Film Friday News Dump (11/8/2024)
Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Has Been Delayed… Again Fuck you David Zaslav. First you put Juror No. 2 in fifty theaters nationwide. Now, you push Bong Joon-ho’s next film, ...
Film Friday News Dump (11/1/2024)
Barry Levinson’s Next Film Will Cover The JFK Assassination It’s been a long time since the masses got a good Barry Levinson film. Maybe you could say that his 2018 film, Paterno was good,...
Would I Want To Get Drunk With These Horror Movie Villains?
Happy Halloween everyone! This year I don’t have any grand plans. Tonight, we’ll be handing out candy and drinking boozy hot cocoa, so compared to a few of my past Halloweens, it’s a...
Candidates To Play Patrick Bateman In The Dreadful, Luca Guadagnino ‘American Psycho’ Remake
An American Psycho remake is now in the works, with Call Me By Your Name and Challengers director, Luca Guadagnino set to direct it. I wrote earlier this year about why it’s a bad idea, but Lion...
Film Friday News Dump (10/25/2024)
Mike Flanagan To Adapt Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’ Into An Eight Episode Series Earlier this week, it was reported that Mike Flanagan, the writer and director of Doctor Sleep, Hush and M...
Friday Film News Dump (10/18/2024)
Let’s try something (sort of) new. Admittedly, I’ve been slacking with my writing. Part of it is that I’ve been searching for jobs since graduating. Part of it is because I have a gi...
The Perfect October Movie Calendar
Happy October everyone! We are in the thick of the fall season and one of my favorite months as it ramps up to an eerie crescendo with Halloween. To celebrate the month and the holiday, I’ve put...
Has Netflix Put Out David Fincher’s Flame?
Is it happening? Has my film hero, David Fincher, lived long enough to become the villain? Did the streaming conglomerate Netflix massacre my boy and snuff out his great neo-noir flame that’s un...
For My 23rd Birthday, Here Are My Favorite Movies That Came Out Every Year I’ve Been Alive
2001: Training Day dir. Antoine Fuqua Ah, 2001. The year I was born. For my first year alive, there were three movies I was between. It was either Monsters Inc., which is a childhood classic, The Roya...
My Top 5 First Watches of May
May Movie Count: 65 2024 Movie Count: 269 What a movie month. I watched just under seventy movies in May and rated thirteen movies as a five star between new watches and rewatches. A couple of my rewa...
‘Back To Black’ Tears Down Amy Winehouse’s Legacy Rather Than Building It Up And It’s Disgusting
On Saturday, I went to the Apple Cinemas in Simsbury, Connecticut, a theater I’d never been to before, to see the Amy Winehouse biopic film, Back To Black, which was directed by Sam Taylor-Johns...
‘The Shield’ Top Ten Characters After Season Two
10. Armadillo Quintero It never feels right to like a villain. When you do, it almost feels evil or like you’re dirty. But I have to say that Armadillo Quintero was an unbelievable villain for t...
Reacting To Variety’s Ranking of A24 Films
Last Sunday, Variety ranked the 35 best films from the production company A24. Over the past five years, A24 has gained steam as they’ve produced and distributed more indie style films with big ...
‘The Shield’ Top Ten Characters After Season One
10. Danny Sofer A lot like Julien Lowe, who we’ll get to, I’m so split on Danny Sofer. In moments like her comforting Julien for being gay and helping Vic out, she’s great. Then ther...
My Top 5 First Movie Watches of March
NOTE: Sorry for my recent inactivity in my writing. I recently concluded my final semester of college and due to finals, was unable to write as frequently as before. But don’t worry, I’m b...
Movie Monday: Austin Butler Finds His Next Projects, We Get a Trailer For ‘Kind of Kindness’
Austin Butler Has Found His Next Projects One of Hollywood’s hottest actors, both by looks and current notoriety, Austin Butler, has found his next projects. He’s set to star in both Ari A...
The Ten Best Film Sequels Of All Time
Last Thursday, I saw Denis Villeneuve’s recent film, Dune: Part 2. After seeing it, I can confidently say that it’s one of the best sequels ever. But where does it rank amongst some of the...
The Best Movies To Watch In The Spring Season
Lady Bird (2017) The pops of pink that catch your eye through the entirety of Lady Bird screams spring time. The film being about trying to find your way as an adolescent in high school and going off ...
An ‘American Psycho’ Remake Is A Terrible Idea
It was reported recently by Jeff Sneider that Lionsgate was looking to do a “modern remake” of Mary Harron’s 2000 horror thriller, American Psycho, which is based off the Bret Easton...
Ranking The Oscars Best Picture Nominees from 10 to 1
10. Maestro dir. Bradley Cooper Nice try Bradley Cooper, but Maestro is going to get shut out at the Oscars. The biggest Oscar bait film of 2023 had to be Maestro as Cooper claimed to study conducting...
Happy 15th Birthday To ‘This Gigantic Robot Kills’: My Three Favorite Tracks From The Album
Today, not just my favorite nerd-core rap album, but one of my all-time favorite albums turns fifteen. MC Lars’ second studio album, This Gigantic Robot Kills, was a formative one as I ventured ...
Tom Cruise Set To Star In Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Next Film
In recent days, Tom Cruise has stated his desire to star in more auteur films and he’s hitting the ground running. It was announced yesterday that he’d be starring in Alejandro González I...
A ‘Project X’ Sequel Titled ‘Project XX’ Currently In The Works
One of my all-time favorite films, Project X, which ranked 85th in my updated Top 100 Movies of All Time list, is reportedly getting a female-led sequel. Now here’s the thing that everyone knows...
Diaz: My Ballot For The 96th Academy Awards
Award season is upon us and I couldn’t be happier. For myself, when the Oscars roll around, I get the same feeling that I do for the NFL draft: manic excitement. I want to read, write, and know ...
‘The Beekeeper’, David Ayer’s Action Film, Is Everything You Think It’d Be… And That’s Not Good
Last week, I treated myself to a movie. I had a 7:00 AM dentist appointment and made it back to campus in time for my one class of the day. A reward felt warranted. What I didn’t know was that s...
10 Biggest Oscar Snubs of 2024
Today is the day that the Academy announces their nominations for their multitude of categories. Of course, like every year, the Academy can’t please everyone, including me. At first glance, I f...
Film Review of ‘I.S.S.’: A Gripping Thriller Set In Space That Benefits From Its Realistic Aspects
Last night, I went to the Regal Cinemas in Mashpee, Massachusetts to see the latest Gabriela Cowperthwaite film, I.S.S., my first 2024 release of the year. While the Regal in Mashpee isn’t the C...
Film Review of ‘American Fiction’: A Hilarious Piece of Satirical Cinema
“Geniuses are loners because they can’t connect with the rest of us.” Two nights ago I saw Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, American Fiction, at the Cape Cinemas in Dennis, ...
Diaz: My 2024 Golden Globes Picks
On Sunday, the Golden Globes will be broadcasted to a plethora of cinephiles across the planet, and will reward some of the most excellent films, actors, and writers that 2023 brought us. While itR...
Diaz Reviews: Ranking Every Film, Documentary, and Comedy Special I Saw In 2023
In 2022, I only saw around 50 new film releases, and at the time, that felt like a lot. I mean, let’s be real, that is a lot. But in 2023, I elevated my game. Much like LeBron joining the Heat o...
Christmas Movie Recommendations To Elevate Your Holiday Experience
A Christmas Story (1983) The quintessential Christmas classic in the Diaz household is A Christmas Story. From the first cup of coffee my dad will drink at 6:30AM to when I go to bed around 11:00PM af...
The 20 Best Acting Performances of 2023
20. Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon When an actor hits the level of fame that DiCaprio has hit, it can sometimes be tough to blend into a character. However, in his role as Ernest Burk...
The Best Movies To Watch In The Winter Season
December is here and while a lot of people are gung-ho to get into the Christmas spirit, you don’t necessarily need to fully dive into the Christmas season just yet. Maybe you want to acclimate ...
Robert Eggers, Jordan Peele Set To Release Their New Films Next Christmas
Happy holidays, everyone! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanza, it’s the holiday season and getting into a festive mode is essential. For myself, I’ll build a gingerbread h...
Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Dazzles With Sweeping Battle Sequences, But Flops Due To A Tacky Script
“France… Army… Josefine.” Over Thanksgiving break, I went to the soon to be deceased Enfield Cinema to see Ridley Scott’s latest feature film, Napoleon. Going into it, I ...
Film Friday News Dump: Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Scarface’ Is Off, We Might Be Getting Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Cleopatra’
Happy Film Friday, a phrase coined by my editor Luke Owens. A lot occurred this past week, mainly announcements regarding the development of projects and the scrapping of one highly anticipated remake...
Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Shows The Dark Side of Elvis In An Elegant Manner
“Well, sir, I happen to be very fond of your daughter. She’s much more mature than her age. You won’t have to worry about her.“ Over the weekend, I went to a late showing of So...
My Top 10 Films of the Decade: 1990s
Honorable Mention L.A. Confidential (1997), The Usual Suspects (1995), Kicking and Screaming (1995), Office Space (1999), Notting Hill (1999) 10. Heat (1995) Don’t get me wrong, t...
Film News Dump: Happy Almost ‘Dune: Part Two’ Day’, First Trailer For ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Rocks
Happy Friday to all the film fans out there. The day started off on a bad note with the reminder that Dune: Part Two was supposed to come out. That realization sucked. We were so close to having a rep...
Marvel News: Michael Green Saved ‘Blade’ Revival, A New Avengers Film Could Bring Back Dead Characters
Variety recently released an article regarding the state of Marvel and the upcoming projects they have in the pipeline. Once that article hit the internet, Twitter was inundated with different headlin...
Happy Halloween: Horror Movie Monster Bracket
Happy Halloween to all of the ghouls, goblins, and ghosts wandering amongst us today. Today is a day to dress up in your scariest costume, roam the streets for candy, and just take in the festivities ...
David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Is A Sleek and Callus Thriller That Resurrected Michael Fassbender
“Stick to your plan. Don’t improvise, anticipate. Trust no one. Forbid empathy.“ On Saturday night, I saw David Fincher’s 12th feature film, The Killer, at the Coolidge Corner ...
The Most Anticipated Films of 2024
While there may still be two months left in 2023 and we shouldn’t look past upcoming releases like The Killer, Anatomy of a Fall, and Napoleon, it is always fun to look at what’s on the ho...
The Cast For Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Adaptation Has Been Announced
When it comes to writing and directing a surreal fantasy film in the 21st century, one man stands above the rest. That is of course Guillermo del Toro. Whether it’s him putting his own spin on t...
Diaz: Everything I Saw At The Montclair Film Festival This Weekend
This past weekend, I attended days two and three of the Montclair Film Festival in Montclair, New Jersey with my friend and co-host of My Parents Office, Brett Castle, and his girlfriend. We were able...
Ranking the Martin Scorsese Collaborations with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio To Celebrate ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Get excited. Today is the day of the release of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon which stars two of Scorsese’s frequent collaborators, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. To ...
Full review of William Friedkin’s Final Film: ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’
Yesterday, I watched the great William Friedkin’s final and most recent film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Friekdkin passed on August 7th of this year and his film debuted in September at the ...
The Perfect October Movie Calendar
Hello, October. One of my favorite months of the year has arrived, and there are many reasons I love this month. It’s the most fall-feeling month. The leaves really change, the air gets nice and...
Ranking the Top 10 Films of the 1980s
Honorable Mention Full Metal Jacket (1987), Gremlins (1984), A Christmas Story (1983), Rocky IV (1985) 10. Amadeus (1984) Winning Best Picture at the 57th Academy Awards, Amadeus solidified itself as ...
Diaz: My Favorite A24 Films From Every Year Since 2013
Last month marked the ten year anniversary of production company A24 being founded. Over that ten year span, they’ve churned out Oscar winning films, cult classics, and have built a massive fan ...
Way Too Early 2023 Best Picture Nominee Predictions
While we’re around six months away from the Oscars, we’ve seen a lot of great pieces of cinema this year. The Academy announces the nominations for the categories in January and I wanted t...
Films For The Fall: The Best Movies To Watch In The Fall Season
Fall is here. Well, not technically. The autumn season begins on September 23rd this year, but for me, when September hits, it means it’s the fall. This season to me means football, spending tim...
Diaz: I’ve Seen Over 75 2023 Releases This Year, Here Are My Top 5 So Far
We’re nearing the final quarter of 2023 and the year has been very solid in the world of cinema. While films like The Killer, Foe, Wonka, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Napoleon haven’t b...
Happy Birthday To My All-Time Favorite Director, David Fincher: Ranking His Filmography To Celebrate
Happy 61st birthday to my all-time favorite director, David Fincher. One of the best directors post 1990 was born on this day in 1962 in Colorado and to celebrate, he released a new poster for his upc...
Paul Mescal Is About To Take Over Hollywood With His Eight Upcoming Projects
One of the film industries rising stars is actor Paul Mescal who stole the hearts of many in Charlotte Wells’ debut film last year, Aftersun. Around that same time and prior to Aftersun he starr...
My Top 10 Films of the Decade: 1970s
Last year, I gave my top ten films from each decade, spanning back to the 1970s. Well, I’m doing it again this year. I’ve seen probably 300-400 new movies in that time frame and I expect my lists ...
Previewing the 2023 Venice Film Festival
One of the biggest film festivals on the planet is taking place in about a month in Venice, Italy. That is, of course, the Venice International Film Festival. 2023 marks the 80th installment of great ...
Christopher Nolan Breaks The Mold of Biopics, Making ‘Oppenheimer’ a Riveting Historical Thriller
On Thursday night I went to the Enfield Cinemark to see Christopher Nolan’s 12th feature film, Oppenheimer. The film chronicles the shaky life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his extensiv...
Happy Birthday Philip Seymour Hoffman: Ranking My Five Favorite Performances
Happy birthday to the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman. The legendary actor would have been 56 today, but he sadly passed away in 2014. Hoffman left behind a legacy as one of the greatest actors eve...
Ranking Christopher Nolan’s Filmography ahead of ‘Oppenheimer’
We finally made it to the release of Christopher Nolan’s 12th feature film, Oppenheimer. The film will be a biopic thriller that follows the development of the world’s first nuclear weapon...
The Original Barbenheimer: ‘The Dark Knight’ vs ‘Mamma Mia!’
Today marks the fifteen year anniversary of the original Barbenheimer rivalry: the release of both The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia!. Maybe they called it “The Dark Mia!“? Or perhaps “T...
Francis Ford Coppola Is Back With ‘Megalopolis’ set to drop in 2024
An earthquake has just shaken the film community, and I say that in the best way possible. While so much of the news in the world of film has surrounded Barbie and Oppenheimer, we just got an update o...
Happy Birthday, Tom Hanks: Ranking My Five Favorite Performances
Happy birthday, Tom Hanks. The two-time Academy Award winning actor celebrates his 67th birthday today. To honor him, I’ll be ranking my five favorite performances from the actor regarded as ...
Happy (Belated) Birthday Tom Cruise: Ranking My Five Favorite Performances
Happy birthday, Tom Cruise. The critically acclaimed actor celebrated his 61st birthday this week and to celebrate, I’m giving my five favorite performances from the whacko scientologist who has...
Gene Stupnitsky and Jennifer Lawrence Revive the Raunchy Summer Comedy Genre with ‘No Hard Feelings’
On Monday night, I went to see Gene Stupnitsky’s second feature film, No Hard Feelings, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman at the Enfield Cinemark. Along with Lawrence and Feldm...
Wes Anderson Has Announced The Framework For His New Film Starring Benicio del Toro
This year is a big one for Wes Anderson. He recently released his romantic, science fiction comedy film Asteroid City that has been met with split audience reception. Anderson released the highly anti...
Happy (Belated) Birthday Paul Thomas Anderson: Ranking His Nine Feature Films
Happy belated birthday, Paul Thomas Anderson. One of the most influential directors of the past thirty years celebrated his 53rd birthday yesterday and I wanted to go through his filmography and rank ...
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Doesn’t Add or Subtract to His Legacy; It’s Purely Middle of the Road
On Thursday, I attended Amherst Cinema in Massachusetts to see Wes Anderson’s 11th and most recent feature film, Asteroid City. The film’s cast was comprised of a cavalcade of stars such a...
I’ve Seen Over 50 2023 Movie Releases This Year. Here Are My Top 5 Thus Far
As we near the halfway mark of 2023, I have begun to comprise my rankings of 2023 movie releases. So far, I’ve seen 52 releases and I have to say, it’s been an interesting year in film. Th...
Diaz: My Most Anticipated Films For The Second Half Of 2023
2023 hasn’t been anything short of an interesting year in film. So far, we’ve seen wildly entertaining sequels like John Wick: Chapter 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Spider-Man: Ac...
Robert Eggers Fourth Film, ‘Nosferatu’, Has Wrapped Filming
Robert Eggers fans can now rejoice. The very talented and meditative director has just wrapped on the filming of his upcoming film Nosferatu. The film is a remake of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu. Wi...
Diaz: Ranking My Ten Favorite Martin Scorsese Films As We Approach ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Martin Scorsese has been in the news recently due to his interview with Deadline where he said “I’m old. I read stuff, I see things, I want to tell stories, and there’s no more time. Kurosaw...
For The First Time Since 2010 Fincher, Nolan, Villeneuve, and Scorsese Are All Releasing Films
2023 is already shaping up to be an elite year of cinema. One that could rival 1999, 2007, and 2014 which feels wild to say. A reason for this preemptive praise is due to the directors who are releasi...
Charlie Day’s ‘Fools Paradise’ Isn’t The Worst Movie Of The Year, But It’s Close
I want to preface this blog by saying that the past two weeks I’ve felt like shit. My allergies are curb stomping me and I’m struggling to get sleep. Today, I went to the movies to see Cha...
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Isn’t Just the Best Movie of the Year, It’s the Best MCU Movie Ever
Congratulations, James Gunn. You outdid yourself once again. In his filmography, he has few misses and as his career has progressed, his films have gotten better and better. As of right now with Guard...
Robert Pattinson Is Gearing Up For A Packed Slate Of Films
One of last year’s big winners was Robert Pattinson with his role as Batman in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. He cultivated a loyal following of film bros (including myself) that are excited for...
The Best Movies Set In Major American Cities
Boston: The Departed (2006) Honorable Mention: Good Will Hunting (1997), Mystic River (2003) Boston has a boatload of mid-tier films and a small upper echelon of great films. The best film coming out ...
May The 4th Be With You: Ranking The First Six Episodes of the Star Wars Franchise
6. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Rating: 1/5 Stars This is just a movie that explains taxes in the most complicated way imaginable. The first time I watched it as a kid, ...
Happy Birthday Wes Anderson: Ranking His Ten Best Feature Films
Happy birthday, Wes Anderson. One of the most talented directors of this generation turns 54 years old today. He’s cemented himself in the annals of film history with his unique style of directi...
Looking At Directors’ Best, Worst, And Most Underrated Films: Part One
I recently saw a Tik Tok of someone going through director’s filmographies and breaking down their best, worst, and most underrated films. After seeing that, I felt obliged to add my input. When...
Eight Actors & Actresses That Wes Anderson Should Work With
The trailer for Wes Andersons newest film Asteroid City released recently and boy did it have the people buzzing. Personally, I’m ecstatic about it. One of the factors that has people excited ab...
Happy 60th Birthday To Quentin Tarantino: The Ten Best Characters In Tarantino Film History
Happy birthday to one of the most influential directors of the past four decades. Quentin Tarantino, the man famous for history rewrites and over-the-top violence celebrates his 60th birthday today. T...
The Best Directorial Debuts Of All Time
In any industry or career, everyone starts somewhere. For film makers, having a great first film can skyrocket their career to unexpected heights. Here are a few of the greatest directorial debuts of ...
Ranking The Last 15 Best Picture Winners From Worst To First
15. The Artist (2011) Anytime I write about movies and do some sort of ranking, I note that films are subjective. Everyone has a preference and I think every film has at least one fan. For The Artist,...
Betting Guide To The 95th Academy Awards
It’s Oscars Sunday and while it won’t be as eventful as last year, it should be a fun one. This year there is a lot of buzz with movies like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water ...
The Best Four Film Runs From Directors
Film is an interesting field. We’ve seen many directors make or break their careers with one singular film. We have also witnessed directors go on steady runs that last an entire career like Sta...
The best Director-Actor Combinations
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro Favorite Films: The King of Comedy (1982), Goodfellas (1990), Raging Bull (1980) This is coming from a biased view point, but Scorsese and De Niro together is the be...
David Fincher Confirms That Netflix Series ‘Mindhunter’ Is Done
Anyone know where the tallest building is? Just looking for somewhere to end it because this is a damn shame. GOATed director David Fincher, the man who made Se7en, Fight Club, and directed the Suit &...
Reacting To The Nominations For The 95th Academy Awards
In the words of Nick Hoult in Mad Max: Fury Road, “WHAT A DAY. WHAT A LOVELY DAY.” Not only did we get the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards, the 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees...