Tag: Golden Globes

The 81st Golden Globes took place on January 7th. Even by Globes standards the ceremony was a bit of a dud. Host Jo Koy’s disastrous monologue was controversial, with several inappropriate jokes that left those in the room and those watching from afar shaking their heads. Oppenheimer was the night’s big winner taking home a…
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The 80th annual Golden Globes aired on January 10th. Comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosted the ceremony and opened with a scathing monologue. It wasn’t exactly a triumphant return for the Globes but it was a return nonetheless. In case you’ve forgotten about the controversy that the HFPA has been weathering for the last few years, you…
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Flee is one of the most effective and moving documentaries I’ve seen in years. Amin is on the verge of getting married to his partner, Kasper. This major life event has triggered an emotional response from him and he wants to share his past for the first time. And what an intense past it is.…
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The Golden Globes were rife with controversy last year when the Los Angeles Times wrote an in-depth expose about their membership rules and highlighting the fact that the HFPA had no black members. You can read more about what happened, HERE. I wondered if they would be able to recover this year, or if anyone…
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I am a massive fan of Vanessa Kirby. I first saw her in the Netflix show The Crown where she plays the young version of Princess Margaret. She went on to star in two huge action movies, Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw. It was an unlikely transition from…
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Over the Moon is the latest animated movie from Netflix. Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) is a young girl who loses her mother. Four years pass, and her father is ready to move on and marry another woman. Fei Fei is still grieving over her loss and can’t fathom how her father could possibly have forgotten…
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To say I was excited for this movie would be an understatement. I love Billie Holiday. You can recognize her voice anywhere. My favorite song of hers is I’ll Be Seeing You. If you haven’t ever listened to any of Holiday’s music, this is an excellent one to start with. It’s a beautiful song tinged…
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You might recognize writer and director Thomas Vinterberg from the film movement he started called the Dogme 95 Collective. Another Round doesn’t follow the guidelines of the movement he started with Lars von Trier but it does provide very entertaining cinema nonetheless. Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) is a schoolteacher and works with three of his buddies,…
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“If you ever threaten, touch, or spit on me again, I will grab your dick and balls and I will rip them clean off.” This quote is spoken by the protagonist of I Care a Lot and I feel it sums up the general angsty energy of the movie perfectly. Marla (Rosamund Pike) is a…
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Paul Greengrass is best known for his action movies. The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum are a master class in shooting action scenes, in particular fight sequences. Greengrass revolutionized the way fighting scenes are done and if you haven’t seen the Bourne movies, do yourself a favor and watch them. Greengrass wrote and directed…
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