Disclaimer: This review is generally spoiler-free. However, Beauty and the Beast (2017) is so heavily intertwined with Beauty and the Beast (1991) that I cannot talk about one without the other. Also: Beauty and the…
March Film & Blu-Ray Tip Sheet
March 6, 2017
This month is big on the blockbusters, with a new chapter in a beloved franchises and the reboot of a childhood classic. In both cases, fans are equal parts excited and wary, hoping the creative…
Time to Unpack: Oscars 2017
March 2, 2017
The Oscars are kind of like when you come back from vacation, you fall into bed and you just leave your giant-ass suitcase in the hallway. Then the next day you have to unpack it…
Oscar Primer Part 4 - Made by The Salesteam: Ove, O.J. and Moana
February 22, 2017
These past few weeks since the Oscar nominations came out I have posted an Oscar Primer going over the chances that nominated films have of winning their respective categories. Best Picture nominated films were dissected…
Oscar Primer 2017 - Loving Doctor Jackie at the Zoo
February 14, 2017
Every Tuesday there will be an Oscar Primer going over the chances that nominated films have of winning their respective categories. Best Picture nominated films will be dissected on Contra Zoom, while the remaining ones…
Oscar Primer 2017 - Captain Caesar: A Star Wars Squad
February 7, 2017
Every Tuesday there will be an Oscar Primer going over the chances that nominated films have of winning their respective categories. Best Picture nominated films will be dissected on Contra Zoom, while the remaining ones…
February 2017 Film & Blu-Ray Tip Sheet
February 1, 2017
International and too close to home, hilarious and horrifying, there is little continuity in February’s list aside from each film being a must see. Need a laugh? We’ve got you. A trip across the border…
Oscar Primer 2017: The Opera of Kubo and the Two Lobsters
January 31, 2017
As promised in my last Contra Zoom episode, every Tuesday there will be an Oscar Primer going over the chances of nominated films have of winning their respective categories. Best Picture nominated films will be…
Oscar Nominees 2017
January 24, 2017
And we’re off! With 33 days to go, Oscar season is officially here with this mornings announcement of the nominations for the 89th Academy Awards being held on Sunday February 26th. Throughout the Oscar season…