[caption id="attachment_25027" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Common and John Legend perform Oscar winning song "Glory"[/caption] Last night should have felt terrible, at least for me. I saw the filmmakers behind two of my favorite nominees, Boyhood and…
Alex was joined by film critic and Oscar expert Clayton Davis from Awards Circuit to make our final predictions for the 84th Academy Award nominations. They agree on most picks, and each of them makes…
Read of the Day: David Bordwell writes a fabulous piece that I wholeheartedly agree with: the hands can be just as expressive in a performance as anything in the face. [Observations on Film Art] News…
Oscar pundits often like to point out how large of an overlap there is between the British Academy and the American Academy in terms of membership. When a movie is needing a boost the phrase…
Time to catch up on some critics awards after a brief hiatus. The Central Ohio, Kansas City, Vancouver, and Denver critics all can't agree on a Best Picture winner, but they do have some categories…
While I certainly believe that films should be appreciated for every element, it is undeniable that some movies are stronger from a technical aspect than a narrative one. For instance I wasn't in love with…
If you have been paying attention to the Film Misery top tens over the past several days as well as our continuing Oscar coverage, you have probably noticed that our favorites do not match up…
There has been some great variety among the various top ten lists posted by Film Misery staff over the last few days. Just for fun I thought it might be interesting to gather a consensus…
I set a personal record in 2011 by seeing 90 new releases, most of them in theatres. Despite that number, I certainly did miss out in a few crucial genres. I did not see nearly…
2011 in film can be described in many ways. It can be described as the year of the sequel (a record 28 sequels were released this year), the year of nostalgia (Midnight in Paris, The…
As I read a lot of year-end write-ups, and as folks are working to define what the films of 2011 meant to them, I am noticing a great deal being being said of nostalgia, and…
Well, 2011 is officially gone. And to most cinephiles this is a sad occasion. Last year I may have pre-emptively labelled 2010 an excellent year. This is not to say that it was not without…
Alex and Phil end the year by counting down their top 10 films of 2011. Each of them defends their respective lists and they both agree that 2011 was a great one for new movies.…
View the Updated Precursor Charts It has been a while since Hugo landed a prize for Best Film and it has been even longer since Tilda Swinton received a Best Actress nod. Those dry streaks…
View the Updated Precursor Charts The Dublin Film Critics Circle has departed from the numerous American critics groups and chosen some unique winners for their annual awards. Nicholas Winding Refn's film Drive took home prizes…
Alex and Phil were unable to get together this week due to busy Holiday schedules so instead we decided to revisit the best and worst of the movies we reviewed this year. Starting with a…
View the Updated Precursor Charts Kudos to the Utah Film Critics Association for voting outside of the box once again this year. Last year they chose 127 Hours as the best film of the year…
View the Updated Precursor Charts The Descendants was proclaimed the Best Picture of the year in the 16th Satellite Awards. Alexander Payne's film also won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. But it was Drive…
View the Updated Precursor Charts The group of journalists that make up the Houston Film Critics Society has become one of the first groups this year not to have The Artist dominating their annual awards.…