Category: Oscar 2016

7/10 The award for the strangest film of 2016 goes to…Toni Erdmann! This is a three hour long German film with some graphic nudity in one scene and a man masturbating onto some food and then a woman eating that food in another scene. So if any of those things aren’t your cup of tea, … Continue reading #19 Film in 2017: Toni Erdmann

“Joe’s Violin” 8/10 This short but sweet documentary short is about a Holocaust survivor who passes down his violin to a 13-year-old girl in the Bronx and their encounter. It packs a lot of emotion into its short runtime and pulls on your heart (wait for it) strings! It equally focuses its time on the … Continue reading Bonus: 2017 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts

9/10 The trailer for this film was a bit underwhelming and didn’t appeal to me all that much and I have never heard of the director of this film so my expectations were somewhat low. But after glowing reviews and a Best Picture Oscar nomination, I had to check this out and I was glad … Continue reading #9 Film in 2017: Hidden Figures

7.5/10 It is too bad that this film didn’t do better at the box office because it is actually pretty good. The technical aspects like the costumes, production design, hair and makeup, cinematography, etc. were all top notch quality. Brad Pitt does a good enough job but it is really Marion Cotillard who is the … Continue reading #76 Film in 2016: Allied

8/10 Michael Bay's most mature film by far and his best film since 1996's “The Rock”. Bay sets aside his usual gratuitous sexualized female characters and potty humor and puts forth a very emotionally impactful film that every American should see. The action is well done, it is very militarily accurate (with one minor exception) … Continue reading #15 Film in 2016: 13 Hours