With less than 48 hours until the actual 91st Academy Awards, the Oscars are set to take over the night in entertainment. With that in mind, I've talked about what I would do differently as a member of the Academy. However, if I had an actual ballot with this lineup, who would I be voting … Continue reading If I Had an Oscar Ballot Part 5: AJ’s Ballot For the 91st Academy Awards (With the Current Nominees)
AJ’s Top 10 Films of 2018
When you look over 2018, we were blessed to have one of the most evenly consistent years in recent memory. It seemed like every month 2018 delivered a film that left a real impression on the movie landscape. Looking back over the year, look at the amazing films we got each month: January -Paddington 2 … Continue reading AJ’s Top 10 Films of 2018
AJ’s Personal Ballot (If I Had an Oscar Vote) for 2018 Part 1: The Crafts Awards!
With the Oscar nominations announced, it feels about time that I weighed in on my personal ballot. Franky, this year might be the furthest stretch from my personal ballot of any year in recent memory. Entire films are about to be ignored in favor of movies that I find offensive. It can be difficult to … Continue reading AJ’s Personal Ballot (If I Had an Oscar Vote) for 2018 Part 1: The Crafts Awards!
Golden Globe Predictions Part 1: Movies Make for the Most Fun of the Night
This Sunday is the Golden Globes, and the Oscars begin voting the very next morning. It's the last night before that voting begins that can really influence the Oscars, so here are our predictions for what we think will happen. Just a reminder, the group is made up of less than 100 random people in … Continue reading Golden Globe Predictions Part 1: Movies Make for the Most Fun of the Night
2019 Golden Globe Nominations and Quick Reactions
It's Golden Globe Nomination day! Let's go through the categories and check out the nominees. Vice led the way with 6 nominations, with A Star Is Born, Green Book, and The Favourite all with 5 nominations as well. BlacKkKlansman even scored 4 nominations for it's big guns, including John David Washington and Spike Lee. Let's jump into the nominations below! 76th Golden Globe Nominations Film … Continue reading 2019 Golden Globe Nominations and Quick Reactions
We Bought a Pod Episode 41: The First Man at the El Royale
This week, Aaron and AJ discuss the Oscar-contender First Man and the fun genre film, Bad Times at the El Royale. We also jump into some listener questions and have a discussion about criticism versus going to a movie for enjoyment. Timestamps are below! 00- 28:20 - First Man Review 28:20 - 50:20 - Bad Times at the El Royale Review … Continue reading We Bought a Pod Episode 41: The First Man at the El Royale
Review: ‘First Man’ Brings Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling to Another World
In 2016, Damien Chazelle took most of America by storm with the success of his original musical La La Land storming towards Oscar glory. 14 Oscar nominations, 6 Oscar wins, and the most memorable moment in Oscar history later, Chazelle began cooking up his next project. Joining up with his muse Ryan Gosling, the two set out to tackle … Continue reading Review: ‘First Man’ Brings Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling to Another World
We Bought a Pod Episode 40: Back in the 90’s…
HELLO and welcome to another episode of We Bought a Pod! Today, AJ and Aaron talk about BoJack Horseman, Captain Marvel, news about The Joker starring Jaoquin Phoenix and more! Check out the timestamps below! Sorry if some of the things we talk about sound like they were from weeks ago. They were! We recorded on September 21st, but … Continue reading We Bought a Pod Episode 40: Back in the 90’s…
It’s Best Picture Time! Ahead of “A Star Is Born” Releasing This Weekend, Let’s Check In (10/4)
We've looked over a couple of the fun categories that we here at We Bought a Blog love to check in on. Documentary Feature is very deep. Animated Feature is not. However, this year has set itself up as a really strong year overall, even if it is a top-heavy one. This ranking is still … Continue reading It’s Best Picture Time! Ahead of “A Star Is Born” Releasing This Weekend, Let’s Check In (10/4)