My Mother Watches the Oscars With Me
Oh, Christian Bale, nominated for playing a 60-year-old man with a potbelly who only thinks about himself. Your father could have played that role.
Tag: Oscars
Let Me and the 10 Demons That Possess Me Host the Oscars
If I host, the "In Memorium" segment could do away with the typical photos and video clips, and summon the deceased spirits on stage.
Chapter One of My Autobiography, Written in Advance to Free Up Time When I’m Extremely Busy
How did I make this unexpected transformation from amateur writer to entrepreneur-scholar-travel blogger-Harlem Globetrotter?
More Movie Adaptations of Our Favorite Board Games
Sometimes there’s perfection in having flaws. Until one man remains. Or woman. Or...How does "Guess Who" work again?
This Year’s Best Picture Nominees Ranked by How Disappointed My Son Was That They Weren’t Peter Rabbit
Daniel Day-Lewis really brought it in Phantom Thread. What he didn’t bring were troublesome rabbits, so my son didn't care for it at all.
To the Oscar Statue That Made Me Deeply Uncomfortable During Guillermo Del Toro’s Acceptance Speech
Dear Statue, I believe unequivocally that you and I now share some cosmic bond after we locked eyes during Del Toro's acceptance speech.
Who Will Win Big at the 2018 Oscars?
Popular wisdom has Gary Oldman and Daniel Day-Lewis fighting it out for best actor, but they're gonna have a hard time beating the deserving winner.
The Not-Scars: My 10 Best Films of 2010
<p>So I was about to watch the Academy Awards the other week, when I suddenly remembered that I didn't give a shit about them. They used to be good, sure, but once a) Nicholas Cage and b) Helen Hunt have won Oscars, you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduct something has gone bass-ackwards in Tinseltown.</p>
Charlie & Luther Review the Oscar Nominees: “Toy Story 3”
Toy Story 3 tugs at all the right heart strings, evoking feelings of nostalgia, sadness, and the tragedy of the passage of time. But is it a great movie? That's hard to say.
Charlie & Luther Review the Oscar Nominees: “The Social Network”
What makes The Social Network work so well is the fact that the movie is completely devoid of fat. The characters speak with great energy and Trent Reznor's soundtrack drives the film forward with a stressful frenzy.
Charlie & Luther Review the Oscar Nominees: “Inception”
Today we're going to be discussing Christopher Nolan's Inception, a film that, along with Toy Story 3, seems like a bit of a black sheep among the Best Picture nominees.
Charlie & Luther Review the Oscar Nominees: “Black Swan”
Today we're going to be talking about Daren Aronofsky's Black Swan, a sort of metaphysical drama/thriller that features deception, altered reality, the supernatural, and self-destruction.