REVIEW: Gone Girl
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Gone Girl (2014): Dir. David Fincher. Written by Gillian Flynn, based upon her novel of the same name. Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Carrie Coon, Tyler Perry, and Neil Patrick Harris. Rated […]
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OBPC WRAP-UP (Part 4 of 4): The Grouches: Major Film Awards
Well, ladies and gentlemen, here it is at last. The last hurrah, the final bow, the end of an era. I’ve saved some whoppers for this last installment of my Oscar countdown, including awards for […]
OBPC WRAP-UP (Part 3 of 4): The Grouches! Acting Awards
Hi folks! It’s time to talk about a category near and dear to my heart: acting. You’ll notice that most of my choices skew toward recent years, but I’ve tried to consider all 86 films […]
OBPC WRAP-UP (Part 1 of 4): First, Some General Thoughts…
So, why did I spend more than two years watching movies awarded by an unreliable, self-righteous cinematic cult? Well… I think the marathon was a chance for me to evaluate what’s still seen as an authority […]
OBPC #86: 12 Years a Slave
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) 12 Years a Slave (2013): Dir. Steve McQueen. Written by John Ridley. Based upon the memoir of the same name by Solomon Northup. Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong’o, Benedict […]
OBPC #85: Argo, 2012
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Argo (2012): Dir. Ben Affleck. Written by Chris Terrio. Based upon the book The Master of Disguise by Tony Mendez and the magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman. Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan […]
OBPC #84: The Artist, 2011
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) The Artist (2011): Written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, and Penelope Ann Miller. Rated PG-13 for a disturbing image and a […]
OBPC #83: The King’s Speech, 2010
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) The King’s Speech (2010): Dir. Tom Hooper. Written by David Seidler. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, and Derek Jacobi. Rated R for some language. Running time: 118 minutes. […]
OBPC #82: The Hurt Locker, 2009
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Hurt Locker (2009): Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Written by Mark Boal. Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, and Ralph Fiennes. Rated R for war violence and language. Running time: 131 […]
OBPC #80: No Country for Old Men, 2007
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) No Country for Old Men (2007): Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Based upon the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. Starring: Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee […]