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my picks for tonight’s 93rd Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2020’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Apr 26, 2021
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I correctly guessed 11 out of the 24 23 categories, which is slightly better than last year.

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Gone Girl movie review: proof of wife

Mon, Sep 29, 2014
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Ruins itself as even high-toned cinematic junk food when its justifiable cynicism morphs into something manipulative and dangerously disingenuous.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (review)

Mon, Dec 19, 2011
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I’m not sure I’ve seen a more superfluous film that Fincher’s pointless second take on a story that was served supremely well onscreen so recently.

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David Fincher on David Denby’s ‘Dragon Tattoo’ embargo breakage

Thu, Dec 08, 2011
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo director David Fincher responds to New Yorker critic David Denby’s brazen flouting of the review embargo Sony had in place for the film. I have a few issues…

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (international trailer)

Fri, Oct 07, 2011
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At least it doesn’t use the “Evil shall with evil be expelled” tagline. That was really starting to bother me…

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oh, WTF: “sexy” ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ poster misses the fucking point entirely

Fri, Jun 03, 2011
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You know, there’s a reason why the original, untranslated title of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is The Men Who Hate Women…

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why celebs love Scientology; Netflix in deal for original programming; the real problem of ‘Mars Needs Moms’; more: leftover links

Sun, Mar 20, 2011
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Plus: why Republicans want to destroy NPR; Hereafter (with its tsunami scene) pulled from Japanese theaters; promo fail for Limitless viral video; more…

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Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are Oscar shoo-ins; everything else up for grabs: Oscar predictions

Sat, Feb 26, 2011
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Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for Sunday night’s Academy Awards — projected winners are Xed. Keep in mind: this isn’t a list of whom I think should win Oscars but whom I think will win…

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question of the day: What filmmakers have improved like a fine wine?

Fri, Feb 04, 2011
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Meaning not Have their older films improved with age? but Have they improved as artists with age?

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Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Award winners

Mon, Jan 10, 2011
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Lots of love for The Social Network, Black Swan, and The Kids Are All Right…

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