2015 Golden Globe Predictions

With the booze-friendly and less tense Golden Globe Awards airing tomorrow evening, Greg Rouleau and I are once again throwing our hats into the prediction ring. Although the awards show doesn't carry the same clout as the Oscars, the Globes are always a good time thanks to their proven hosts, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and their free flowing endless supply of alcohol that's guaranteed to lighten the mood. For a full list of Golden Globe Nominees, click here.Smaller CategoriesBest Animated Film: Dave & Greg - The Lego MovieBest Foreign Film: Dave & Greg - IdaBest Original Sco

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American Sniper

Film: American Sniper Starring: Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) and Sienna Miller (Foxcatcher) Director: Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) U.S. Release: January 16th, 2014 (Rated R) Genre: Action Runtime: 132 minutes Every year a few prestigious titles hold off their general release until the last possible moment. Although most viewers won't be seeing Clint Eastwood's American Sniper until 2015 (me included), a late-December limited release in the Los Angeles and New York City markets only qualified the film for the upcoming Academy Awards in February. The reason for this is si

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Ant-Man (Teaser) and Demonic Trailers

As Marvel Studios continues its conquest of the entertainment world, we're given another intriguing superhero to latch on to. Paul Rudd stars as a con artist who accepts the responsibility of being Ant-Man, a hero armed with the unique ability to shrink in size, but increase in strength, in order to protect the world. Ant-Man boasts a particularly unusual team with comedy star Paul Rudd taking center stage and director Peyton Reed (Bring It On and Yes Man) at the helm. But after last year's surprise blockbuster hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, I'm open to giving a fair chance to anything that Ma

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2014's Most Overrated Movies

Today I'll be reminiscing over 2014 once again and pinpointing the year's most overrated and overblown features. A few days ago I compiled my list of 2014's Most Underrated Films and Overlooked Performances as well.Now, staying focused on my current list, I always refer to 4 specific pieces of criteria. Two mainstream indicators for a film's quality reside in its critic evaluation percentage (courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes) and IMDB viewer score (where a "7.0" rating represents a strong film and the "8.0" range means its highly exceptional). My final two pieces of criteria for formulating my lis

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The Ultimate 2015 Movie Preview

The turn of the calendar year represents a new beginning and, in the world of cinema, there’s no difference. This early on it’s always impossible to predict which film will be the biggest summer blockbuster (who would have guessed Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014?) or which drama will capture Oscar glory when it’s all said and done. But one thing is for sure, these are the 2015 films definitely worth keeping an eye on.Coming SoonFocus (Feb 27): It’s not typical to see Will Smith outside of his usual summer or holiday season tent-poles, but a breezy rom-com/action-thriller seems like a str

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Unbroken

"If you can take it, you can make it." Those words of exhortation come from Louis Zamperini's older brother, Pete, when the two sons of Italian immigrants are still in high school. But it turns out Louis will need to cling to Pete's counsel again and again throughout the excruciating trials that soon pile painfully upon him. Bullies menace Louis in high school, resulting in fights he gets blamed for. It's a volatile situation, especially when combined with his penchant for smoking and drinking. But Pete's seen how fast Louis runs from teenage thugs and school administrators, so he en

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DVD Outlook: January 2015

Let me begin by wishing a Happy New Year to everyone! December brought us a fantastic reunion with some of the summer's most notable action blockbusters, while this month we'll dive deep into some worthwhile Oscar contenders. As we continue down the path to the Academy Awards, the big-named October and November theatrical releases want their films delivered to the masses to generate a stir. That means January will be the perfect month to catch some of the year's best films, and I'm not exaggerating.Boyhood - 3 and a half stars out of 4 - (Read my full review here)It's impossible for me to add

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Poll Question Results: December 2014

After Google struggled to clean up some glitches with its polling gadget here on blogger, I deviated from the popular attraction for about a year. It seems that the kinks have been worked out and I've brought back the fan-friendly Poll Question of the Month. For December of 2014, I posed the question, "Which Best Picture (Oscar) Contender is Most Overrated", and the results are finally in.By a narrow margin, the artistic and critically adored film, Birdman (33% of votes), edged out the competition. Close behind was my favorite film of 2014, Foxcatcher, which earned 27% of votes. David Fincher

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