Cinema and Popcorn

Scott Feinberg has reported which category the selected movie are placed for the HFPA consideration in the hope of some Golden Globe glory. As I suspected (and most people thought otherwise), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is going Comedy or Musical, but The Two Popes is going Drama and so is going Bombshell , which I considered they were comedies. Here's Feinberg's full list: DRAMA : 1917 (Universal), Ad Astra (Fox), The Banker (Apple), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony), Bombshell (Lionsgate), Clemency (Neon), Dark Waters (Focus Features), Downton Abbey (Focus), Ford v Ferrari  (Fox), The Good Liar (Warner Bros.), Harriet (Focus), A Hidden Life (Fox Searchlight), Honey Boy (Amazon), The Irishman (Netflix), Joker (Warner Bros.), Judy (Roadside), Just Mercy (Warner Bros.), The King (Netflix), The Lighthouse (A24), Little Women (Sony), Marriage Story (Netflix), Queen & Slim (Universal), The Report (Amazon), Richard Jewell (Warner Bros.), The T...

Genre: Drama Directed by: Todd Phillips Written by: Todd Phillips & Scott Silver Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy and Brett Cullen In theaters: 4 October, 2019 (USA) To be honest, I've already Joker almost two weeks ago before writing this review... But I wanted to be sure I was able to build an opinion aside from the initial enthusiasm around the movie. Joker is not the best movie of the year (that's a point), but it is a good one! It is flawed, specially its writing, but it overcomes its most fragile aspects thanks to an amazing performance from Joaquin Phoenix and impressive works from the "more" technical departments.   Like an ordinary first superhero movie installment, Joker centers on DC's most iconic villain origins and it offers a relevant commentary about today's society - how we all act when someone just doesn't follow the rule. In Joker, there are no good people - people try to hur...

Genre: Comedy; Thriller Directed by: Bong Joon-ho Written by: Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam In theaters: 21 May 2019 (Cannes); 30 May 2019 (South Korea) Forget whatever you heard about Parasite besides "it is great!". This movie starts building a plot that makes you believe it will go one way, but then you understand it is going elsewhere. No plot twists - it's a very fluid narrative thanks to Bong Joon-ho's assured direction and the movie succeeds because of his ability to tell you a story with style while engaging the audience.   First of all, it's a smart movie and a movie we needed! It is a movie about people who only want a better life and Bong Joon-ho first introduces the characters as extremely empathetic people despite some flaws - you know they are humble and they dream of being able to afford a more confortable house, but that's the least of their p...

Eastwood's movies can be average or reach something near brilliance...! I wasn't expecting this one to be released in 2019 - looks intriguing and Kathy Bates looks amazing! A early December release date means Warner Bros. want it to be an awards player - let's keep an eye on Richard Jewell !