At the 96th Academy Awards, Diane Warren failed to win Best Original Song for the fifteenth time in fifteen tries. Shockingly, “The Fire Inside,” written for the movie about the guy who did not in fact come up with the idea for hot Cheetos, did not win. On the other hand, I’m willing to wager… Read More The Warren Index: Will They Win a Competitive Oscar Before Diane Warren?
Dir. Cate Shortland. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour Spoilers great and small abound for a recent MCU entry, but honestly there aren’t even that many in here past what you’d find in your average review on a fan website. Black Widow is one of those MCU movies which doesn’t ask you to come… Read More Black Widow (2021)
To see the entire list of my 100 top movies of last decade, or to find the landing page for the other years in this series, click here. I feel a bit on an island rating 2019 as low as I do in this decade. Only two years debut on my list later than… Read More Top 100 Movies of the Decade (2010-2019) — 2019
You know, because I’m grouchy, and because “Oscar” and “Grouch” go together, ha ha. Rules! Most importantly, the Grouches hold themselves to movies that it is not impossible to imagine the Oscars themselves might have given attention to. Ways in include production companies that the Oscars have awarded in the past, filmmakers the Oscars have… Read More 1st Annual Grouches: 2019 Movie Year Awards
Dir. Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Timothee Chalamet How many people do you think have said “No spoilers!” and “They’ve made this book into a movie seven times” in the same week? I hesitate to say that “everyone knows” what will happen in Little Women, but like, if you’re going to see Little Women you… Read More Little Women (2019)
Dir. Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper Upon being shown the living arrangements for the young people of the Hårga, Mark (Will Poulter) is aghast at how open they are. Everyone sleeps around the perimeter of a single square room. By now we’re at least an hour into the picture, and… Read More Midsommar (2019)
Seeing Things Secondhand 