Just for fun, we decided to create a solid Bingo Sheet based on the numerous tropes and commonalities to be found within the works of Danish auteur Lars Von Trier, a director known for his part in establishing the Dogme 95 film movement and his love of pushing people’s buttons as far as they will …
This Sunday, January 6th, 2019 sees the 76th annual Golden Globes. They’ll air on NBC at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific and be hosted by Brooklyn Nine-Nine lead Andy Samberg and the immensely talented actress who stars in the BBC’s Killing Eve Sandra Oh. Here we’re going to give you our pick with a little insight into WHY …
Upon my latest review of the award-winning 2017 gothic psychological coming-of-age drama The Book of Birdie, I had the wonderful opportunity of having a chat with Elizabeth E. Schuch (pronounced shook, or “like a sneeze”, as she hilariously put it). Let me just say this was certainly a shining experience in my job as a …
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Being a native of San Diego, as well as a fan of the Chargers (well until they left San Diego, but that’s a story for another time), when I was invited to a homecoming for LaDainian Tomlinson, I replied yes right away. Not only was this a homecoming for the greatest Charger player of all time, …
Netflix. With millions of customers here in the United States, there’s a ton of choices for cinephile and common film fan as well. Here at FilmSnobReviews I and my entire crew from here in the good ole U.S of A have decided to pick one film per week from the streaming giant. No television shows will …
Title: Ordinary People Year: 1981 Starring: Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Director: Robert Redford Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
I’ll give you a hint: the key is in the title. Major Spoilers ahead. In this reviewer’s opinion, You Were Never Really Here is undoubtedly the masterpiece of 2018 so far, so much so that it’s hard to imagine any film surpassing it. Crafted with a sense of immaculate style that assaults your every sense, it tells …
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, directed by Martin McDonagh (2017) (Minor spoilers regarding the film’s themes) It’s interesting and usually nothing more than annoying when “Oscar Backlash” strikes a film. And the controversy usually comes from out of context, has very little to do with the film(s) it surrounds. In the case of Three Billboards, …
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Past roles from 2017’s potential Oscar nominees shine on Tubi in November. Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game) and Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) star in John Hillcoat’s Lawless (2012), alongside Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf. A trio films starring Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) arrive with Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Tom and Viv (1993) and Mississippi Burning (1988). Also new this month are Werner Herzog’s celebrated documentary Grizzly Man (2005), Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s energetic action movie Gamer (2009) and unsettling thriller Hard Candy (2005). …
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With the third season of Twin Peaks coming to a spectacular, head-scratching close, we thought we’d look back at the journey that the show has taken us on, as well as its own awe-inspiring transformation from a simple yet compelling murder mystery, into realms beyond life and death, beyond space and time… that is to …
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