Precious

Why Howard Stern is Not Wrong For Ripping on Gabourey Sidibe

With all the crappy movies and weak 3D movie attempts being pushed out in Hollywood today to make a quick and easy buck, it’s nice to see some hidden gems break out.  Every year it seems that independent movies break through and generate excellent word of mouth to push it to the mainstream audience, and [...]

Topics : Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on April 22, 2010

Oscar Movies – Best Picture Run Down

The month of February is commonly considered a dark period for movies. Nick mentioned that it is the graveyard for film. New releases are basically overshadowed by the award season.  In fact, Oscar nominated films get a distribution boost in February in order to milk the buzz they get from the nomination. So, we know [...]

Topics : Movie Reviews, Oscars
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on February 8, 2010

SAG Got it Right

This past Saturday night, while I was stuck on Martha’s Vineyard (“MV”) with no ferry going back to Cape Cod, I caught the end of the SAG’s at the steamship authority. I crowded around the only TV there along with all the authority attendants, and we all watched Inglorious Basterds take home the top prize [...]

Topics : Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on January 26, 2010

Snap Review of Precious

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Precious, a movie about an illiterate girl who goes by the name Precious living in the slums of 1980′s Harlem.  After getting raped, she is now carrying the second child of her father and who is gone, and now living with her lazy mom who abuses her constantly both mentally and physically.  Precious gets introduced [...]

Topics : Movie Reviews
Posted by : Craig Kessler on December 3, 2009