Rating: Not RatedRuntime: 1 hour, 57 minutesDirector: Thomas Vinterberg Quick Impressions:There’s something you need to know about Druk before you watch, something I wish I had known. I’ve wanted to see this film for quite a while because I love Mads Mikkelsen, and even though I hadn’t seen the performance …
Rating: RRuntime: 4 hours, 2 minutesDirector: Zack Snyder Quick Impression:I’m obsessing over Oscar nominees right now and busy in general, so when I heard the much demanded, once allegedly fictional Snyder cut of Justice League was now available on HBO Max, I planned to watch but not review it. (I’ve …
Best Picture: #47Original Release Date: December 18, 1974Rating: RRuntime: 3 hour, 22 minutesDirector: Francis Ford Coppola Quick Impressions:Watching this movie with my daughter made me realize sadly that we will never get to watch Godfather III together and finish out the series. (Well, I mean, I guess there’s no law …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 10 minutesDirector: Lee Daniels Quick Impressions:I’m relieved that I’ve finally seen Andra Day’s Oscar nominated performance as Billie Holiday because I hate finding myself in the awkward position of unintentionally rooting against an actor just because I haven’t seen her performance yet. For weeks now, I’ve …
Best Picture: #46Original Release Date: December 25, 1973Rating: PGRuntime: 2 hours, 9 minutesDirector: George Roy Hill Quick Impressions:Two things jumped out at me when watching The Sting. One is that the young Robert Redford is so incredibly handsome. I guess I didn’t realize that because the older, present day Redford …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutesDirector: Lee Isaac Chung Quick Impressions:My husband and I rented Minari on our date night and enjoyed it so much that we watched it a second time (as I began writing this review) so that my daughter and my dad could see it within the …
Best Picture: #45Original Release Date: March 24, 1972Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 55 minutesDirector: Francis Ford Coppola Quick Impressions:I’m watching The Godfather right now as I write this review. My daughter enjoyed it so much (ranking it #10 on her list) that when our eighteen-year-old mentioned he’d never seen it, she …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 6 minutesDirector: Shaka King Quick Impressions:Watching Daniel Kaluuya actually get to give his speech for Best Supporting Actor was an early highlight of the Golden Globes. I had no emotional investment in the win itself for the simple reason that I hadn’t seen the performance yet. …
Best Picture: #44Original Release Date: October 9, 1971Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 44 minutesDirector: William Friedkin Quick Impressions:My mother hated The French Connection. I can’t so much as think of the title without imagining my mom raving about how awful it was. In fact, she frequently cited it as the nadir …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 58 minutesDirector: Paul Greengrass Quick Impressions:We finally got a new TV this weekend. Our beloved ten-year-old plasma screen has been treating us to pink popcorn as it warms up for quite a while now. The new OLED my husband picked out was supposed to come two …
