Feb 3, 2016

BURNT

Burnt (2015) - **1/2 (P) / **1/2 (M)

BROOKLYN

Brooklyn (2015) - ***1/2

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

BRIDGE OF SPIES

Bridge of Spies (2015) - **1/2

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance)
 - Best Original Screenplay
 - Best Production Design
 - Best Sound Mixing
 - Best Music Score

BEN-HUR

Ben-Hur (1959) - ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (William Wyler)
 - Best Actor (Charlton Heston)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Art Direction
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Sound
 - Best Special Effects
 - Best Music Score

                                    OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
                                     - Best Adapted Screenplay

BARBARA

Barbara (2012) - ***

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - 1/2 star

ANT-MAN

Ant-Man (2015) - **1/2

AMY

Amy (2015) - ***1/2 (P) / ***1/2 (M)

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL

American Horror Story: Hotel (2015-2016) - ** (P) / ** (M)

ABOUT ELLY

About Elly (2015) - ***1/2 (P) / ***1/2 (M)

FRIENDS: SEASON 2

Friends: Season 2 (1995-1996) - ***1/2 (P) / ***1/2 (M)

FRIENDS: SEASON 1

Friends: Season 1 (1994-1995) - *** (P) / *** (M)

UNDEFEATED

Undefeated (2011) - **

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Home for the Holidays (1995) - **1/2 (P) / ** (M)

CAFE DE FLORE

Cafe de Flore (2012) - ***

JUPITER ASCENDING

Jupiter Ascending (2015) - *

THE BIG SHORT

The Big Short (2015) - ***1/2 (P) / **** (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Adam McKay)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale)

XENIA

Xenia (2015) - ***

Jan 18, 2016

BEST ALBUMS OF 1995

1 - To Bring You My Love
PJ Harvey

 2 - Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette

3 - Everything Is Wrong
Moby

4 - Garbage
Garbage

5 - Hello
Poe

6 - Elastica
Elastica

7 - Post
Bjork

8 - Washing Machine
Sonic Youth

9 - Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt

10 - The Great Escape
Blur

11 - Tigerlily - Natalie Merchant
12 - The Bends - Radiohead
13 - Tindersticks (Second Album) - Tindersticks
14 - Viva Last Blues - Palace Brothers
15 - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot - Sparklehorse
16 - Electr-O-Pura - Yo La Tengo
17 - Get Lost - The Magnetic Fields
18 - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - The Smashing Pumpkins
19 - Music for the Jilted Generation - The Prodigy
20 - (What's the Story) Morning Glory - Oasis