Project Hail Mary
Christopher Miller and Phil Lord are best known for The Lego Movie. But they’re also known for something more: making movies that appeal to everyone. That’s a hard task, but…
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Oscars 2024 — Who Should Win? (Part One)
Just like that, the 2023 movie season is coming to a close, and what a season it was! 2023 gave us the best slate of releases in recent memory. Over…
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Oscars 2018 – Who Should Win? (Part One)
The 2017 Oscars will be a hard year to top. Not only did the two best movies of the year duke it out for Best Picture, but they were both…
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Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner is a classic. That’s undisputed. The 1982 film, directed by Ridley Scott, is a breathtaking blend of noir and science-fiction that offers us a glimpse of the future…
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Song to Song
Chances are high that you haven’t seen Terrence Malick’s new film Song to Song. Few people have. It’s only grossed $421,856 since opening in limited release a month ago. The…
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Oscars 2017 – Who Should Win? (Part Two)
Welcome to part two of our Oscar picks! Here’s part one if you missed it: Oscars 2017 – Who Should Win? (Part One). Remember, these aren’t the movies that will…
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La La Land
At the end of 2016, we need a movie like La La Land. Musicals offer an alternate universe where people don’t sit around mad at each other, they get out…
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Poll: Ryan Gosling or Russell Crowe?
Jon and Tim shared their thoughts on Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in their review of The Nice Guys. Now it’s your turn. If you had to choose one, who…
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The Nice Guys
Shane Black is the king of buddy action movies. He sold the screenplay to Lethal Weapon at age 22. In 1996, Black scored a then-record-breaking payday of $4 million for…
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The Big Short
When I was a young engineer (my first career) I worked in rented office space on the second floor above a small brokerage with the usual stock ticker on the…
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