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Bradley Cooper

my picks for tonight’s 96th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2023’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Mar 11, 2024
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I correctly guessed 12 out of the 23 categories, which is a little worse than how I did last year but better than the year before. So about par for the course for me.

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daily stream: starting over ain’t easy

Tue, Jan 09, 2024
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2012’s Silver Linings Playbook is on Netflix in the US, Prime in the UK (and other services, too).

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AWFJ 2023 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Jan 04, 2024
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The Zone of Interest, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie are the big winners.

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Maestro movie review: changing the tune, masterfully (London Film Festival 2023)

Fri, Dec 01, 2023
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Oh, frabjous film! Bradley Cooper’s astonishing high-wire act feels classic and modern at the same time: immersive and impressionistic, breathtakingly bold. A kick in the pants to mainstream cinema.

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my picks for tonight’s 91st Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2018’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Feb 25, 2019
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I correctly guessed 9 out of the 24 categories, which is appalling. I shall be in my corner reprimanding myself.

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The Mule movie review: the old man and the drugs

Tue, Jan 29, 2019
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Welcome to Peak Apologetics for the Bullshit of White Men, replete with many appalling messages about their endless entitlement to redemption and forgiveness. And as a bonus, it’s racist and sexist.

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OFCS 2018 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 02, 2019
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Roma wins four awards including Best Picture; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is Best Animated Feature.

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A Star Is Born movie review: a perfect movie in all ways

Mon, Oct 01, 2018
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Instantly sweeps us up in its passion, its electricity, its music, and characters to fall in love with. Lady Gaga is a revelation. It’s impossible to believe Bradley Cooper has never directed before. I adore this movie.

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Flatliners movie review: DOA

Fri, Sep 29, 2017
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The reboot no one asked for of a movie no one much remembers has landed… and it’s dead on arrival, with nothing new to say and no new way to say it.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie review: 2 same 2 spurious

Thu, Apr 27, 2017
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Thinks it’s edgy and transgressive, the punk little brother of all those other stodgy comic-book movies, but it isn’t. It’s just slightly more candy-colored.

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