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Tagged: Oscar Winners

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jan 16, 2020

All the President's Men vs. The Post

With Donald Trump now officially the third US president to be impeached, here’s a look at two movies that focused on events which came close to making him the fourth. Both of these films involve journalists from the Washington Post…

· by Tyler Peterson · Mar 13, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: Being There (1979)

This is part of a series of reviews we’re calling Movies that Predicted Trump, where we discuss the films that foretold (in ways both large and small) the election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. …

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jun 16, 2016

Top Gun (1986): a recap (part 3 of 3)

“Maverick then rejoins the battle and helps Iceman take out the remaining enemy planes, as totally happened all the time during the Cold War. AMERICA, YEAHHHHH!”

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jun 8, 2016

Top Gun (1986): a recap (part 2 of 3)

The 30th anniversary recap continues as we try to find out if Top Gun is still on top after all these years.

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jun 2, 2016

Top Gun (1986): a recap (part 1 of 3)

“I’m willing to risk it all to bring you this mini-recap, and find out if Top Gun is still on top after all these years.”

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· by Sursum Ursa · May 16, 2016

VIDEO: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

May you ride immortal, shiny and chrome. Also: Legally Blonde, Lily Allen, and approaches to objectification.

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Mar 21, 2016

The Fly (1986)

“The Fly actually managed to be superior to its ‘50s predecessor. This is because it drastically toned down the tongue-in-cheek elements seen in the earlier version.”

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· by Joey Tedesco · Jan 25, 2016

VIDEO: Is Beauty and the Beast about puberty?

Is one of the movie's biggest plot holes an intentional metaphor for that uncomfortable time for boys and girls?

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· by Joey Tedesco · Nov 21, 2015

VIDEO: Ed Wood (1994)

Tim Burton's brilliant film about making the worst movie of all time!

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Aug 27, 2015

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

“This film has an even more misleading title than Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.”

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· by Jonathan Campbell · Jul 20, 2015

Interstellar (2014): a recap (part 3 of 3)

“For a film that talks about the importance of humanity and human survival, it shows shockingly little faith in it.”

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· by Jonathan Campbell · Jun 25, 2015

Interstellar (2014): a recap (part 2 of 3)

“The second act is a prolonged science lesson with some first-year philosophy thrown in for good measure, albeit a visually stunning lesson with some good action pieces and special effects.”

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· by Jonathan Campbell · Jun 18, 2015

Interstellar (2014): a recap (part 1 of 3)

“Despite the epic length, most of the cast will turn out to have existed to explore ideas or play second fiddle to the father/daughter relationship.”

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· by Sursum Ursa · May 17, 2015

VIDEO: The Lion King (1994)

The Lion King: it's a family movie. And that's a good thing! Ursa discusses Winning All The Awards, family vs. children's media, and universal themes.

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· by Chelsey McQuitty · May 5, 2015

The Theory of Everything (2014)

“Unlike A Beautiful Mind, at least The Theory of Everything can admit that the husband and wife at the center of its story eventually got a divorce.”

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· by Ivan K · Apr 16, 2015

Boyhood (2014)

“While a lot of people will see it due to all the awards and accolades it received in the last year, this is primarily a film made by a cinephile for cinephiles.”

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· by Jonathan Campbell · Apr 14, 2015

Skyfall (2012)

“Granted, it’s far, far superior to the last meta-Bond film they tried (that would be Die Another Day), but it doesn’t have much of an identity of its own.”

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· by Ivan K · Apr 3, 2015

Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

“Birdman may not be everything it’s been hyped to be, and it may not even be remembered as groundbreaking cinema—mostly because it’s not.”

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· by Ed Harris · Feb 23, 2015

Notes on the Star Wars trilogy, part 1: A New Hope

“Yeah, he might look cute. But while fighting for the people of Grpnlp at the Battle of Plorvox 12, he racked up a body count that would make Rambo shit himself!”

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· by Michael A. Novelli · Feb 17, 2015

American Sniper is not the real Chris Kyle, and that’s okay

“I kind of hate that people are assuming that the film is trying to sanctify Chris Kyle by portraying him not as he was, but as, well, Bradley Cooper trying to finally win an Oscar. ”

Tagged: Oscar Winners

All the President's Men vs. The Post

Movies that Predicted Trump: Being There (1979)

Top Gun (1986): a recap (part 3 of 3)

Top Gun (1986): a recap (part 2 of 3)

Top Gun (1986): a recap (part 1 of 3)

VIDEO: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

The Fly (1986)

VIDEO: Is Beauty and the Beast about puberty?

VIDEO: Ed Wood (1994)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Interstellar (2014): a recap (part 3 of 3)

Interstellar (2014): a recap (part 2 of 3)

Interstellar (2014): a recap (part 1 of 3)

VIDEO: The Lion King (1994)

The Theory of Everything (2014)

Boyhood (2014)

Skyfall (2012)

Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Notes on the Star Wars trilogy, part 1: A New Hope

American Sniper is not the real Chris Kyle, and that’s okay

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