On Monday, we posted PART ONE of our picks for the 2015 Academy Awards. Now we’re back to break down the remaining categories by who seems most likely to win on the big night and who truly deserves it. To keep track of how well we did with our predictions, watch the Oscars live on […]
It doesn’t get more formulaic than McFarland, USA, but Niki Caro’s biographical sports film benefits from a charming cast and an accurate, timely examination of modern Mexican-American culture.
Editor’s note: Our “Double Exposure” reviews pit two or more critics against one another on the same film to hash out their differences in opinion. Agree with what we have to say or want to offer your own take? Leave it in the comments below. Josef Rodriguez: Fifty Shades of Grey has been one of the […]
We’re just about ready to close the doors on 2014, but before we do, let’s take a look at the Oscar nominations that we know just have to win, and those we can’t help but wish would. To keep track of how well we did with our predictions, watch the Oscars live on Sunday, February 22nd. […]
Zack Miller: I was a bit surprised by Ida‘s nomination for Best Cinematography. Not because it doesn’t deserve acclaim — it perfectly, stunningly, monochromatically does — but because it’s not very often that foreign flicks can break through to the more mainstream categories. In the last 15 years, the only other foreign films to be […]
A lifeless and insipid sci-fi clutter starring two very uninteresting leads, "Jupiter Ascending" sees the Wachowskis full of creativity and ambition but completely lacking in both story and sense.