Showing posts with label best movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best movies. Show all posts

Monday, December 31, 2018

Eimer's Best Movies Experiences of 2018


Wow! More than 150 visits to my little old blog in little over a day thanks to this post, and this post. That never happens! Never! I always felt like I was writing to myself and maybe my mom and some other guy who found my blog while searching for 'buckets' in Germany. Nice to know I have a couple people who still enjoy some sarcastic ramblings.

So, rather than wait until a couple days from now, I thought I better strike while the iron is hot, and
release my Best Movie Experiences of 2018. Maybe I'll reach 300 hits today! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If you're the one person that frequents my OneSentenceMovieReview Twitter feed, you'll see that I've been cramming in the movies like I've been studying for some sort of test. Judging from my picks, I definitely saved the best for last.

Keep in mind, I haven't seen those critical darlings like Burning, Black Panther, A Star is Born, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Favourite, Green Book, Vice, First Man, Can You Ever Forgive Me, Shoplifters, and - well - a lot of goddamn movies out there. But, in looking over my list, it seems very diverse, spanning across multiple genres with a tip of the hat to some interesting indie fare.

I think I was looking for those little gems that went above and beyond the norm. Those films that pushed the creativity, the innovation, and the storytelling to another level or, at least, an interesting level. The movies that made me jealous when I left the theater screaming "Why didn't I think of that?!!!" to my wife and kids. The films that make me ruminate one day, one month, one season, one year after they've passed by my eyeballs.

That said, I thoroughly enjoyed these ten flicks and highly recommend them to anyone out there willing to listen:



















Honorable Mentions - (aka 'The Next Top 10'):
  • The Post (2017)
  • I, Tonya (2017)
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Mandy
  • Blockers
  • Deadpool 2
  • Mission Impossible: Fallout
  • Adrift
  • A Quiet Place
  • Coco (2017)

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Friday, March 2, 2018

Eimer's Academy Awards Picks - 2018 Edition

 

 Wow, I almost wasn't able to get my list out, breaking an annual tradition since starting this blog back in 2006. Whew!!

 In any event, here are my picks for Hollywood's biggest night. I'm feeling the love for 'Shape of Water' and 'Three Billboards'. I'll post a rundown on Monday.

 Here's ya go. Tell me what you think:

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Best Picture: The Shape of Water
I like “Three Billboards’ chances, but am leaning to Shape because we need a feel-good horror movie. 

Lead Actor: Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour’
Hey, Daniel Day-Lewis could win for Phantom Thread. But he won’t because Gary’s won all of the awards for his role as Winston Churchill

Lead Actress: France McDormand “Three Billboards”
Same goes for Frances. She’s won every major award including Screen Actor’s Guild.

Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell “Three Billboards”
Picking Sam as well on this since he’s won every other major acting award for his role. Can’t really see anyone else winning this one.

Supporting Actress: Allison Janny, “I, Tonya”
I thought she was great. I also thought Laurie Metcalf and Octavia Spencer were as well. But, I’m going with Janny for her transformative performance as Tonya Harding’s mother.

Director: Guillermo Del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
He won director’s guild award. So he’s going to win this.

Animated Feature: “Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson
I’m hearing good things form Loving Vincent, but haven’t seen it. I’ll stick with Pixar. 

Animated Short: “Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant

Adapted Screenplay: “Mudbound,” Virigl Williams and Dee Rees
Disaster Artist could win. I really enjoyed Logan and it would be cool to see a superhero script win, but I’m going with Mudbound.

Original Screenplay: ‘Lady Bird’, Greta Gerwig
I enjoyed The Big Sick, Shape of Water, and Get Out, but I think Gerwig’s coming-of-age dramedy is pretty, pretty slick.

Cinematography: Roger Deakins, ‘Blade Runner 2049’
Roger Deakins has been the Director of Photography on Skyfall, No Country for Old Men, Prisoners, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, among others. But he’s never won an Academy Award. This year, he will.

Best Documentary Feature: “Last Men in Aleppo" 

Best Documentary Short Subject: “Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon
It’s was shot in Cleveland, so I have to pick this.

Best Live Action Short Film: “The Eleven O’Clock."

Best Foreign Language Film: “Loveless” (Russia)

Film Editing: “I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
Really loved the back and forth editing between the overall plot and the interview sessions. Hopefully the Academy agrees.

Sound Editing: “Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King

Sound Mixing: “Baby Driver"

Production Design: "The Shape of Water"
Toss up between Shape and Blade Runner. I’m going with Shape since it’s going to win best picture.

Original Score: “Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
I loved Zimmer’s score. Others hated it. Who knows? Maybe Phantom Thread will win.

Original Song: “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” 
This is my cold-stone lock. Bet this one in Vegas.

Makeup and Hair: “Darkest Hour,” 

Costume Design: “Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges

Visual Effects: “Blade Runner 2049"

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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Eimer's Best Movie Experiences of 2017

All in all, I watched some pretty good 2017 new releases this year. This is only a handful of the films that stood out. But I'm only going to give you 10. No more. No less.

So, please go out and snag these movies with your eyes. They're very good.

Oh, and please give my 1SentenceMoviesReviews Twitter Page some love. Feel free to like or retweet a couple of my posts while you're at it, too.













What about you? What were your favorites movie experiences of this year? Either new release or old release. I don't care!!
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Saturday, December 31, 2016

Eimer's Best Movie Experiences of 2016


Back in the day when my kids were between the ages of one and five, I never thought I'd ever have a chance to pursue my passions again. Now that they're a bit older, I find myself writing more (working on a book), drawing more (going to publish more toons), and watching more movies in the theater (yes!). And the beauty of it all is that I have these two impressionable young minds to educate ... or screw up, along the way.

 Well, probably a little of both.

Here are my best movie experiences of 2016. I say 'experiences' because some of these films came out in 2015, some came out a bit later (not this year).

 Some other films I wanted to see, but didn't have the time, include Fences, The Edge of Seventeen, Jackie, La La Land, Camera Person, Elle, Moonlight, The Founder, Scorcese's Silence, and Chan Wook Park's The Handmaiden.

Oh yeah, and please tell me your ten favorite film experiences of last year. I'd love to know. And also, can you give my Twitter feed One-Sentence Movie Reviews some love, please?


#9 DEADPOOL

 #8 BROOKLYN

#7 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE 

 #6  THE LOBSTER

 #5 HACKSAW RIDGE

 #4 THE REVENANT

 #3 HELL OR HIGH WATER

#2 MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

# 1 ARRIVAL

ALMOST MADE THE CUT:
  • Sully
  • Sicario
  • The End of the Tour
  • Pawn Sacrifice
  • Spotlight
  • Me & Earl & The Dying Girl
  • Cinderella
  • Green Room
  • Finding Dory
  • The Bronze
  • The Jungle Book
  • Don't Think Twice
  • Midnight Special
  • Diary of a Teenage Girl

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