Here's our first short and to the point ballot of films we feel deserve to win tonight and the eventual films that will take away their glory. Enjoy! BEST PICTURE Deserves to Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. Nothing else needs to be said. Will Win: The Revenant, but don't count out The Big Short BEST … Continue reading Brutally Honest Oscar Predictions: Short & To The Point
John Hillcoat is one of the most underrated directors working today. People that have seen his western, The Proposition, have been very adamant that it’s one of the best in the genre and his work on Lawless was entertaining and brutal. He’s back with a crime thriller/action picture that looks like pure adrenaline. From the … Continue reading Wild Card of the Week: Triple 9
This is a film that wasn’t on my radar that much until I heard about some test screenings in November. They were universally pleasant and people were saying it’s one of the most inspiring films they’d ever seen. My first response was, “Really?” Then I saw the trailer. Watch it and try not feeling inspired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyzQjVUmIxk … Continue reading Must Watch of the Week: Eddie The Eagle
Having been raised with an atheist mother and non practicing Protestant father, I was never brought up in a particularly “God fearing” house hold the way some of my friends and extended family were. This is worth bringing up since Robert Eggers' directorial debut The Witch, seems to be about the perils of heavily religious upbringing. From … Continue reading The Religious Perils of The Witch
Here at Life at 24fps we tend to take a cautiously optimistic viewpoint on modern horror films. It used to be an obsession for us, but after years of 85% Hollywood jump scare nothingness, our love for the horror genre has tended to wain and suffer. Of course we still get 1 or 2 great … Continue reading The Must Sees Of February: The Witch
If there is one thing I find myself constantly championing for with independent cinema these days; it's ambition. Something of a double edged sword because ambition can make or break a lot of people. If you have too much ambition and fall short, the film can be a major letdown. On the other hand if … Continue reading OzLand Review: An Ambitious Addition To Indie Cinema
I'm going to keep this short and sweet, which is what the film should've done. For years I've been a huge fan of The Coens and I'm all but certain that Hail Caesar! will be glorious entertainment. But there's always been something so disappointing about their 2001 effort, The Man Who Wasn't There. The Coen … Continue reading Good but Disappointing: The Man Who Wasn’t There
In our second addition of Netflix Picks, we decided to give you a nice collection of films with mainstream appeal and some challenging films we feel are essential viewings for any movie buff and people look for something a bit different. We know many of you have spent hours trying to find the right movie to watch … Continue reading Netflix Picks: February 3-10
