Tag: oscars

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Continues to Grow the Story with New Faces and New Villains – Review

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has raced into theaters and we're here to share why it is definitely worth checking out. *warning: minor spoilers below for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 If anyone had told me five years ago that in 2024 we would be on the third installment of a Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise, I'd have said they were crazy. And yet, here we are, it's...

The Recap: Entertainment News for the Week of 12/16 – 12/21

The week before Christmas still managed to bring a decent amount of news from the world of entertainment. Check out all you may have missed! X Games Partners With Roku This week, Roku announced they've landed the exclusive streaming rights to the next couple X Games events. More live sports are coming to Roku next year, with a new partnership that makes The Roku Channel the exclusive...

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!