I got a rather lovely phone call the other day. It was from my sister. We chat all the time, but usually it's me calling her, not the other way around. She and her family had been dealing with a pretty nasty stomach bug for the previous few days, depositing nearly all the liquid in … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Animated Feature (VIDEO)
The time has come, ladies and germs! At the ass crack of dawn this morning, and with significant portions of Los Angeles County still on fire, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brought out Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennot to announce this year's Oscar nominees. I myself did NOT watch the proceedings live, … Continue reading No Huddle BLITZ! – 97th Academy Awards Nominations
It's that time again, folks. The pre-Blitz is on! This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed their shortlists in 10 of the 23 categories for next year's Oscars. As always, I'll provide links to any relevant reviews I've done on these semifinalist selections, as well as any top line reactions I … Continue reading One Long and 10 Shorts of It – 97th Academy Awards Shortlists Announced
From the moment Inside Out 2 was announced, I was a bit apprehensive. I put this down to two things. One is that I love the original Inside Out so, so much, that I didn't want its legacy to be potentially ruined by an underwhelming sequel. We're talking about my favorite film of the 2010s, … Continue reading Hi, Anxiety! – Inside Out 2
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