REVIEW: The Master
It has been a very long time since cinema has been graced with anything quite like “The Master.” Everyone must concede that whether or not Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film works for them on a...
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2012 Pre-Season Predictions, Part 1
Best Picture Les Miserables Lincoln Argo Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty The Master Beasts of the Southern Wild Life of Pi Moonrise Kingdom Amour To quote “Les Miserables” itself, the time is...
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2012 Pre-Season Predictions, Part 2
Best Actor Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables” Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln” Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master“ Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook“ Denzel Washington, “Flight“ The past two years have seen...
View ArticleNot Your Average Top 10: The Best of 2012
It gets harder to believe every year when this point of the year rolls around, but it never ceases to amaze me when it comes time to make end-of-year lists. Although if I’m being honest with you all,...
View ArticleLISTFUL THINKING: 2012 Superlatives
New Year’s Day always marks a very interesting balancing act, reflecting on the old while also ringing in the new. So while people are still thinking about 2012, let me offer up the first annual...
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2012 Predictions, Part 1 (Screenplay)
Well, folks, it’s over. Kind of. Time is up for movies to impress the Academy voters before the nominees are announced. The race is frozen now before nominations are announced early Thursday morning,...
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2012 Predictions, Part 2 (Supporting)
With the 2012 Oscar race now immobile until nominations are announced Thursday morning, January 10, now it’s time to take one last look at the contenders and the pretenders before the dust settles....
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2012 Predictions, Part 3 (Leading)
Only three days until Oscar nominations are announced! It’s so weird to have them this early … I feel like I barely predicted at all this year. Nonetheless, it’s time to lock in my final picks!...
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2012 Predictions, Part 4 (Directing)
TWO MORE DAYS! I’m slowly starting to lose my mind … or at least become so consumed with thinking about the Oscar nominations that I can think of little else. See my predictions for Best Original...
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2012 Predictions, Part 5 (Best Picture)
ONE DAY MORE to revolution (I mean, Oscar nominations). Now it’s time to lock in my Best Picture predictions. It was an extremely tough year to forecast. So without further ado, here are the films I...
View ArticleAUTEUR HOUR: Paul Thomas Anderson
Welcome to a new feature here at Marshall and the Movies that I am calling “Auteur Hour!” I have hinted at this since 2012 (yikes) and can think of no better way to kick off this series than with a...
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