If you want to see a great action film based on a true story, which I did not realize going in, then see “12 Strong.” It is not an Academy Award showpiece by any means but the acting is solid, the story intriguing and the action is great.
The story is based on the first “12” members of a Special Forces team to go into Afghanistan after 9/11. They are assigned to work with the Northern Alliance to take down the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies. Well, they go in with an uneasy feeling about the relationship and how things are going to work out, not to mention that the mode of transportation they use is on horseback. But miraculously they do fight and do it well. Some of the moments in battle are hard to believe but at the end of the film you are told that the mission was secret but actually took place.
I won’t tell who does/does not return but in honor of the mission there is a statue of a Special Forces member on horseback erected at the site of the World Trade Center. Chris Hemsworth does a great job in his role as the Captain who leads the men and his fellow actors are very good as well. Definitely a good flick that does its job of entertaining you!
It's Oscar time again and the nominations are in. I've highlighted the nominees that I think should win their respective categories in red. I didn't make picks in all of the categories. Anyway, check 'em out. The winners'll be announced live on March 4.
Best Picture
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Best Documentary Feature
Abacus: Small Enough To Jail
Faces Places
Icarus
Last Men In Aleppo
Strong Island
Best Animated Feature
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
Best Adapted Screenplay
Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly's Game
Mudbound
Best Original Screenplay
The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Director
Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk
Jordan Peele - Get Out
Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom Thread
Guillermo Del Toro - The Shape Of Water
Best Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War For The Planet Of The Apes
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet - Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out
Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington - Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sally Hawkins - The Shape Of Water
Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie - I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan - Lady Bird
Meryl Streep - The Post
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mary J. Blige - Mudbound
Allison Janney - I, Tonya
Lesley Manville - Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf - Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer - The Shape Of Water
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Richard Jenkins - The Shape Of Water
Christopher Plummer - All The Money In The World
Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Woody Harrelson - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
