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The Oscar nominations were announced early this morning and we already know who we think is among the biggest Oscar snubs. But, what are the largest and most welcome surprises? There are five that truly stand out as the dust begins to settle on another year of Academy Awards nominations shock and […]

Oscar Watch: 5 Biggest Surprises

January 14, 2016 in Academy Awards / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Awards / Oscar Nominations / Oscar Watch / Tom Hardy by joeldamos

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and while The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road have enough to celebrate with double digit nods, there were quite a few snubs and shockers that could keep us talking for days. The first of our post-nominations reveal Oscar Watch columns today takes […]

Oscar Watch: Academy Award Nomination Snubs, There Are Many!

January 14, 2016 in Academy Awards / Oscar Watch tagged Oscar Snubs / Oscar Watch / Ridley Scott / The Martian by joeldamos

The Oscar nominations were revealed this morning for who is up for the highest honor in the film industry. The reveal was announced by Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski and Ang Lee. The awards will be handed out in a ceremony hosted by Chris […]

Academy Award Nominations: The Revenant Scores 12 & Mad Max: ...

January 14, 2016 in Academy Awards / Nominations tagged Academy Awards / Academy Awards noinations / Oscar Nominations / Oscars by joeldamos

With Ride Along 2 hitting theaters this week, The Movie Mensch thought it was a good time to look back at the Hollywood institution that is the comedy sequel. What makes a good one? Does Ride Along 2 make the grade? Well, for that you will have to wait until […]

Top 10 Comedy Sequels: Upping the Comedy Quotient

January 13, 2016 in Top 10s tagged Ride Along 2 / Top 10s by joeldamos

It is fantastic to see Jodie Foster back behind the camera as director with the debut of the trailer for her latest, Money Monster. George Clooney and Julia Roberts are reunited (after their work on Ocean’s 11) and are joined by Unbreakable star Jack O’Connell in a tale of a […]

Money Monster Trailer: George Clooney Is Taken Hostage!

January 13, 2016 in Movie Trailers tagged George Clooney / Julia Roberts / Money Monster / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

Sicario, one of The Movie Mensch’s top 15 of 2015, has come home on DVD and Blu-Ray. Between the astounding film itself and the impressive extras, 2016 already has its first must-own home video release. Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin star in this drug war film that […]

Sicario DVD Review: Drug War Drama Packs a Punch

January 13, 2016 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Sicario by joeldamos

The film that spooked Sundance to its core, The Witch, has released its latest trailer. The film takes place in 1630 New England. After being thrown out of his settlement, an English farmer and his clan try to make it on their own. Before too long, the vastness of the […]

The Witch Trailer: Paranoia Will Destroy Ya

January 12, 2016 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / The Witch by joeldamos

One of our most anticipated movies of 2016 comes from the brother-director tandem that can’t be beat, the Coen brothers. Hail, Caesar! lands February 5 and stars a who’s-who of Hollywood talents in the latest crime comedy from the pair who does it better than anyone. Universal and Working Title […]

Hail, Caesar! Trailer: One Coen Brothers Scene, Too Funny!

January 12, 2016 in Movie Trailers tagged Caesar! / Hail / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

One of our favorite comic actors is also our favorite stand-up comic at the moment and the type of success that Kevin Hart has had on both fronts is uncanny. Proof of his cinematic success can be seen with his upcoming sequel to Ride Along, Ride Along 2. Evidence of […]

Kevin Hart What Now? Teaser Trailer: Comedy Rock Star

January 12, 2016 in Movie Trailers tagged Kevin Hart: What Now? Kevin Hart / Movie Trailers by joeldamos