10 of the Greatest ‘Best’ Picture Winners
For 88 years, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has awarded a Best Picture winner. Out of them all, some have aged better than others.
Pick Six: Memorable Songs in TV & Film
There are certain moments when watching any kind of entertainment, whether it be on the big or small screen, that tend to make a permanent, moving imprint on the memory of its specific viewer.
Streaming Services Vs Humanity
Outside of their original programming, Netflix is essentially garbage water. Unless you love late 1980s movies that star Jay Leno as a Detroit police officer, you’re out of luck.
Criterion Critique: The Great Dictator
Instead of iterating what’s been said enough, in honor of election season, I’d like to draw parallels to today, attesting to The Great Dictator’s timelessness. Americans have been quick to afford political candidates their opinions, but are often exaggerated in their criticisms. Expedient attacks by comparison to Hitler are commonplace, vilifying whatever politician is against your predilection. If not Hitler, the Anti-Christ. In fairness, the Trumpster isn’t a genocidal maniac, and I doubt Hilary’s questionable sincerity is enough to usher in the apocalypse. But let’s check just to be safe.
10 Expressly Great Indie Films
Sure, it’s great to shovel M&M’s to superhero movies, but you need some weirdness, too.
12 Criminally Overlooked Movies
Plug in your Roku, Apple TV, queue up the Netflix or Amazon Prime account and search these movies out. All twelve are worth your time.
Blockbusters: The Movies of Summer
A “Summer Blockbuster” quickly became an event. A movie everyone would talk about, kids would re-enact in their backyards, and theater owners would count the money being made.
Three Chords and the Truth: Music in Film
Movies and music are powerful art forms. When used to their full extent, the two can fuse together into something truly amazing. Here are more than a few of my favorite moments of music in film that made both of them better.
Criterion Critique: The Darjeeling Limited
I attended a screening for the polarizing director’s 2004 film, “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou”, and remember the acerbic and quippy crowd (at least 60% of them went on to become Buzzfeed writers, no doubt). Beanies, complete with the Zissou team logo, were handed out to everyone in line.
11 of the Most Overrated Movies
Here’s a list of over-rated films that arrived with huge expectations, had great word-of-mouth or amazing reviews. For whatever reason, after seeing them I was more disappointed than I would have been if I heard nothing at all.
