The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015), The Bear Attack Yes, every single word of praise you’ve read and/or heard is true. One can’t escape talking about The Revenant without mentioning its pièce de résistance: a bear mauling that seems to be…
Live Reaction to 2016 Oscar Nominations
The Oscar Nominations are out, and to the surprise of many, several blockbusters were granted coveted spots on the Oscar stage. Of the films nominated, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant received the most nominations with each garnering 10 and 12…
Will Poulter talks about his acting process in The Revenant
There’s been much talk about The Revenant being Leonardo DiCaprio’s ticket to getting that Oscar gold (finally cries the breathless internet). While the acting praise has largely rested in the DiCaprio and Tom Hardy camp, it was actually two lesser known names,…
Golden Globes 2016: Winners List
Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards. It was a meaningful night for many, especially for some of the “underdog” nominees for which audiences everywhere were rooting and even for esteemed actors and filmmakers…
SAG Award Nominations: Snubs and Surprises
Did you hear that? That was the official sound of the Oscar Race 2016 kicking off, and to the surprise of many after two years are relatively structured and predictable races, we seem to have ourselves a race very much…
Movie Review: ‘The Revenant’
After directing Birdman, last year’s Best Picture winner, Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu returns with a survival tale set against the backdrop of American colonialism as settlers try to claim the land and civilize the “savages” that inhabit it. Leonardo DiCaprio, who does not…