Oscar’s Trifecta of Excellence
Ray Schillaci reviews TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT and WOMEN TALKING for TheMovieGuys.net
Best Picture
Oscar, Why Bother?
Our Movie Guy Ray Schillaci longs for the past when it comes to the Oscars. This year’s nominees aren’t doing it for him.
Book Review – Hannibal for Dinner: Essays on America’s Favorite Cannibal on Television
A tasty treat that will engross the curious, the fan base and most likely entice those addicted to true crime stories
PIC of the Week – Belfast
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/25/22 – Belfast
Movie Review – The Power of the Dog
Netflix might have the Best Picture of 2021 on its hands.
PIC of the Week – Judas and the Black Messiah
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 5/7/21 – Judas and the Black Messiah
PIC of the Week – The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 4/16/21 – The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
PIC of the Week – News of the World
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/26/21 – News of the World
Movie Review – Soul
Disney/Pixar has done the near impossible, created one of the most life affirming films about death.
Movie Review – Radioactive
This Marie Curie film could easily be considered a close runner up to the 1943 Greer Garson film.
Five Actors Who Make Every Movie Better
Know their names – Mark Strong, Rebecca Ferguson, Sharlto Copley, Stephen Root and Michael Shannon.
Movie Review – Parasite
PARASITE is a black comedy of the highest order.
PIC of the Week – Green Book
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/14 – 3/21 2019 – Green Book
Best Picture Rankings 1993-2017
Paul Douglas Moomjean breaks down the Best Picture winners of the last twenty-five years for TheMovieGuys.net on the lead-up to Oscars week.
Movie Review – Stan & Ollie
Coogan and Reilly do not imitate. They embody the spirit of this brilliant comedy team and get to the real heart of these two men.
The Problem With Best Popular Film
The motion picture Academy has postponed creating a “Best Popular Film” category. Paul Preston explains why it should never see the light of day.
PIC of the Week – Anne of a Thousand Days
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 12/13/18 – Anne of a Thousand Days
PIC of the Week – The Magnificent Ambersons
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 11/29/18 – The Magnificent Ambersons
Movie Review – Creed II
I never in a million years thought I’d see Ivan Drago on the big screen, and HERE HE IS.
Movie Review – Hal
You’ll be charged-up with the desire to talk about art, go see some art, or even more so, MAKE some art.
PIC of the Week – Midnight Cowboy
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 7/5/18 – Midnight Cowboy
Highlights from The Phoenix Film Festival 2018 – Part 2
With so many good films this year, it made it very hard to see everything.
The Richard Gere DIY Film Festival, Or How to Appreciate the Underappreciated Actor
Richard Gere appears in good movie after good movie and it’s time you noticed.
PIC of the Week – The Shape of Water
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/15/18 – The Shape of Water
Cause and its Effect
The Academy loves joining the cause-of-the-month, but when it does, do they reward the best films?
Movie Review – The Post
Not a lot of movies are vital. THE POST is.
Movie Review – The Greatest Showman
A flat-out glorious, larger-than-life MUSICAL (capitals required) and proud of it.
Movie Review – Beauty and the Beast
This movie had no shot.
Oscar Rant 2017
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustively-researched, category-by-category breakdown of the entire Oscars for 2017
Hollywood’s Backloading Problem
“Awards contender, huh? WELL, this better be good!”. That’s unfortunate pressure.
Highlights from The 16th Annual Phoenix Film Festival – Part 2
Two competition films in particular captured my heart and stirred my soul as they did with most of their audience.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 15TH ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL – PART 1
According to many attending the festival, filmmakers and moviegoers alike, this was one of the best years yet.
SO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE OSCAR NIGHT…
This is a refrain heard every year, it seems, just after The Academy Awards broadcast. People sharpen their swords to slice through everything that was wrong with that year’s ceremony.
2015 OSCAR TELECAST RECAP
After watching the Oscar telecast for so many years, one cannot help but wonder this year, what the hell happened?
OSCAR RANT 2015
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustive, no-stone-left-unturned once over of all the nominees. All of them.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – WHIPLASH
WHIPLASH is a story about the pursuit of excellence. To me, it was the best picture I saw all of last year.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST LIVE FROM THE OSCARS RED CARPET…SETUP – “Son of God” & “Non-Stop”
Showcast Episode 39: The Movie Guys are LIVE! from the Oscars red carpet…setup area, where construction workers are hauling ass to make Hollywood & Highland ready for TV. Paul, Karen and Adam go over the major nominees and give their Top 5 films of 2013. Plus, previews of “Non-Stop” and “Son of God” and an Oscar version of Karen’s Birthdays!
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – NEBRASKA
One of Alexander Payne’s great strengths as a filmmaker is in showing how great drama is always meshed with surrounding comedy.
MOVIES FROM 0 TO 50 IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES – ROUND 3
Be that guy at the party who knows shit. Movie Guy Matteo Molinari has compiled facts to impress the people around you, organized in numerical fashion. Enjoy.
The Oscars – Best Supporting Actors & Picture – NEWS 92FM
Movie Guy Paul Preston talks with afternoon anchors Bonnie Petrie and Mike Barajas about the actors nominated for Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, including Christopher Plummer, Kenneth Branagh, Octavia Spencer and Berenice Bejo. They also predict the big prize – Best Picture.