Malik’s Movie Reviews Past & Present
Alright, let’s start here. I fully acknowledge I’m WAY too invested emotionally in this one. So I’m not going to try to tell you this is the ‘best’ of the several great Ali documentaries. It’s easily one of my favorites though. And why? Because THIS is the one that finally tries to go into […]
And finally, the nominees for Best Picture: American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Nebraska Philomena 12 Years a Slave Wolf of Wall Street Who Should Win MALIK: Hooooo boy. The Best Picture this year…the best all around film this year… I think it’s a two horse race at this point, but, yeah, […]
Here are the nominees for Lead Actress: Amy Adams Cate Blanchett Sandra Bullock Judi Dench Meryl Streep Who Should Win MALIK: It’s the freshest performance in my mind, but I think the most filled out performance was Judi Dench in Philomena. Don’t think she’ll win though. ART: I agree. Judi Dench is pretty great. But, […]
Here are the nominees for Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi Bradley Cooper Michael Fassbender Jonah Hill Jared Leto Who Should Win MALIK: Another category that could go a few different ways and not really be ‘wrong’. I love what Fassie did in 12 Years, but I was really affected by what Leto did in ‘Dallas’. […]
Today’s post starts on a sad note as Harold Ramis passed away Monday morning. All day, a generation that includes Aaron and myself has paid tribute to a fellow Midwestern who made his mark on this business. Today’s post is about the directors; in that role alone he gave us Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, […]
So what happens when the Wyandotte Siskel & Ebert get together for their annual breakdown of the Academy Awards? Only one way to find out… MALIK: Y’all know what time it is, it’s the 2014 Art Fradieu Oscar Preview! 5 posts leading to Sunday night, we’ll cover Writing, Directing, Supporting and Lead Acting and […]
I’m not on Harvey’s payroll, but I tell you this: you could make a strong argument that the ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role’ the past 12 months was done by Judi Dench. I can’t help but wonder how much more we’d be talking about Dame Judi if she was out […]
Enough Said is a rom com made for adults, but it’s forever going to be known as one of the last cinematic performances of James Gandolfini. In that way, it’s bittersweet to watch. I’ve started re-watching the Sopranos again recently, and have the same feeling. Famously, James Gandolfini has a very obvious physical presence, but he never […]
Blue Caprice takes the audience through one of the most terrifying violent spells in recent memory. Someone just started picking off random people along the Beltway with no apparent rhyme or reason about who they were targeting and why. The mastermind in this story is played by Isaiah Washington, in a role that feels tailor […]
There was a little movement to get Brie Larson an Oscar nomination for Short Term 12. I get why it didn’t happen; this particular year I don’t know who you make a strong case for ‘not being worthy’ of the five women who did get nominated. But this performance should lock her in as one […]
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