*** out of **** Rated R (for some disturbing violence, brief language and nudity) Released: November 17, 2017 Runtime: 134 minutes Director: Dee Rees Starring: Jason Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan, Jonathan Banks Streaming on Netflix My review of Mudbound, for The Tulsa Voice. Set in 1940s Mississippi, it's the story of two families [...]
The American Film Institute - known to most as the org that broadcast Top 100 Movie list specials at the turn of the century - announced their 18th Annual AFI Awards, which includes a Top 10 List for the year's best movies. With no categories like Best Actor, Actress, Director, etc., the AFI is much less of [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic content including some sexuality, language, and smoking) Released: December 1, 2017 limited; December 15 wide Runtime: 110 minutes Director: Woody Allen Starring: Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, Jim Belushi, Steve Schrirripa, Tony Sirico, David Krumholtz A movie that looks this good shouldn’t be such a pain to watch. One [...]
Want a good idea of what the Oscar nominations will look like? Here you go. It's difficult to imagine this year's Academy Awards finalists looking much different from what you see as the for the 23rd Annual Critics Choice Awards. That said, the big news here is the leader of the pack: The Shape of Water. With [...]
Quentin Tarantino is boldly going. Set reactions to stunned. According to multiple reports (here, here, and here), the legendary Oscar-winning genre auteur has pitched a Star Trek idea to movie franchise producer J.J. Abrams – and Abrams loved it. This high-powered Hollywood duo is currently assembling a writer’s room to flesh out QT’s concept, with [...]
Episode 17: Justice (be)League(rd), Cozy Coco, & Tear-Jerking Wonder For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, our roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle return to discuss the latest in movies for the latter half of November 2017. You can also stream Episode 17 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics include: Host Charles [...]
Call Me By Your Name had its named called three times by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, including for its top prize of Best Picture. Willem Dafoe had his name called, too, as that respected veteran actor is now on a fast track to becoming an Academy Award winner. Call Me By Your Name, the 1980s set [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mVTKEc-mu8 Can this be the flagship in a DCEU reboot? Asking for a beleaguered franchise. Batman Ninja, a Japanese anime production, will arrive in the United States on Blu-ray / DVD sometime in 2018.
** out of **** Rated R (for violence, strong language throughout, and some sexual references) Released: November 10, 2017 limited; expands through December Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Lucas Hedges, John Hawkes, Zeljko Ivanek, Abbie Cornish, Sandy Martin Winner of 2 Academy Awards including Best Actress and Best [...]
Saoirse Ronan is the Queen of New York. Well, of its film critics at least. Her movie Lady Bird was named Best Picture of the Year by the New York Film Critics Circle, and she was tagged as Best Actress. For the second time in three years, the 23-year-old starlet has won the top Actress citation, [...]
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