Sometimes you watch a movie and you say “Yeah, I can see why that got an Oscar nomination. This was one of those times.
WARRIOR
What happens when Baz and Bane play brothers who are both MMA fighters? Exactly what you’d guess would happen.
THE HELP
Talk of Award Possibilities for Davis and Spencer Sent Me Reaching for One That’s Out of My Wheelhouse.
Doubleback: MORNING GLORY
There’s a lot about MORNING GLORY that makes me want to just wail away on it. But in a rare twist, there is also an awful lot to dig. However, the fact that the details I dig are never really seen to fruition just makes me want to wail away all the more. It’s a…
Doubleback: WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY
At least once or twice this winter, the conversation of whether animated features should qualify for best picture has come up around the blogosphere. To those who still count themselves amongst the naysayers, have I got a movie for you…a doc about Disney’s renaissance from 1984 to 1994 called WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY. The doc is…
Doubleback: ANIMAL KINGDOM
I’ve mentioned before, that all things being equal I prefer to see a film in a cinema versus home theatre. My exhibit A would have to be ANIMAL KINGDOM. This Australian film is the story of The Cody family in Melbourne. After his mother dies of a heroin overdose, teenaged Joshua goes to live with…
Doubleback: NOWHERE BOY
I first remember excitedly talking about this film around this time last year. Strangely, its theatrical release came & went without a glimpse from yours truly. It be’s that way sometimes. NOWHERE BOY is the story of a young John Lennon (Aaron Johnson). He’s a teenaged hellion who has little use for school, and is…