The Oscars are fast approaching on April 25th. Once a film is nominated, it goes down in history. And if it wins? That’s a stamp of approval that increases viewership even more. In fact, a survey we conducted found that 46% of people are more likely to watch a film if it has been nominated. The team at USDish wanted to find out which were the most nominated films of all time. We analyzed every movie that has been nominated by five prestigious awarding bodies.
Read MoreMost people watch The Notebook as purely a romantic movie, not really expecting to take much from it. However, the crux of the movie revolves around Noah renovating a home to prove his love to Allie. On the surface, this is just a beautiful romantic gesture, but it’s also possible to learn something from this romantic gesture. Here are a few things you might be able to learn from the renovation process of the house from The Notebook.
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The past decade has been an excellent one for movie lovers. Many films have been released that are sure to become classics that will be watched over and over for years to come. There have been movies in all genres that people have loved, from science fiction to superheroes. One category that has seen a number of great movies is business movies. In addition to being fun to watch, these movies can be instructive for business owners and students. Viewers can learn things to do (and not to do) and can come away with ideas to improve their businesses, like marketing strategy small business ideas.
Read MoreAnyone who thought the third episode was sidebar or filler last week, they’re not saying it now. The stakes keep going up on Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Enjoy a group of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” heading straight to spoilers to hash out Episode #4. Led by Ian Simmons, host of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel, I sit vitually alongside David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel, and Mark Krawczyk of The Spoiler Room Podcast. Enjoy our drinks and a lively episode!
Read MoreMarvel Shill Will Johnson and I bounce our opinions back and forth about the Tom Holland vehicle Cherry from the Russo brothers. Will plays the “like” side and I play the opposite. How do you feel about this AppleTV+ offering? Who put forth the better debate? Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Welcome to our new podcast brought to you by 25YL and the Ruminations Radio Network!
Read MoreThis is going to get confusing, but critiquing Voyagers calls upon several illustrative conflicts. First off, science fiction is the realm of high-minded concepts of fantasy, and yet organic humanity creates and drives each and every great idea in the genre. In the same regard, you have homage versus originality in applying prototypical themes to the luster of new settings. Lasty, you have an audience’s subjective aim to project any number of thoughts out of a movie while the work was created with certain objectives in mind that may not be seen or readily interpreted. All three of those dichotomies clash in Neil Burger’s new film with mixed results.
Read MoreThis is the fifth husband-and-wife/director-and-star collaboration between Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy. Sure, the Frank Sonnnenberg saying of “If work isn’t fun, you’re not playing on the right team” applies to this ensemble. Everyone’s clearly having fun but the “because I’m fun” lines aren’t enough this time. Once again, we’ve seen these “think before you act” and “don’t get carried away” manchild pleadings too much outside of superhero costumes to be duped into enjoying them just because they’re now clad in muscular leather and special effects.
Read MoreThe genre of disaster movies loves to take the well-worn “Murphy’s Law” of “anything that can go wrong will go wrong" as pseudo-logical permission to get excessively creative with their hazards and menaces. There’s most certainly spectacle to be generated but also overindulgence. Just ask Roland Emmerich. The new Norwegian dramatic thriller The Tunnel from director Pål Øie is somewhere wisely in between.
Read Moreby Crystal M. Wilson
When you think of a stoner movie, what comes to your mind? Is it a bunch of potheads trying to look for a car, finding their perfect meal, or committing a crime? Stoner movies have all those elements and more. If you feel that stoner movies have nothing more to offer, you will miss the multiple experimental and noir options available to you. It does not matter how you like your weed. These top seven options will be your all-time favorite no matter what. So, here's starting the list without further delay.
Read Moreby Esther Moe
Popcorn know we as a hefty tray popped corn kernels in the dark untidy in the mouth is crammed. It was the first corn variant in Central America in culture was introduced. Andrew Smith, author of 'Popped culture; a social history of popcorn, " says the popcorn from Central America, both to the south and to the north moved, but which the culture only in the south position held. Eventually brought the trade the hard grain of corn to North America, more specifically merchants of New England, the early 19th century in Chile with the granules in contact came and they especially funny thought.
Read MoreWith the first episode jitters out of the way, Will Johnson and I kick it up a notch to volley some love and hate back and forth for Amazon Prime’s reunion sequel Coming 2 America. I come at the movie with appreciation for its infinitely likable characters, led by star Eddie Murphy, while my podcast partner couldn’t stand the movie. Who put forth the better debate? Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Welcome to our new podcast!
Read MoreAnyone who thought the third episode was sidebar or filler last week, they’re not saying it now. The stakes keep going up on Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Enjoy a group of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” heading straight to spoilers to hash out Episode #4. Led by Ian Simmons, host of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel, I sit vitually alongside David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel, and Mark Krawczyk of The Spoiler Room Podcast. Enjoy our drinks and a lively episode!
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