Cinema and Popcorn

1. Moonlight (2016) " Ultimately, Moonlight is cinema that's vital and profound. If there is any way humanly possible to put this film in front of your eyeballs, you owe it to yourself to do so. This movie is why movies exist. " -  Tim Brennan ,  About Boulder 2. Parasite (2019) " What's to be said about this film that hasn't already been said? ... because there is so much to take in, like a Da Vinci painting, the film reveals secrets and hidden meanings until you're left breathless... " -  Sucharita Tyagi ,  Film Companion 3. The Social Network (2010) " David Fincher's film has the rare quality of being not only as smart as its brilliant hero, but in the same way. It is cocksure, impatient, cold, exciting and instinctively perceptive. " -  Roger Ebert ,  Chicago Sun-Times 4. Her (2013) " Johansson's vocal tour de force is award-worthy. So is the movie. Ignore the soft ending. Jonze is a...

1. Adam Driver 2019 looked promising for Adam Driver back in Sundance Film Festival, when The Report was released under heavy critical praise. Driver himself received glowing reviews for his performance and he was considered an early Oscar contender for his work, but then Amazon got the distribution rights of the movie and something just went wrong: the movie didn't do well at the box-office and the studio wasn't able to capitalize its early awards buzz, with only Annette Bening being able to get a Golden Globe nomination. Then, Driver met critical acclaim once again, this time during Venice Film Festival for his performance in Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story - in fact, they were the best reviews of his career and he won numerous critics associations' prizes for Best Actor, plus an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG and Critics' Choice Award nods (losing all the big awards to Phoenix). The year seemed bright for Driver thanks to t...

Billie Eilish is a musical prodigy for sure and I like how effortless this song sounds. After Grammy glory, is she eyeing the Dolby Theater for 2021?

1. Scarlett Johansson Johansson is the biggest female star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and she had a pivotal starring role in the highest-grossing movie in history - Avengers: Endgame - where she also delivers her most soulful turn as Natasha Romanoff AKA Black Widow. It's a very fine performance and she got critical praise for her work, but Endgame 's major contribution for her career was having her starring a $2 Billion grossing movie! Money and Johansson-the-star aside, it was also an amazing her for Johansson-the-actress! She starred in two Best Picture nominated films: Jojo Rabbit and Marriage Story . Her performance as Rosie in the later was considered the movie's highlight by many critics and she got an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA Award nod for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, two SAG Award nominations (Best Supporting Actress and Best Ensemble) and a Critics' Choice Award nom for Best Supporting Actress. As for h...

God... the hype! There's no way I can resist to a Wes Anderson movie.

That feel when the Oscar season is over!

Parasite has just won Best Picture! The best foreign-language film to achieve such honor and one of the best upsets of the decade (if not the best one!). I think Parasite win has suprassed Moonlight as the best Best Picture winner of the decade! Picture:   Parasite   Director:  Bong Joon Ho, Parasite   Actress:  Renée Zellweger, Judy   Actor:  Joaquin Phoenix, Joker   Supporting Actress:  Laura Dern, Marriage Story   Supporting Actor:  Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood   Original Screenplay:   Parasite   Adapted Screenplay:   Jojo Rabbit   Cinematography:   1917   Costume Design:   Little Women   Production Design:   Once Upon a Time in Hollywood   Editing:  Ford V Ferrari   Visual Effects:  1917   Makeup and Hair:  Bombshell   Original Score:  Joker   Original Song:  "I'm Gonna Love Me Aga...

Just like I said yesterday, I was going to publish my predictions for visual and sound categories, plus Best International Film, Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature today, just in time for the big Oscar night. I'm expecting (as most of us do) 1917 to dominate the below the line categories. Still 1917 's dominance implies Avengers: Endgame will not win Best Visual Effects probably (as it should), but "it is what it is" and I'm still hope the AMPAS goes for the right movie in that category. I'm also expecting Cynthia Erivo to EGOT thanks to a Best Original Song win so the Oscars can have a black winner tonight (and a big achievement from a black artist too!). I really believe For Sama will beat the Oscar favorite American Factory  (but double nominated Honeyland has its fans and it might upset) and as for Best Animated Feature... it's anyone's race, but I'm sticking with Toy Story 4 (Disney Pixar is always a safe choice in years like th...