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On the heels of Glenn Close’s eighth Academy Award nomination for Hillbilly Elegy, the veteran actress gives us another spectacular performance that’s sure to resonate with an even wider audience, and likely earn her a ninth nod from the prestigious Motion Picture Academy. In Four Good Days, Close portrays Deb, […]

Four Good Days Review: Harrowing Story About Addiction

April 30, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Four Good Days / Movie Reviews by Landon H. Johnson

The road trip movie is a subgenre that has enthralled audiences for decades and Nomadland—starring Frances McDormand—takes it to a whole different level. It had a pretty awesome Oscar night, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress, and is now is available on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download formats. […]

Nomadland Blu-Ray Review: Oscar Winner for Best Picture, Best Actress ...

April 29, 2021 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Frances McDormand / Nomadland by joeldamos

Somewhere out there are two individuals—James Franco and Anne Hathaway—who are pretty, pretty happy. Why? Because in this era of short-term memory, audiences will remember the boring, non-insightful mess that was the 93rd Academy Awards. The Movie Mensch’s Oscar Watch proudly presents 10 takeaways about this year’s awards show, as […]

Oscar Watch: 10 Takeaways from Tinsel Town’s Biggest Night

April 26, 2021 in Opinion Piece / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Awards / Anthony Hopkings / Carey Mulligan / Frances McDormand / Glenn Close / Opinion Piece / Oscar Watch / Oscars by joeldamos

The 2020/2021 Academy Awards are in the books. The host-less show clocked in at about 15 minutes longer than three hours. The biggest winner tonight here, who were spread across Hollywood and Los Angeles (socially distant!), was the Frances McDormand starring Nomadland. The Chloé Zhao directed flick, which captures the […]

The 93rd Oscars Have Come and Gone: Winners Revealed!

April 25, 2021 in Academy Awards tagged Academy Awards / Nomadland / Oscar Winners / Oscars by joeldamos

If any other director had said they were seeking to do a remake of one of the most beloved movie musicals of the last 100 years, they would have been told they were crazy to even undertake such an effort. West Side Story won 10 Oscars in the 1961, including […]

West Side Story Teaser Teases Steven Spielberg’s Highly-Anticipated Remake

April 25, 2021 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / Steven Spielberg / West Side Story by joeldamos

When Ed Helms plays a likable, somewhat dorky character, it is an utter gift. He is “that guy” in Together Together and his excitement over being a father is palpable. The thing is he is a gentleman in his 40s and is single and there are absolutely no prospects on […]

Together Together Review: Ed Helms Stars in The Most Innately ...

April 23, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Ed Helms / Movie Reviews / Together Together by joeldamos

The video game Mortal Kombat is an obsession and has been for decades, so it only fitting that Hollywood revisit the franchise and bring it to the big screen once again. Back in 1995, the first film version of this property banked $122.2 million in America alone. Over two decades […]

Mortal Kombat Review: Video Game Gets Its Second Tinsel Town ...

April 23, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Mortal Kombat / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

It’s the best time of the year for us movie-loving folks, Oscar season. This Sunday, April 25, the highest honor in the field of cinema will be bestowed on 23 categories, including—of course—Best Picture. If you are in an Oscar pool or just like to predict on your own, you’re […]

Oscar Watch 2021: Predicting The Academy Awards Winners in All ...

April 22, 2021 in Academy Awards / Opinion Piece / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Award Predictions / Academy Awards / Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / Nomadland / Oscar Predictions / Oscars / Promising Young Woman / Soul / Sound of Metal by joeldamos

The first trailer from the next chapter of The Conjuring is here and the devil made them do it! The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It follows Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) as they tackle what promises to be one of their most terrifying and […]

The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It Trailer: I ...

April 22, 2021 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It by joeldamos