The biggest day for movie lovers is finally here as the 93rd Oscars telecast finally gets underway and the Academy Awards winners are known. If you ask me, there was no reason to delay the eligibility deadline by two months. However, it is what it is. As far as the ceremony itself, I still believe that they should have gone with the Hollywood Bowl. If the Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t have a home series this…
"93rd Oscars: The Academy Award Winners"Author: Danielle Solzman
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies presents the official predictions for the 93rd Oscars as the Academy Awards ceremony finally gets underway tonight. It’s been a long year. A few of today’s nominees have had a long journey. Some of them premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival only to have their journey delayed time and time again. It feels like just yesterday when I saw Promising Young Woman during one of the public screenings at the…
"93rd Oscars: My Academy Award Predictions"
Physical media remains important as ever and studios should not give up on them even as they focus on their streaming services. “The only thing that is permanent in life is impermanence,” Thor Odinson – Avengers: Endgame Whenever I hear a film is not getting a physical release, a part of me cries inside. Moreover, it’s almost worse when they only get a DVD release in lieu of a Blu-ray. I will always take a…
"Physical Media Remains Important As Ever"
The first or possibly only season of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has now come to an end while fans await the arrival of Loki. One mystery from last week gets a quick resolution. It turns out that the the box that Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) got is none other than Sam Wilson’s (Anthony Mackie) new Captain America suit. I’m glad to see this finally happen but I certainly thought it would take place…
"The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: The Finale"
Honeymood, which premiered last year, is a hysterical Israeli comedy that is currently playing the Jewish and Israeli film festival circuit. We all know what happens in a romantic comedy: Couple meets, breaks up, and gets back together by the end of the film. Honeymood starts right after the happy ending. Surprisingly, this film plays along some of those similar beats! When you see so many of these films, you have somewhat of an idea…
"Honeymood: A Hysterical Israeli Comedy"
HBO Max announced the list of films, series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service during May 2021. Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie stars in the intense thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” debuting in theaters and on HBO Max May 14. The Warner Bros. film follows Hannah (Jolie), a smoke jumper still reeling from the loss of three lives she failed to save from a fire when she comes across a traumatized…
"HBO Max: Coming and Leaving in May"
Ed Helms and Patti Harrison spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their new film, Together Together, opening this weekend in theaters. One thing I love about the film is that it is a game-changer for transgender representation. I said as much in my review during Sundance and then some. Besides this, the film is led by the strength of Helms and Harrison in bringing about a new charming comedy. In addition to this film,…
"Ed Helms, Patti Harrison talk Together Together"
Writer-director Nikole Beckwith spoke with Solzy at the Movies about her new film, Together Together, starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison. Together Together premiered earlier this year during the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. What was the genesis behind the screenplay? Nikole Beckwith: Just curiosity. I was just curious what it might be like for two complete strangers to embark on something so emotionally charged and intimate and to also be assuring each other into the…
"Nikole Beckwith talks Together Together"
Stowaway may contain a strong cast but the film ultimately suffers with its slow pacing that may prove trouble for home audiences. The gist of the film is that this small crew of three astronauts are headed towards Mars on a mission. What none of them are expecting is a stowaway being on board. It’s bad news for their life support systems. The crew has to start making decisions along the same lines as Apollo…
"Stowaway Struggles With Slow Pacing"
Cinematographer Ross Riege spoke with Solzy at the Movies two weeks ago about working on the new Peacock original series, Rutherford Falls. The upcoming comedy series about two lifelong best friends, Nathan Rutherford (Ed Helms) and Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding). They find themselves at a crossroads when the series premieres. It’s rather timely and relevant given the ongoing conversation about statues and whether they should be removed. Helms created the series with Michael Schur and…
"Ross Riege talks Rutherford Falls"