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my picks for tonight’s 94th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2021-ish’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Mar 28, 2022
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I correctly guessed 11 out of the 23 categories, which is exactly as well as I did last year.

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weekend watchlist: where to stream (almost) every Oscar nominee

Sun, Mar 20, 2022
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In the run-up to the ceremony on Sunday, March 27th, you can watch almost every film that’s been nominated from the comfort of your sofa. Very handy if you’re participating in an Oscar pool.

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AWFJ 2021 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
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And the winners are…

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OFCS 2021 awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
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And the winners are…

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2067 (aka Chronical: 2067) movie review: future schlock

Sun, Oct 04, 2020
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Generously, this is a 15-minute short padded out to an unforgivable, patience-trying two hours, there’s so little in the way of fresh ideas or engaging characters. Kudos for making time travel boring.

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix movie review: dark matter, done way too light

Wed, Jun 05, 2019
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A lazy treadmill of a sci-fi morality play that wastes a terrific cast. A numbingly dull game of mutant checkers that has no idea how to tell a woman’s story except filtered through the eyes of men.

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Alpha movie review: dog tired

Thu, Aug 23, 2018
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The remarkable Ice Age setting is all that distinguishes — and not by much — a depressingly conventional boy-and-his-dog story.

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X-Men: Apocalypse movie review: everyone knows the third movie is always the worst

Thu, May 19, 2016
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About precisely nothing other than pure pulp comic-book soap-opera rigmarole, overshadowed by clichés, implausibilities, and missed opportunities.

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Slow West movie review: dark horseplay

Fri, Jun 26, 2015
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Michael Fassbender is never not worth watching, and his unique blend of cynical smarts and weary humor is perfectly suited to this bitterly funny road trip.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movie review: people get ready

Fri, Jul 18, 2014
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A magnificent science fiction drama, and a beautiful one. Wonderfully radical for the simple fact that it is ruled by principled ideas.

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