Tag: oscars

Disney and Pixar Drop New Trailer And Poster For ‘Elio’

Today, Disney and Pixar dropped the exciting new trailer and poster for the upcoming film Elio. What if the thing you were searching for found you first? In Pixar Animation Studios’ big-screen comedic misadventure, alien-obsessed Elio discovers the answer to that question when he is transported to the Communiverse, an interplanetary paradise that is home to intelligent life from galaxies far and wide. But when...

Geek Pick of the Week: Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts

Our latest Geek Pick of the Week is something for fans of giant monster movies thanks to a new Illustrated Guide to Kaiju throughout film's history. As the Holiday season approaches, we’re bringing back our Geek Pick of the Week. Each week leading up to Christmas, we’ll be highlighting a cool product we’ve found that we feel would be the perfect gift for geeks of...

Past Lives | Review

Past Lives is a captivating film about how the connections we make in life ebb and flow with time. It is a unique and...

2023 Oscars Snubs and Headscratchers

The Academy Awards may be the most prestigious movie awards out there, but that doesn’t mean they always make the best decisions. Join us...

A Guide to Predicting Oscar Nominations

Oscar nominations aren’t handed out randomly. The films and filmmakers that earn them tend to follow certain trends and achieve certain criteria.This guide will...

The Oscars Need a Reboot

The Oscars are a long-winded franchise, grasping for relevance in a pop culture landscape that has all but moved on without it. Its time...

2022 Oscar Snubs and Headscratchers

The Academy Awards may be the most prestigious movie awards out there, but that doesn’t mean they always make the best decisions. Join us...

The Casual Cinecast takes a look back at A Most Violent Year, HBO’s Leaving Neverland, Spielberg v Netflix, The Fall, & more!

 

This week the Casual Cinecast has put out a very large episode! Film citic Matt Ward joins the podcast for the first time, in a very special review of A Most Violent Year, the 2014 crime drama starring Oscar Issac and Jessica Chastain. Matt was the winner of the Oscar-Bet 2019 contest from the show this last week, and A Most Violent Year was the film he chose. We also review The Fall (2006), and discuss Leaving Neverland, Steven Spielberg's stance on Netflix movies being eligble for Oscars, and more!

It’s the Casual Cinecast Awards! Plus Reactions to the Oscars!

To cap off Awards season, the crew of the Casual Cinecast reacts to the Oscars and, with their own unique categories, hands out their Casual Cinecast Awards to the films and TV shows of 2018! 

The Casual Cinecast reviews the Oscar nominated film Shoplifters; talks Alita: Battle Angel, Oscars changes & more!

At the last minute, the Casual Cinecast changed their main review from Alita: Battle Angel, to the Oscar nominated film Shoplifters. However, if you watched the wrong movie, don't worry! There is still a lengthy discussion on Alita: Battle Angel, and much more! There's also a follow-up conversation regarding the most recent changes to the Academy Awards broadcast for 2019 we discussed last week! 

The Casual Cinecast reviews They Shall Not Grow Old, talks Academy Awards announcements, & more!

It's not very often the Casual Cinecast does a documentary as their main review, but They Shall Not Grow Old was just too interesting to pass up. Mike, Justin and Chris head to the theater to see Peter Jackon's new World War I documentary, as it has (finally) gotten a proper theatrical release! There are also some opinions in regards to the Academy Awards 2019 announcements last week, and more!

The Casual Cinecast talks Glass, and Oscar Nominations 2019!

This week the Casual CInecast reviews the long awaited conclusion to M. Night Shyamalan's superhero trilogy, Glass! We also discuss what we've been up to since last week, our thoughts on the academy awards nominations, and more!

The Casual Cinecast reviews Roma

This week the Casual CInecast reviews Alfonso Cauron's newest film, Roma! This is also a special week for our show, in that we have our first guest host, JD Duran, from InSessionFilm Podcast! We also dicuss Thunder Road, the Oscars 2019, & more!

The Casual Cinecast reviews BlacKkKlansman

In this episode Justin, Chris, and Mike review, and debate, the newest Spike Lee film, BlacKkKlansman. Listen to our spoiler-free review, followed by an all-out spoiler-filled discussion of the film. We also discuss everything we've been watching this week!