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THE WITCH film review
– By Cate Marquis – Atmospheric, historic “The Witch” is more creepy than scary “The Witch” is an ambitious film that seeks to re-imagine of the horror movie genre by going back to the terror of the Salem witch trials and the 17th century witch-hunt hysteria that led to them. Set in 1630s New England,…
LADY IN THE VAN film review
– By Mark Glass – Fact-based dramedy provides another fine vehicle – literally and figuratively – for Maggie Smith 3 stars out of 5 (PG-13) Last week’s review of 45 Years was largely praise of the performance and career of its star, Charlotte Rampling, who deserves to be listed with the likes of this character…
HAIL, CAESAR! film review
– By Cate Marquis – Coens’ “Hail, Caesar!” spoofs Old Hollywood in style The Coen brothers offer an hilarious send-up of Golden Age Hollywood movie-making in “Hail, Caesar!” With an all-star cast of Coen regulars, including George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Frances McDormand, Joel and Ethan Coen deliver golden comedy set…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES cast interview
“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” cast members talk about upcoming film – By Cate Marquis – The mash-up novel “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” takes Jane Austen’s classic sets it in an England beset by zombies. As the bestselling novel gets ready to debut on movie screens on Feb. 5, cast members Lily James…
SON OF SAUL film review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Son of Saul’ is a powerful, difficult trip into Auschwitz “Son of Saul” is a powerful, cinematically brilliant drama that takes viewers into a first-person experience of the Auschwitz concentration camp. It is an impressive film debut for Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes, a descendant of Shoah survivors. The film won…
2016 OSCAR NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has released the nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards, the Oscars for 2015 films. The winners will be announced Feb. 28, 2016. Below are the nominees.
AWFJ 2015 EDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, an international organization of women film critics and journalists, announced the winners of their annual EDA Awards for 2015 films. More information about AWFJ and the EDA Awards can be found at their website http://awfj.org. AWFJ released the statement below January 13, 2016. 2015 EDA Award Winners With sincerest…
THE REVENANT film review
– By Cate Marquis – DiCaprio is gripping in epic wilderness survival tale ‘The Revenant’ Leonardo DiCaprio gives a gripping, Oscar-worthy performance in “The Revenant,” director Alejandro G. Inarritu’s thrilling, raw tale of wilderness survival in a landscape that is at once beautiful and unforgiving. Loosely based on the 1823 true tale of frontiersman Hugh…
WORST FILMS of 2015
Although 2015 brought many good films, there were stinkers too – By Cate Marquis – Even a year full of good films, like 2015, still has some movies that are not-so-good, even some true stinkers. Although there were bad films I did not see, here are my choices for the worst films of the year…
ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS ANNOUNCE AWARD NOMINEES 2015
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists announces nominees for 2015 EDA Awards. “Carol” leads with nine noms, followed by “Mad Max: Fury Road” with six, “Room” and “Spotlight” with five each, and “The Martian” with four. The winners of the 2015 EDA Awards will be announced on January 12, 2016. 2015 EDA Award Nominees With…