Tag: Andrew Garfield
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The Oscars: Final Predictions
By Christian DiMartino The Oscar nominations are coming out on Tuesday, February 8th. As we might know, this is always a subject that I find myself getting really invested in. Even though over time I’ve grown to realize more and more that they’re a load of crap. What do I mean? Well they just seem…
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Review: Tick, Tick… Boom!
Andrew Garfield is one of those actors who appear to be getting better with age. Beginning with The Social Network in 2010, Garfield has since played Spider-Man, nabbed an Oscar nomination for Hacksaw Ridge, and delivered strong, interesting work in films like Silence, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and Under the Silver Lake. He’s just…
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Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Michael Showalter’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye is the kind of film that depends upon two key elements: the performances, and its story. If one of these things didn’t work, or either, the film would be a failure. Seeing as the jury appears to be out on this film, maybe these elements didn’t work for…
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Review: Hacksaw Ridge
By Christian DiMartino All hail the return of Mel Gibson. Some ten years ago, as we all know, Gibson faced some public scrutiny for making horrible, racist comments towards the Jewish police officer arresting him. Following that some years later, there is also footage of him saying insane things to his ex-girlfriend. So, if you…
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Review: 99 Homes
By Christian DiMartino Have you ever seen the show Operation Repo? No? Good. Don’t. Operation Repo revolves around these fat ugly apes who tow cars, and every single time they do it, the victims flail their arms and put up a huge fuss. When you watch it, you get the vibe that these people are not…