Best Picture: #80 Original Release Date: November 9, 2007 Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 2 minutes Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Quick Impressions: My daughter liked No Country for Old Men. Nihilism holds more appeal for her than romance or war. “That’s a clever movie,” she remarked at the end. …
Javier Bardem Age: 52 (but 53 by March 27th) Film: Being the Ricardos Role: Desi Arnaz, the real person behind not only Ricky Ricardo but many of the creative decisions on I Love Lucy. Desi does love Lucy, but she’s not entirely sure that he’s being faithful to her. Nomination History: …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 11 minutes Director: Aaron Sorkin Quick Impressions: I got very excited this Christmas when I was able to convince my sister to watch Being the Ricardos. (It helped that a contestant on Jeopardy! told a story about eating bugs, so I was able to show …
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 35 minutes Director: Denis Villeneuve Quick Impressions: When I first heard that Denis Villeneuve was making Dune with Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, I was beside myself with joy. (Villeneuve seemed like the ideal director to do justice to Dune. And Chalamet is so perfectly …
