Alright,
so a slew of good films are starting to roll out to local theatres, as some of
you know it was definitely an underwhelming summer so this comes as a sigh of
relief. The tomatometer may be telling
of a film’s quality however it is a maddening tool to map Oscar possibilities,
such is the nature of Oscar politics.
What I’ve seen recently and their Oscar chances:
‘Looper’: Original Screenplay (Rian
Johnson) Possible, Supporting Actor (Bruce Willis) Long Shot
‘End of Watch’: none, although a well
done “found footage” film
‘Frankenweenie’: Animated Feature (Tim Burton) Lock, good return to form after
multiple lackluster showings from Burton
There
was some buzz surrounding ‘Trouble with the Curve’ before it opened but chatter
has been squelched by lackluster reviews.
There are rumors this will be Eastwood’s last acting effort which would
be a shame to see him exit on a low note, hopefully he can throw out one more
gem and ride into the sunset. ‘Pitch
Perfect’ is reviewing fairly well but even without seeing it I can assure
everyone there will be no Oscar talk, just an entertaining romp to waste some
weekend hours. Opening this week, ‘Argo’
(which I saw in Telluride and reviewed), ‘Seven Psychopaths’ (‘In Bruges’
director Martin McDonagh), ‘Sinister’ (reviewing surprisingly well), and ‘Smashed’
(indie hit at Sundance starring Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul), going to be a
busy weekend.
I
was fortunate to finally see ‘The Master’ today; a full dedicated review is
required, look for it within the next few days.
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