I look back at everything I watched in January. #FilmTwitter #blog #movieblog #filmblog

Movies at the Theater

As most January’s are, it was a slow month at the movies. I was finally able to see “If Beale Street Could Talk” which was absolutely beautiful. It was by far the best of the three movies I saw at the theater this month. “Glass” was a bit of a hot mess, though I still enjoyed seeing how the craziness played out. “Mary Poppins Returns” was honestly my least favorite of the…

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2019 Academy Award Nominations: Snubs and Surprises

Breaking down my biggest snubs and surprises from this morning's Oscar nominations announcement. #OscarNoms #FilmTwitter

The nominations for the 2019 Academy Awards were announced early this morning. Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross hosted the live announcement show. As always, there was some drama, but this year felt especially contentious. Here are my biggest snubs and surprises for this year’s nominations.

Snubs

“Mission: Impossible – Fallout” being completely shut out

This is my #1 snub.…

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2019 Movie Goals

"2019 Movie Goals" #FilmTwitter #movieblog

Danny Butterman: Point Break or Bad Boys II?

Nicholas Angel: Which one do you think I’ll prefer?

Danny Butterman: No, I mean which one do you wanna watch first?

We are nearly two weeks into the new year, but I wanted to set a couple (movie related) goals for myself this year. Last year I watched more new movies than I ever have, but there’s still some room for improvement. With that in mind,…

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