All in all, 2015 was a pretty decent year for film. It didn’t quite reach the heights of 2014, which I think had three American cinematic masterpieces (“Birdman,” “Boyhood,” and “Whiplash”). I’m not sure there was ...
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It Was No 2014, But It’ll Do: Chris’s 2015 Movie Power Rankings
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Familiarity Reigns, as Dictated by the Moviemaking Powers That Be: Nick’s 2015 Movie Power Rankings
True “original” screenplays were in short supply last year, which is telling for several of my picks. Things have shifted, there is now an aggressive MO by studios big and small to explore the previously ...
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The Peaks and Valleys of an Interesting Year at the Movies: Armani’s 2015 Movie Power Rankings
2015 was a year of careening highs and lows at the movies, but it’s comforting to know that some of the right flicks are still standing come Oscar season. Not enough, because, you know, #OscarsSoWhite, ...
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A Year To Remember: Evan’s 2015 Movie Power Rankings
2015 was easily one of the best movie years in recent history. My top 40 favorites are all movies I would recommend; it’s not till around 50 that I’d start calling some of these “bad.” ...
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Filmcore Video – Ep. 3, Listcore: Top 5 Best Surprise Deaths
Critics Alex Kirschenbaum and Charles Perry give you their Top 5 Cinematic Surprise Deaths. We don’t spoil any movie endings, BUT we do spoil some deaths. Only one movie from the last 5 years makes ...
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Listcore: The Top 10 JCVD Fight Scenes
So you may or may not have gathered by now that I love Jean-Claude Van Varenburg, a.k.a. Jean-Claude Van Damme. He is my favorite of the ’80s/’90s action stars, mainly because, outside of Chuck Norris, ...
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Top 5 Horrible Scenes In Very Good Movies
A lot of these moments are endings, because no bad scene stands out like a sore thumb more than a movie’s concluding moments, if those ring false. All these flicks are still worth watching, of ...
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Filmcore Video – Ep. 1, “The Wolf of Wall Street” Listcore: Top 5 Ice Blondes
In which critics Mike Weldon and Alex Kirschenbaum break down their top 5 favorite movie (vanilla) ice blondes, as inspired by Margot Robbie’s Naomi Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Key quote: “You can’t ...
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Filmcore Video, Ep. 1 – “The Wolf of Wall Street” Listcore: Top 5 Movie Speeches
In which critics Mike Weldon and Alex Kirschenbaum, galvanized by a fuck-ton of Leonardo DiCaprio motivational speeches in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” hype up their all-time movie speeches. WARNING: This segment contains mature adult ...