Movie: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Release Date: October 17, 2014 Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘Birdman’ (forgive my laziness for shortening the title but I don’t want to…
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12 Years a Slave
Movie: 12 Years a Slave Release Date: November 8, 2013 Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Garrett Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 In a recent stand-up concert, Wanda…
Argo
Movie: Argo Release Date: October 12, 2012 Director: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 “Argo fuck yourself.” ‘Argo’ was both a commercial and critical success when it was released back in 2012. Lauded for its direction, acting and storytelling, the…
The Artist
Movie: The Artist Release Date: November 23, 2011 Director: Michel Hazanavicius Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Ed Lauter, Joel Murray, Ken Davitian, John Goodman Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘The Artist’ was a modest box office hit mostly because…
The King’s Speech
Movie: The King’s Speech Release Date: September 6, 2010 Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon, Claire Bloom Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘The King’s Speech’ was a huge box office and critical success when it…
The Hurt Locker
Movie: The Hurt Locker Release Date: June 26, 2009 Director: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lily, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 6.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘The Hurt Locker’ was released in 2009 to wide critical acclaim. It won many accolades during that award…
Slumdog Millionaire
Movie: Slumdog Millionaire Release Date: November 9, 2007 Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 4.75 Oscars out of 10 Before watching ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ again, I had to cleanse my mind from all of the past memories and thoughts I had about the…
No Country for Old Men
Movie: No Country for Old Men Release Date: November 9, 2007 Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 ‘No Country for Old Men’ was released in 2007 to huge critical acclaim. By that point, the Coen’s were already well…
The Departed
Movie: The Departed Release Date: October 6, 2006 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 5 Oscars out of 10 Just to set the record straight, I really am a fan of Martin Scorsese. He is a…
Crash
Movie: Crash Release Date: May 6, 2005 Director: Paul Haggis Starring: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Terrance Howard, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 5.25 Oscars out of 10 We have a problem with racism in America. I think a majority of…
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