I've mentioned this before, most recently on a new episode of No Rest for the Weekend with my friends over at Behind the Rabbit Productions, but 2022 saw a real resurgence in the quality of animated films. Three of my personal top 10 pictures for the entire year were animated, compared to one from 2021 … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Animated Feature
Thirty years ago, one of the greatest effects-driven films ever made was released upon an adoring public, and that was Jurassic Park. The expert combination of animatronics and relatively new digital CGI executed by the late, great Stan Winston ushered in an entirely new era of movie magic, where special effects could almost become the … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Visual Effects
This is, in all honesty, one of the most surprising categories of the entire set this year, not because of who got nominated, but because of who didn't. There are at four films nominated for Best Picture, two of which are also up for Best Director, that were left out here, leaving the astute viewer … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Cinematography
It's the most wonderful time of the year!With a ton of cel-shading,And deep color-grading,AND DISNEY'S NOT HERE!It's the most wonderful time of the year! It really is refreshing to see that the animation artform is expanding beyond the House of Mouse. It was shocking enough that there were no entries from either Pixar or Disney … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Animated Short
Debuting on the festival circuit last year before getting its theatrical release this week, Marlowe is the 100th feature film for one of cinema's greats, Liam Neeson. And it would seem that director Neil Jordan (who previously worked with Neeson in 1996 with Michael Collins) has taken the occasion as one to celebrate not just … Continue reading The Centennial – Marlowe
In the vast and infinite incompetence, er, wisdom of Kevin Feige, the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are now canonically and collectively referred to as "The Infinity Saga." Phase Four, which began with Black Widow and will continue through Phase Six, is called "The Multiverse Saga." Now, the idea of several parallel … Continue reading Pick a Damn Lane! – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
We all know that the internet is a double-edged sword. It has brought worlds of information to our fingertips, to the point where if there's something known by our species, it can be disseminated and taught to you in a matter of clicks. The flipside is that it's given rise to copious amounts of misinformation, … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – International Feature (VIDEO)
I mentioned at the beginning of this year's Blitz, while covering Supporting Actress, that this year was a rarity in that the actress categories are absolutely stacked while the actor side is decidedly lacking. Between both female-led fields, I'd argue that there are only two nominations that are somewhat fishy based on performance quality, and … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Supporting Actor
I've said it numerous times on this blog that I'm always impressed by people who do with ease the things I can't no matter what effort I put in. This category is no exception. I mean, have you SEEN me? I'm a basic as hell dopey white boy with a high and tight haircut that … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Makeup & Hairstyling
Strictly speaking, when it comes to the two music categories, you never truly have to see the accompanying film. This is especially true for Original Song, as more often than not a good chunk of the nominees only play over the credits anyway, so they're not truly part of the movie, but rather an accessory. … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Original Score
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