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Monthly Archives: February 2016

The Academy Awards put another ceremony in the record books and all told, it was a pretty good night for celebrating the magic of Hollywood. Chris Rock turned out to be the host with the most and The Movie Mensch’s Oscar Watch has to start with him. The host could not […]

Oscar Watch: 2016 Academy Awards, The Night in Review

February 29, 2016 in Academy Awards by joeldamos

Although Spotlight won Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, the big winner from the 88th Annual Academy Awards was Mad Max: Fury Road. The George Miller directed masterpiece (which topped our top 15 of 2015) captured six golden statues to the Best Picture winner’s two. For more on the Oscars themselves, don’t […]

Oscars Winners: Spotlight, Mad Max: Fury Road Win Big

February 28, 2016 in Academy Awards tagged Academy Awards by joeldamos

Eddie Edwards made a name for himself in the 1988 Calgary Olympics. That is a pretty amazing feat, given the fact that the British ski jumper finished last in every competition he tackled. Why Edwards charmed Olympic fans around the globe was due to his tenacity and refusing-to-give-up attitude that not […]

Eddie the Eagle Review: Hugh Jackman & Taron Egerton Fly ...

February 26, 2016 in Movie Reviews tagged Eddie the Eagle / Hugh Jackman / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Gods and Egypt has arrived and for those seeking an eye-candy, action packed, swords and sandals epic, we can inform you that a piece of sunshine just shined down on you from the movie gods. Gerard Butler (soon to be seen in London Has Fallen) stars as Set. He is an […]

Gods of Egypt Review: Gerard Butler (Tries To) Walk Like ...

February 26, 2016 in Movie Reviews tagged Gods of Egypt / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

John Hillcoat, whose work we have adored — from The Road, The Proposition to Lawless — is back exploring the dark side of human nature with his latest, Triple 9. It is a story of a lot of dirty and a couple clean cops who are hot on their tail. The ensemble cast […]

Triple 9 Review: All-Star Cast Shows Crime Does Pay

February 26, 2016 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Triple 9 by joeldamos

Not to toot our horn, but Oscar Watch has had a pretty darn good track record predicting the winners of the Academy Awards. In fact, our percentage of categories picked correct has been between 75 and 85-percent. The 2016 Oscars are upon us (they will be handed out February 28) […]

Oscar Watch Presents: 2016 Oscar Predictions

February 25, 2016 in Academy Awards / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Awards / Oscar Watch by joeldamos

Eddie the Eagle is the triumphant story (check out our review here) of Eddie Edwards, the British ski jumper who refused to give in to pressures to quit until he achieved his ultimate goal – to represent his country as an Olympian in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. We […]

Eddie the Eagle Exclusive: Director Dishes “Inspirational & Admirable” Ski ...

February 25, 2016 in Interviews tagged Eddie the Eagle / Exclusives / interviews by joeldamos

The Good Dinosaur has come home. The Pixar-Disney movie about a boy and a dog, where the boy is an Apatosaurus named Arlo (voiced by Raymond Ochoa) and the boy is a humanoid named Spot, charmed audiences late in 2015 and now has landed on DVD and Blu-Ray. The Pete […]

The Good Dinosaur Blu-Ray Review: Dino-Mite!

February 24, 2016 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The Good Dinosaur by joeldamos

The Movie Mensch’s Oscar Watch has given our readers our predictions for five of the biggest categories of the night, from Best Supporting Actor/Actress to Best Actor/Actress to Best Director. Now, it’s time to break out the big guns and enter our pick for who will win the top award […]

Oscar Watch: Who Will Win Best Picture?

February 24, 2016 in Academy Awards / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Awards / Best Picture / Oscar Watch by joeldamos