Tag Archive | Sam Worthington

Hacksaw Ridge

Well, look who’s back. Everyone’s favorite anti-Semitic, abusive, homophobe. Sitting there at the Oscars ceremony, all smug and smiling, happy to be part of the elite crowd again. Mel Gibson has returned. You see, this is why I couldn’t get all that worked up over Casey Affleck’s harassment allegations, that many thought would deny him the […]

Everest

One of the event movies that I missed in the theaters late last year. Oh, I pondered seeing it in IMAX 3D…but ended up choosing “The Walk” for that format, right around the same time. Maybe I skipped it because watching Philippe Petit cross a tight rope between the Twin Towers gave me heart palpitations. […]

Cake

Here’s the annual problem with the mainstream press listing Oscar nomination snubs–who do you leave out, to bolster another, is almost never discussed. This year’s Best Actress nominees are Marion Cotillard, Felicity Jones, Rosamund Pike, Julianne Moore and Reese Witherspoon–all lauded performances. Okay–so who doesn’t belong? I bet we’d all pick someone different. My choice […]