Entries in comedy (448)
FYC: Nicholas Hoult in "The Favourite"
by Abe Fried-Tanzer
The Favourite is making a big splash this awards season – there’s no question of that. Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz are looking good for Oscar nominations, even if the classification of the latter two in the supporting race continues to infuriate Nathaniel every time a new organization announces. Its screenplay is a shoo-in, director Yorgos Lanthimos has a good shot, and the film will also be cited in a few technical categories.
There’s one great element of the film – aside from its makeup and hairstyling, which failed to make the finals -- that likely won’t be on the Oscar list. Though the film is dominated by women, one male actor makes quite an impression...
Golden Globe Host Watch: "Please Give Us Five Stars!"
by Lynn Lee
That’s it?”
-My reaction to the final Golden Globes signoff by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg.
Don’t get me wrong: one thing I love about the Globes – besides the glorious coming together of movies and TV and everyone in the room getting shitfaced – is how efficiently it runs its course, at least compared to our favorite bloated yearly Hollywood telecast. But damned if it didn’t feel like this year’s Globes, in hurrying things along, gave short shrift to its hosts. Which is a shame, since they showed potential that was never fully realized...
Kevin Hart and a Crisis of Oscar's Own Making
by Nathaniel R
If you don't have anything nice to say... don't say anything? No, no, but we must. The Film Experience has been uncharacteristically mum about the will they or won't they, would he and does he still, why'd she say that, and who next D-R-A-M-A surrounding the 'Kevin Hart no not Kevin Hart but maybe NO not Kevin Hart again' Hosting duties of the 91st Academy Awards.
A quick heavily editorialized summary and some Oscar hand-wringing.
Chapter 1. December 4th. Kevin Hart hired to host.
Chapter 2. December 5th. LGBTQ people and their allies complained about his extremely obvious homophobia as evident in unfunny jokes about gay people or gayness including a threat of physical violence if he caught his son playing with dolls...
Homophobia and misogyny are bosom buddies, you know.
Chapter 3. December 6th. Kevin Hart is asked to apologize and refuses to...
Four Random Thoughts on "Vice"
by Eric Blume
Adam McKay’s film Vice has been out in theaters for two weeks or so now, and as we head into Golden Globe weekend where it leads the nominations, we ought to discuss it a bit more. Here are some thoughts about the film, which do carry SPOILERS, not about story points (as unfortunately these things really happened), but about just how truly odd this film is in so many ways...