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LAFC Proves The Master is “The Master,” Also Crowns Amour and Zero Dark Thirty
Amour won Best Picture from the LAFC As awards season starts winding down, we’ll be seeing plenty of more accolades go to The Master and last night the Los Angeles Film Critics’ Circle anointed it as...
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The Golden Globes Nominees: A Slight (If Minor) Improvement
Beasts of the Southern Wild was one of the few films snubbed Maybe I’m in a good mood, or maybe it’s just the Holiday season coming in. Or maybe I’m getting soft. Regardless, when the Golden Globes...
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Discussing Ambiguity in Films
The Master is one of the few recent films to use ambiguity Two films in the past few years have utilized ambiguity: The Master and The Tree of Life. Both films have polarized audiences and have both...
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Who I Think Should Get Oscar Nominations
Amour is one of the few films I’d like to see get some attention from the Oscars Well, it’s about that time of year when the Academy Awards will be picking their nominations. So here’s what I’d like...
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Oscar Nominations 2012: My Reactions
Lincoln took most of the nominations this year Yesterday, the Academy announced their nominees. As I read them, I was partly thrilled and partly disappointed. The Oscars tend to me more predictable...
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The 10 Best Films of 2012
Editor’s Note: I’ve been updating this list lately, so this could change based on my current opinion. Okay, as with all top 10 lists, this is opinionated. These are the ten films I think are the...
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Making Top 10 Lists
My top ten list for 2012 has repeatedly changed over the past few days If there’s one thing that’s always been difficult for me as a critic to do, it’s to make a top 10 list. I’ve always had trouble...
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The 10 Best Performances of 2012
Okay, Daniel Day-Lewis’ inclusion is obvious, but completely deserved I wrote my top 10 list a while ago, but I thought I’d make my own list for the best performances of the year. This isn’t ranked...
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Boogie Nights
Paul Thomas Anderson’s sophomore feature is nothing short of amazing Over the past decade or so, Paul Thomas Anderson has created quite a stir in the movie world. In Magnolia, he created a world of...
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Punch-Drunk Love
Adam Sandler and Emily Watson star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s comic drama When director Paul Thomas Anderson announced he intended to make a film with Adam Sandler, the film world thought he had gone...
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Which Recent Films Do You Think Will Age Well?
Today’s question deals with the future, or more specifically what we think about it. I wanted to ask which recent movies do you think will age well? By that, I mean what films will be praised in...
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A Discussion of Paul Thomas Anderson
If I were to name the best directors working today, I would probably name Paul Thomas Anderson (with other contenders being the Coen brothers and Michael Haneke). PTA is in my mind a genius director...
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Trailer Analysis: Her
I’m a big fan of director Spike Jonze, who in my opinion is one of cinema’s best contemporary directors. His surrealistic touch along with his dry wit and humor make his films a delight for myself....
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R. I. P. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Tragic news: Philip Seymour Hoffman died earlier this morning, found in his New York apartment with a hypodermic needle in his arm. I’ve long been a fan of Hoffman, who has exhibited a career of...
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What Is Your Favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman Role?
It’s been a week since Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death. In honor of the actor, easily one of the best of his generation, today’s question is what is you favorite performance by Hoffman? Hoffman...
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What’s Your Opinion on Deleted Scenes?
The recent release of Twin Peaks on blu-ray has excited die-hard David Lynch fans to not only see the nightmarish and bizarre northwestern town for the first time in high definition but for a new...
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The 10 Best Movies of the Past 5 Years
To celebrate Cinematic’s 5th Anniversary, I’ve put together my 10 favorite films of the past five years, between August 4th, 2011 and August 4th, 2016. During this time we’ve seen some veterans like...
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