Leading up to the 84th Annual Academy Awards the In The Bagg staff will take a look back at the past ten years of the awards and will give their opinions on whether the movies/winners held up, if they academy completely shat the bed, and how strong that particular year was for movies. Please note […]
War Horse is a mess. By the time the movie ends, after it’s lengthy 2 1/2 hour runtime, you aren’t sure what you’ve just seen and worse you won’t care as much as the movie wants. Whether it’s the mediocre acting, the ridiculous plot, or the fact that the main character is a horse (and […]
Leading up to the 84th Annual Academy Awards the In The Bagg staff will take a look back at the past ten years of the awards and will give their opinions on whether the movies/winners held up, if they academy completely shat the bed, and how strong that particular year was for movies. Please note […]
Leading up to the 84th Annual Academy Awards the In The Bagg staff will take a look back at the past ten years of the awards, giving their opinions on whether the movies/winners held up, if the academy completely shat the bed, and how strong that particular year was for movies. Please note that the […]
Terrence Malick’s career-long existential examination of Man v. Nature continues with this year’s Best Picture nominee Tree of Life. If you are familiar with his previous work (The Thin Red Line, Days of Heaven, The New World) you know what to expect: lush visuals, contemplative voice-over, and a steady pace. These defining qualities of Malick’s […]
Just in case anyone is wondering why Safe House is being reviewed perhaps you should check out the Decade of Denzel piece that was posted last week. Needless to say, I made sure to do my part and help Denzel’s opening box office gross by going to see the movie this past Sunday. Much to […]
When I screened “The Artist,” I was reminded of my Honors Project at the University of Iowa. For that assignment, I remade the final five minute scene from an episode of the 50’s series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” My purpose was to see if I could recreate the essence of that series and its era with […]
In honor of the release of Denzel Washington’s latest movie Safe House, I have decided to take a look back at the past decade of Denzel movies, as well as celebrate the ten year anniversary of Denzel’s Academy Award win. Being a huge Denzel fan (I have even watched The George McKenna Story i.e. Hard […]