Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 21 minutesWriter: Tony McNamaraDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos Quick Impressions:What a movie! We went in completely cold, knowing only that Poor Things recently got some Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations. Just before we left the house, I also happened to see that Mark Ruffalo won Best Supporting …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 38 minutes Director: Ridley ScottWriter: David Scarpa Quick Impressions:I’ve been so excited to see this movie, for one reason and one reason only. In the trailer, we see a lot of Napoleon in Egypt, and for twenty-six years, I’ve delighted in a long-standing running joke …
Best Picture: # 84Original Release Date: November 23, 2011Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hours, 40 minutesDirector: Michel HazanaviciusWriter: Michel Hazanavicius Quick Impressions:I’ve already written a review of The Artist! You can read my original review here: https://sarahscinematreats.com/artist/ I’ve been blogging about movies so long, the films I reviewed back when I started …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 13 minutes Director: Alexander Payne Quick Impressions: Oh I loved this movie! I’ve been hearing for weeks that it’s “heart-warming” and “feel-good,” but I’m always a bit suspicious when those phrases are applied to films with Best Picture buzz. (I wonder, “Do you mean ‘heart-warming’ …
Best Picture: # 82 Original Release Date: June 26, 2009Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 11 minutesDirector: Kathryn BigelowWriter: Mark Boal Quick Impressions:It’s a damp, drizzly November, but the kids have school tomorrow, so we won’t be able to go to sea anytime soon. (I don’t know why I’m making Moby Dick …
Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 53 minutesDirector: Sofia Coppola Quick Impressions: I heard Cailee Spaeny won the Volpi Cup for her performance in Priscilla. Then I kind of forgot about it as our entire fall became one endless marching band event. (I’m enjoying our total immersion in the artistry of marching …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 39 minutesDirector: Emma Tammi Quick Impressions:Without a doubt, the strongest part of our Five Nights at Freddy’s experience was the trailer for Dream Scenario, a film in which a random guy, played by Nicholas Cage starts showing up in the backgrounds of people’s dreams all over …
Rating: R Runtime: 3 hours, 26 minutes Writers: Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese Director: Martin Scorsese Quick Impressions: No movie has ever so inspired me to quote the opening line of Anna Karenina. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Killers of the Flower …
Best Picture: #83Original Release Date: November 26, 2010Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 58 minutesDirector: Tom Hooper Quick Impressions:My daughter’s been home recovering from a severe second-degree sunburn on her legs, so we had time to watch a Best Picture winner together in the daytime. (It was nice to cuddle up together …
Best Picture: #81 Original Release Date: November 12, 2008Rating: RRuntime: 2 hoursDirector: Danny Boyle Quick Impressions:Slumdog Millionaire is a much different watch after you’ve had a successful run on a gameshow. Now that I’ve been on Jeopardy!, one of these scenes engendered a greater sense of panic in me than …
