Yes, Simon Rex Should Win an Oscar for ‘Red Rocket’
Simon Rex is the perfect charming dirtbag as ex-adult film star Mikey Saber in Sean Baker’s Red Rocket from A24.
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Award-worthy movies to watch at home
Chances are you saw some of the huge movies that topped the box office last year, but here are a few amazing award-worthy movies you probably missed in 2019. Now that we’re all staying home and streaming more, give these great flicks a watch.
Denver Film Critics Society’s Top Films of the Year
Trashwire is a member of the Denver Film Critics Society, which means we get the privilege of collaborating with our fellow Denver-area film nerds to nominate and select our favorite films of the year. Did your favorites make the list?
‘Booksmart’ offers a refreshing update to teen movie tropes
Every generation has a their teen movies, but ‘Booksmart’ seeks to update teen comedy tropes for the woke generation with sharp, authentic, hilarious results.
‘Marriage Story’ gives an engaging, emotional look at divorce
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson bring real-life emotion to divorce in Noah Baumbach’s ‘Marriage Story’.
‘The Irishman’ struggles under the weight of its runtime
Take legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese and give him one of the strongest casts you could imagine—Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and even Joe Pesci—and ‘The Irishman’ has to be one of the best films of the year, right? Well, it’s complicated.
Does ‘Joker’ have too much baggage to be a good film?
What if we viewed ‘Joker’ as just another R-rated comic book movie and not the cultural lightning rod the twitterverse and Warner Bros. marketing team want it to be?
Zellweger brings ‘Judy’ to life
Renée Zellweger’s outstanding performance humanizes the tragedy of Judy Garland while the film narrowly dodges biopic tropes.
And the Denver Film Critics Society winners are…
Check out which films won this year’s Denver Film Critics Society honors.
The Denver Film Critics Society nominations are in
The Denver Film Critics Society has released the list of this year’s nominated films! Keep an eye out for the winners on Jan. 14. Best Picture “Roma” “First Man” “BlacKkKlansman” “First Reformed” “The Favourite”...
Portman dives deep into character study in ‘Jackie’
‘Jackie’ provides an extremely layered look at a largely unexplored perspective of one of the most analyzed events in US history. Portman’s well-studied portrayal shows us Jackie Kennedy’s isolation, coming at a time which the history books have always held up for its unity.
Will ‘The Revenant’ bring DiCaprio Oscar gold?
As far as I’m concerned, Leonardo DiCaprio should already have several Oscars on his shelf. ‘The Revenant’ could very well be the film that finally scores him some Oscar gold, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s his best film. Brutal and beautiful, this film has racked up lots of nominations from professional and critics groups already—and it deserves the accolades, but will this be the one that finally secures a DiCaprio win on Oscar night?
Cliches cause pacing fumble for ‘Concussion’
‘Concussion’ has the potential to address a controversial issue, but rather than blowing the lid off the scandal surrounding NFL head injuries, this Will Smith starrer gets sidetracked by schmaltzy cliches.
