Tomorrow is my birthday, so this weekend I decided I would celebrate a little bit by returning to the multiplex. Despite my financial woes, it is still my goal to stay as far ahead of the potential slate for next year's Animated Feature contest as possible. Also, in a bit of good news, I finally … Continue reading Back Row Thoughts – Wheel of Four Toons
With less than a week until Oscar nominations are announced, it's time to continue the look back at the deluge of films that Netflix is promoting in hopes of Academy honors. Part One of this series dealt with two films that made it to the Documentary Feature shortlist. Tonight, we deal with Animated Feature. As … Continue reading DownStream – The Big Red N-velope, Part Two: Animation
If you're a follower of this blog, you've probably read a review or two where I criticized a film for not going far enough with its premise. Sometimes it's a prestige film that pulls it punches, and sometimes it's more escapist popcorn fare that only goes crazy in the dumbest ways rather than entertaining ones. … Continue reading iLoveIt – The Mitchells vs. The Machines
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