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Back to School #48: Scent of a Woman (dir by Martin Brest)
Along with my current series of 80 Back to School reviews (48 down, 32 to go!), another one of my long time goals has been to watch and review every single film to ever be nominated for the best...
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For Your Consideration #6: Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay...
Of the three The Hunger Games films released so far, Mockingjay Part One is definitely the weakest. That does not, however, mean that it’s a bad film. It’s just that it doesn’t quite reach the...
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Shattered Politics #81: Charlie Wilson’s War (dir by Mike Nichols)
I hate to say it but Charlie Wilson’s War did not do much for me. I hate to say that because this 2007 film is fairly well-acted, well-directed, and well-written (by Aaron Sorkin, whose scripts usually...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #93: Boogie Nights (dir by Paul Thomas Anderson)
The 1997 film Boogie Nights (which, amazingly enough, was not nominated for best picture) is a bit of an overwhelming film to review. It’s a great film and, if you’re reading this review, you’ve...
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Sci-Fi Film Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 (dir by Francis...
It’s finally over! It probably sounds like I’m really excited that the final Hunger Games adaptation has been released. It may sound like I’m happy that the saga of Katniss Everdeen and her life in...
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Lisa Reviews An Oscar Nominee: Capote (dir by Bennett Miller)
The first time I ever saw the 2005’s Capote, I thought it was a great film. I guess that shouldn’t be a surprise. I love movies about writers and I love biopics and, as the title indicates, Capote was...
View ArticleFilm Review: 25th Hour (dir by Spike Lee)
(SPOILERS) First released in 2003, 25th Hour is one of those films that gets better and better with each subsequent viewing. Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) may have done some very bad things in the past...
View ArticleScenes That I Love: The Awards Ceremony From Boogie Nights
I would like to think that when the Palme d’Or is awards in Cannes, it’ll be half as exciting as when Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) picked up his second Best Actor trophy in Paul Thomas Anderson’s...
View ArticleMusic Video of the Day: Try by Michael Penn (1997, dir by Paul Thomas Anderson)
I was going to do one of the videos that Paul Thomas Anderson directed for Haim today but I changed my mind at the last minute. That’s nothing against Haim or the video. Haim’s great and their videos...
View ArticleScenes That I Love: Freddie and Dodd’s Final Meeting From Paul Thomas...
Today’s scene that I love comes from 2012’s The Master, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (who is celebrating his birthday today). Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix were never...
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