UPDATE: Oscar Countdown
Hey folks. So, owing to the fact that I do not own or have immediate access to ALL 84 Best Pictures, some reviews may not be posted every other day, as I originally intended. Such will be […]
Author: thecinemaverick
Oscars Best Picture Countdown #1: Wings, 1928
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Wings (1927): Directed by William A. Wellman and Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast. Written by: Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighton, from a story by John Monk Saunders. Titles by Julian Johnson. […]
The CineMaverick Attempts to Review Every Oscar-Winning Best Picture!
Howdy folks! Back to the blog this summer and I thought I’d give myself a real challenge. That’s right, I will attempt to review every single Oscar Best Picture from 1928’s Wings and onward. The Academy […]
REVIEW: Brave
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Brave (2012): Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell. Written by: Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman and Irene Mecchi from a story by Brenda Chapman. Featuring the voices […]
REVIEW: Prometheus
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Prometheus (2012): Dir. Ridley Scott. Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. Based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Starring: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize […]
REVIEW: Marvel’s The Avengers
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) The Avengers (2012): Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Story by: Zak Penn and Joss Whedon. Based on The Avengers comic books by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Starring: […]
REVIEW: The Guard
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Guard (2011): Written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, David Wilmot, and Liam Cunningham. Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, […]
Early Film Classics: Timeless, or Simply Timepieces?
Growing up in the 90’s and 00’s, I hardly ever developed a taste for old films. And from this point forward let me define what I mean by “old”: anything before 1930. It’s only in […]
REVIEW: Kick-Ass
Rating: 1½ stars (out of 4) Kick-Ass (2010): Dir. Matthew Vaughn. Written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn. Based upon the graphic novel by Mark Millar. Starring: Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher […]
ESSAY: Dony Permedi’s Kiwi!: Fate Versus Freewill as Adorable Snuff Film
Cute is the practically mandatory term applied to animated films, especially those involving small animals. In fact, along with interesting, intriguing, and brilliant, cute may well be among the most abused terms in common criticism, […]