#23 Film in 2023: Cocaine Bear

https://youtu.be/DuWEEKeJLMI 3.5/10 Director Elizabeth Banks had a promising start with her feature length directorial debut with 2015’s “Pitch Perfect 2”. Unfortunately for everyone, she followed it up with the horrendous “Charlie’s Angels” (3/10) reboot in 2019 before taking a few years away from directing to continue acting. Banks returns with “Cocaine Bear” which may have … Continue reading #23 Film in 2023: Cocaine Bear

#22 Film in 2023: Jesus Revolution

https://youtu.be/8vmHFvnjPDw 7/10 The true story of pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer), youth minister Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney), Christian hippie Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie) and the Jesus movement in the late 1960s that started in California but spread throughout America. “Jesus Revolution” is largely successful, despite trying to cover a little bit too much ground. While … Continue reading #22 Film in 2023: Jesus Revolution

#21 Film in 2023: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

https://youtu.be/Y5zqweZAEKI 7.5/10 One of the biggest surprises of 2022, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” comes 11 years after the original “Puss in Boots”, itself a spin-off to the Shrek franchise. While fans have been clamoring for a fifth Shrek film for over a decade as opposed to this film, audiences have been pleasantly surprised … Continue reading #21 Film in 2023: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Bonus: 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animation

https://youtu.be/E_sWJNh4Zqk An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It 2/10 The story of a telemarketer who is informed by a talking ostrich that he lives in an orchestrated, stop motion universe, this weak short film looks good but completely rips off the plot from “The Matrix”. The framing also … Continue reading Bonus: 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animation

Bonus: 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Live Action

https://youtu.be/E_sWJNh4Zqk Ivalu 3/10 The story of a missing girl in Greenland with a father who doesn’t seem to care but a sister desperately searching for her, “Ivalu” mainly fails due to its 16 minute running time. With such a limited amount of screen time, there is no development for the missing girl or even both … Continue reading Bonus: 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Live Action

Oscar Predictions for the Films of 2022

https://youtu.be/HjeAKoKPyG8 BEST PICTUREWhat will win: Everything Everywhere All at OnceWhat should win: All Quiet on the Western FrontWhat should have been nominated: Decision to LeaveBEST DIRECTORWho will win: The DanielsWho should win: Martin McDonaghWho should have been nominated: Edward BergerBEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYWhat will win: Everything Everywhere All at OnceWhat should win: The Banshees of InisherinWhat … Continue reading Oscar Predictions for the Films of 2022