Category: Trashwire
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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” Best Director Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma” Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman” Ryan Coogler, “Black Panther” Paul Schraeder, “First Reformed” Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite” Best…
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Fans are why we can’t have nice things
This year, we saw some pretty crappy “fan” behavior, from Rick and Morty fans storming McDonald’s for dipping sauce to Star Wars fans claiming The Last Jedi ruined their childhoods. Was it always like this, or were fans of 2017 just way, way too passionate about pop culture?
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Explore the weird, wild world of Wiseau in ‘The Disaster Artist’
With ‘The Disaster Artist’, James Franco seeks to give us a little glimpse into the completely insane world of Tommy Wiseau—and it is fascinating!
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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.
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Everybody needs to stop complaining about Jon Snow spoilers
If you’ve been on Twitter and Facebook for even a couple weeks, you know that people post about movies and TV shows, and those posts sometimes include spoilers. If you truly believe that knowing what happens on a show will destroy your entire life, perhaps it’s best for you to avoid social media (and probably…
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Prince 1958-2016
Like with Michael Jackson and David Bowie, I couldn’t even conceive of a world where the was no Prince. He’s engrained in the cultural backbone of generations, and people like that never truly die. So today, I’m sitting at my computer listening to Purple Rain over and over again and remembering the legendary entertainer who will…
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Denver Film Critics Society Nominations are in
Trashwire is a member of the Denver Film Critics Society, which means we get to cast a vote for this year’s best films. Check out the complete list of nominees here and let us know what your favorites were on Facebook and Twitter.
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The best of Butters: South Park’s top 10 Butters episodes
Season 19 of South Park kicked off on Comedy Central this week, and I wanted to do something to celebrate my favorite show of all time, so I decided to create a top ten list. It would probably be difficult for me to narrow down my top 50 favorite episodes, so I decided to focus…
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Counting down the top 20 ‘Key & Peele’ sketches of all time
In celebration of the departure of one of the greatest sketch comedy shows ever, here are my top 20 favorite Key & Peele sketches.
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Game of Thrones, Outlander, and TV’s rape craze
From Sansa Stark to the brutal finale of Outlander, it seems like TV is obsessed with sexual violence these days. Here we dive into two of this year’s most famous (or infamous) rape scenes and discuss how sexual assault is presented on TV. Warning: spoilers ahead!
