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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ films are the pinnacle of the superhero genre

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These two movies are rich in detail and an antidote for the often empty superhero films that are getting pumped out today.
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Film & Television

Sunday, April 14, 2019

New ‘Hellboy’ reboot is a putrid, empty husk of franchise’s previous installments

Where the del Toro films were empathetic, slowly building a rapport between characters, this “Hellboy” film is hollow, with little development to be found in between bad, bad jokes and eye-gouging fight scenes.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
A man hangs from a large circular package in the sky.

Reboot the Oscars: Award categories that the Academy should include

Though the act of categorizing films is still problematic, and while there won’t likely ever be a universally satisfying metric with which to judge film, the Academy is in dire need of some well-thought-out new categories to add to the awards season mix.
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Film & Television

Sunday, March 25, 2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising

‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ guts its predecessor’s personality, leaves a carcass

Sporadic incident can make for great pulp, but “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is too characterless to find worth in such wonkiness.
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Best Picture

What does it mean to be ‘Best Picture’?

“Best Picture” is a massive concept that is not properly captured by the rules and logistics in place because it transcends them.
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Sunday, March 4, 2018
Oscars

90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script

Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

Why Christopher Nolan won’t win Best Director for ‘Dunkirk’

Christopher Nolan may have received that coveted nomination, but the industry’s unwillingness to celebrate him remains to a significant degree.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Who will, could and should win the 2018 Academy Awards

With the general consensus that there were no major snubs in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, category predictions become all the more interesting.
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Friday, January 26, 2018

‘Call Me By Your Name’ dominates Oscar nominations — with most snubs

While the stunning LGBTQ+ love story “Call Me By Your Name” garnered four nominations, it was snubbed for nearly just as many.
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Film & Television

Monday, December 11, 2017

‘The Shape of Water’ is slightly out of depth, despite gorgeous imagery

The film’s narrative challenges its apparent attempt at seriousness, but there’s no question as to whether “The Shape of Water” is visually stunning.
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