Film review: Mexican must-see “Bleak Street” mixes poetry and poverty Carlos Valladares March 9, 2016 0 Comments Arturo Ripstein’s “Bleak Street” is a crude, black-and-black, unsentimental view of desperation and woe on Mexico’s Poverty Row. Despite what “Variety” or “The A.V. Club”... Read More »
Film review: Jia Zhangke’s intriguing “Mountains May Depart” Connor Huchton March 9, 2016 0 Comments In Jia Zhangke’s “Mountains May Depart” – a generational triptych spanning more than 25 years, multiple continents and several languages – lives are fractured and remade by the geometric... Read More »
Oscars 2016: Carlos’s picks Carlos Valladares February 26, 2016 0 Comments Here are film desk editor Carlos Valladares’ picks for the Oscars 2016. Best Picture —“The Revenant” Unless some miracle happens where “Max Max: Fury Road” absconds with the Top Prize,... Read More »
The 15 best Oscar-winning performances Carlos Valladares February 26, 2016 0 Comments When it comes to Best Picture, the Oscars often get it wrong. Fortunately, they have a better track record when it comes to performances. Here are 15 of the best Oscar-winning performances of all... Read More »
The seven best Best Pictures of the Oscars Carlos Valladares February 26, 2016 0 Comments As we look forward to the Oscars this Sunday, the Daily looks back at seven masterpieces that took home Best Picture in the past. “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” (1927) Winner of the only... Read More »
Memo to the Academy: “Brooklyn” Raymond Maspons February 26, 2016 0 Comments While this Oscar Season has been unusually scattered, momentum does seem to be building around Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “The Revenant”. After winning big at BAFTA and the Golden Globes, it has... Read More »
Oscars 2016: Reed’s picks Reed Canaan February 26, 2016 0 Comments Here are film critic Reed Canaan’s Oscar predictions for 2016. Picture – “The Revenant” “The Revenant” is doing surprisingly well for itself at the box office. Grounded by strong... Read More »
Film review: ‘Deadpool’ kicks ass, takes name Raymond Maspons February 12, 2016 0 Comments “Deadpool” is stupid, hard-R rated fun. It’s a blast of fresh air in a genre that is becoming increasingly convoluted and sanctimonious. The plot of the film is basically a conventional origin... Read More »