Saturday, June 28, 2025

Awards

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘FRESH’ is a Mix of Tones that Manages to Cook Up a Storm

Director: Mimi Cave Writer: Lauryn Kahn Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan Synopsis: Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the...

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘A Love Song’ is Short, Simple and Sweet, Almost to a Fault

Director: Max Walker-Silverman Writer: Max Walker-Silverman Starring: Dale Dickey, Wes Studi Synopsis: After unhitching her camper at a lakeside in the mountains, Faye finds her rhythm cooking meals, retrieving crawfish from a trap, and scanning...

Chasing the Gold: SAG Anonymous Ballot #2 and 3 From Academy Queens

As I continue down the rabbit hole that is interviewing SAG voters, I have come by a first time voter who recently joined SAG due to the unions opening to influencers, and...

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘Riotsville, USA’ Uses the Past to Reflect on the Country’s Attitudes Today

Director: Sierra Pettengill Writer: Tobi Haslett Synopsis: A poetic and furious reflection on a nation’s citizens and institutions to the rebellions of the late 1960s. This artful, riveting documentary consists entirely of archival footage...

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘892’ Challenges the Audience with a Heartbreaking Story and a Strong Performance from John Boyega

Director: Abi Damaris Corbin Writers: Abi Damaris Corbin, Kwame Kwei-Armah Stars: John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie Synopsis: Living in a cheap motel in Atlanta and separated from his wife and child, former U.S....

Chasing The Gold: How Was That Not Nominated For Best Picture? (2009)

The Academy Awards of 2009 was the last year in which there were only five nominees for Best Picture. Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire beat The Reader, Milk, Frost/Nixon, and The Curious Case...

Chasing the Gold: SAG Anonymous Ballot #1 From Academy Queens

Over the last few years I have been able to sit with SAG voters and discuss with them their thoughts regarding the nominees for their years ceremony. That changes this year in...

List: JD Duran’s Top 10 Movies of 2021

Each year we do a Top 10 list for our awards show, and each time it heightens my rivalry with math as it's really challenging to fit more than ten excellent films...

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