Mini Movie Reviews Archives
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Tinsel & Tine: Annual Oscars Round Up 2021
Tinsel & Tine Quick Recap of Oscars 2021 (Sun 4/25/21) based on my review of Indiewire's look at the 93rd Academy Awards broadcast...
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All Flash, No Heart: CRUELLA
There's always been something about 101 Dalmatians or One Hundred and One Dalmatians that I never liked and I'm not sure why, I've never seen the Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels version and I've only seen the original 1961 animated version maybe twice? Which seems strange considering how many times I've seen The Aristocats and Lady and the Tramp. Cruella De Vill is certainly a good villain, up there with Edgar, the greedy butler from The Aristocats or the Dog Catcher out for Tramp, yet I have never been drawn to this Disney classic.
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Philadelphia Film Critics Circle 2020 Winners
During the film industry's Awards Season every city's Film Critics Association nominates and votes on Best of films categories similar to the Oscars. Studios, PR Firms , Producers etc. actually care, they ply us with screeners and swag leading up to the vote, care about what date we hold our vote, and many followed our live announcements on Twitter. So it's kinda fun being a big deal 😁
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Bad Wigs, False Teeth: FOUR GOOD DAYS
I watched this the morning of the Oscars where Glenn Close was up for Best Actress for her role in "Hillbilly Elegy", a movie I was never able to bring myself to watch, and which ironically also earned Close a Razzie. After watching "Four Good Days" I wondered if she's just kinda living on her past glory? It's an fine performance, but I don't feel Close brings anything special to this mother's anguish. There's a dozen other actresses more age appropriate who could have done just as well or better...
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Wish I had written a #MiniMovieReview right after seeing @MaRaineyFilm but I had to just keep screening Award Season contending films, no time to write. So in deference, I've done a roundup Congratulating everyone involved with the film...
