Category: Awards Season 2016

Hidden Figures Review
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Hidden Figures Review

These women are portrayed more than characters but as people. Their scenes facing different personal challenges are genuinely moving to see but when the three of them are together discussing their lives make it even more entertaining. It felt like watching a historical episode of Girlfriends at times (remember Girlfriends? The show starring Tracee Ellis Ross back in the 00s?)

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Patriot's Day Review
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Patriot's Day Review

What Peter Berg can truly capture (which can be said for now all of his films) is the human spirit. As much as it’s hard to admit this, Patriots Day does, in fact, brings out the true American patriot out of you.

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Fences Review
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Fences Review

If you have been a New Yorker or a broadway fanatic who desirably wished to have seen this revival on Broadway in 2010 but never had the chance to see it, this film is the answer to your long-awaited prayer. 

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Sing Review
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Sing Review

If you’re wondering where that one billion dollar profit from Illumination’s Minions went, it went straight to Sing. With Illumination Entertainment’s second film released this year, Sing shows that there are much more things animation can do with anthropomorphic animals and can keep everyone smiling.

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Miss Sloane Review
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Miss Sloane Review

You know that girl in either high school or college that you hate because she’s the smartest person in the room and makes you feel like an idiot all the time? That is Jessica Chastain as Elizabeth Sloane. 

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Moana Review
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Moana Review

 Since Frozen, Disney used individuality to bring out character traits in their female leads which are strengthened even further with this new princess. Moana is the strongest female character Disney has created to have a film named after since Mulan.

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Loving Review
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Loving Review

Recently there has been a good amount of film with a similar theme of social injustice. From The Birth of a Nation to even Zootopia these films brought out strong messages of discrimination and racism people face in communities today. But none of these films are as powerful as Jeff Nichols’ Loving.

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Lion Review
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Lion Review

The film features a largely known cast who has been in other Award nominated films, but the film truly held by Sunny Pawer who plays Young Saroo. For the first hour, this is HIS movie. It is Patel, Mara, and Kidman that the film markets but Pawar’s performance is truly outstanding. 

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Moonlight Review
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Moonlight Review

This is one of those films I've gone into blind without seeing a trailer similar to what I did with Sing Street earlier this year. It was a movie I just thought as a film for the LGBT community, but as watching it I realize it is much more than that.

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Jackie Review
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Jackie Review

You could tell Portman had to do a plenty of research for this role because she embodies both the look and voice of Kennedy herself. If you listen to recordings of Kennedy's voice it's exactly alike to the voice Portman puts on and it is flawless.

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The Birth of A Nation Review
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The Birth of A Nation Review

What I love about slavery films nowadays, [which is a puzzling sentence to start a review with] is that the directors that make you feel bad about slavery are mostly directors of African descent. With a film that sparked so much controversy since its debut at Sundance, everyone should know about the empowerment of Birth of a Nation.

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Snowden Review
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Snowden Review

Oliver Stone’s Snowden take its research to make the subject’s personal story correct, but oversimplifies it with a thin script and cheap thrills. It may contain a great cast and a wonderful performance by Snowden, but its padded out length and lack of entertainment doesn’t do it any justice. 

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Hacksaw Ridge Review
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Hacksaw Ridge Review

This biopic, Hacksaw Ridge, broke me. Never has a film put me through so much horrors, so much excruciating pain since 2013’ 12 Years A Slave. I can cry in movies, I had my fair share but, this made me feel a way I haven’t felt in a film in a long time. It is one of those films that makes you want to get a drink afterwards to think about your life. 

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