Friday, January 26, 2018

"12 Strong" Movie Review



by John Zenoni


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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!

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The 2018 Oscar Nominees and Who Should Win




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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





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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




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The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent


Best Adapted Screenplay


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Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly's Game
Mudbound


Best Original Screenplay


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The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri


Best Director

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Christopher Nolan - Dunkirk
Jordan PeeleGet Out
Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom Thread
Guillermo Del Toro - The Shape Of Water


Best Visual Effects


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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

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Timothée Chalamet - Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis - Phantom Thread
Daniel KaluuyaGet 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


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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
Willem Dafoe - The Florida Project


Best Original Score


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Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape Of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Cinematography


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Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape Of Water


Best Film Editing


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Baby Driver
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri


Best Production Design


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Beauty And The Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape Of Water


Best Sound Editing


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Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape Of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi


Best Sound Mixing




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Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape Of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi


Best Original Song
"Mighty River" - Mudbound
"Mystery of Love" - Call Me By Your Name
"Remember Me" - Coco
"Stand Up for Something"Marshall
"This is Me" - The Greatest Showman


Best Foreign Language Film
A Fantastic Woman
The Insult
Loveless
On Body And Soul
The Square


Best Documentary Short Subject

Edith + Eddie
Heaven Is A Traffic Jam On The 405
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop


Best Live-Action Short Film

DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O'Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child
Watu Wote/All Of Us

Best Animated Short Film

Dear Basketball
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes

Best Costume Design


Beauty And The Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread
The Shape Of Water
Victoria & Abdul


Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder