Author: Derrick Murray

We tend to be very quick to point out the silliness and irrelevance of awards season, including the Academy Awards. The long standing boy’s club of a Hollywood elite self-congratulatory event has pretty much lent itself to being a gold mine for satire and parody. This was the original intention of The Golden Raspberry Awards. A kind of counter culture self-satire antithesis of the overly self indulgent award ceremonies. When the Razzies debuted in 1981, they were meant to be an alternative to the exclusionary industry of awards voters, which made sense at the time. Hollywood was an incredibly exclusive…

Ghostface Killer returns, again, as Paramount Pictures, Spyglass confirm yet another “Scream” movie is in the works.

As we near closer and closer and to the Academy Awards Oscar nomination announcements, the countless other awards continue to change many early prediction lists. This happens every year, too. Films we thought were a shoe in get bumped by dark horses. Long shots gain tremendous steam in smaller award ceremonies only to end up being left out by frontrunners with less buzz. Predicting the Best Picture category is about as accurate as playing Roulette or slot machines. Minus a few standouts, there are still a number of wildcards that could change at any moment. Without altering my early prediction…

Who says stuffed animals are for kids? Turns out, Build-a-Bear isn’t above the occasional raunch, and have created a line of adult themed bears just in time for Valentine’s Day. You read that right. Granted, most of the options are pretty tame and center more around celebrating achievements with libations, but there are definitely some that have more than a little sex appeal. Build-a-Bear allows shoppers to customize their own stuffed animals. You can create pretty much anything you can imagine (within reason), from superheroes to sports teams, to well, ya a Hugh Hefner-esk Daddy Bear. Or maybe you’re a…

We all know that Fox News is a cesspool of despicable people pandering misinformation and sometimes racist ideology. Fox Television has usually been able to steer clear of leading with those things, opting to focus on reality and cooking programming with the occasional fan-favorite show that gets cancelled faster than it got greenlit. But recently, it seems that the compartmentalization of entertainment and conservative pandering no longer exists, as the “The Masked Singer” recently burred that line with the grotesque casting of Rudy Giuliani. In a yet to be aired episode, Giuliani was revealed to be a contestant, which caused…

It’s time for yet ANOTHER awards ceremony ahead of the Academy Awards. This morning, the BAFTA nominees were announced, and solidified some of the frontrunners long-predicted to make it all the way while also leaving off some powerhouse contenders from a number of previous nominations. The BAFTA Awards are another precursor to what we can expect from the Oscar nominations next week, and have a track record of all but nailing the exact nomination list in a number of high profile categories. As always, we’ll focus on the big ones, and take a closer look at who made it, who…

“Moonfall” is one of the most confusing films I’ve seen in a long time, like an abandoned treatment for “Independence Day: Resurgence.”

“Pam & Tommy” hinges on a tumultuous relationship, and tries to denounce the exploitative nature of the released sex tape.

“Reacher” is a solid stroll down a familiar road, and ends up being a pretty enjoyable watch that requires very little mental investment.

The prestigious Sundance Film Festival concluded this weekend, with award winners being announced this past Friday. Sundance 2022 sported a whooping 80 films (feature-length, documentary, as well as shorts) available for viewing, and the last minute change to virtual screenings essentially allowed festival goers to consume as much content as their minds could handle. Due to the rise in Covid-19 Omicron variant, the festival was forced to change course from in-person to online. They even opened up the award winners to the general public after they were announced. This meant that anyone with time and a little cash on hand…