10. Captain Phillips I’m surprised that I liked Captain Phillips as much as I did. The movie takes its title from the lead character, and for good reason. It’s not about a hijacking. It’s about what this man does to...
I always like to say, first of all, that there’s no such thing as a bad year for film, and I mean it. I saw 150 new-release films last year; there were a lot of bad ones, but when I...
Below are the various categories featured in The BPs this year. Nominations will be announced January 15th! BEST PICTURE BEST DIRECTOR BEST ACTOR BEST ACTRESS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BEST...
The Missing Picture, dir. Rithy Panh, Cambodia and France Between the years of 1975 and 1979 Cambodia was under governmental control by a group called the Khmer Rouge, an offshoot of the Communist party that had already taken control of...
Bluebird, dir. Lance Edmands, USA Hollywood’s reflex in playing tragedy is often big and loud. Something terrible happens, fractures the community, friends and family yell and scream, seek vengeance, repeat. This tone can work for a film like Prisoners, but...
The Patience Stone The title of Atiq Rahimi’s The Patience Stone comes from a fable told to the main character early on. It seems there was a woman, burdened with heartache and a multitude of other tribulations. One day, this...
