http://www.thecasualcritic.net/ Between hobby and obsession. en-us 2008-02-24T20:26:52-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2008/02/24/uh_oh_its_been_a_year.php The last entry on this blog happened exactly one year ago. It's as if after the 2006 Oscars, everything faded to black. It's true, most people know that the march-april months are pretty much dead when it comes to good... site news TheCasualCritic 2008-02-24T20:26:52-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2007/02/21/oscar_predictions.php The 2006 Oscar prediction pages are up. It's now or never if you still want to catch up with some of the nominated movies, now is the time to watch them. I also have a few reviews to write as... site news TheCasualCritic 2007-02-21T00:20:00-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2007/01/22/the_oscars_are_knocking.php I just realized (or actually been told) that while I was still updating the reviews and Oscars sections of the site, I have not really said anything about it in the main section :) Well, January is when the Awards... site news TheCasualCritic 2007-01-22T01:12:39-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/08/25/summer_draught.php Hmm... so what happened this summer? Did I spend all my time sunbathing on a tropical beach with no time for my movie addiction? site news TheCasualCritic 2006-08-25T08:28:59-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/05/29/2006_cannes_festival_winners.php Cannes draws the curtain for another year, after awarding Ken Loach, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, Pedro Almodovar and others. movie talk TheCasualCritic 2006-05-29T17:15:18-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/05/18/cannes_festival_2006.php Wednesday marked the debut of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival which started with the world premiere of the quite anticipated Da Vinci Code. movie talk TheCasualCritic 2006-05-18T23:29:33-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/04/30/101_movies_youve_got_to_see_before_you.php The list of movies that one must see before they die... Or in other words, if you want to watch some classics, where should you start? movie talk TheCasualCritic 2006-04-30T20:30:17-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/04/25/101_movies_meme_bc_version.php 101 movies meme. movie talk bc 2006-04-25T15:36:07-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/03/07/the_antidvd_slant_at_the_oscars_and_how_we_want_to_consume_movies.php One jarring note at the Oscars was the repeated anti-DVD opinions expressed. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis basically told the audience to throw out their DVD players and go see the movies only at theatres.... everything else bc 2006-03-07T01:56:10-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/03/04/final_oscar_2005_predictions.php The final Oscar predictions are up. The winners will be known Sunday night. movie talk TheCasualCritic 2006-03-04T14:07:15-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/01/29/oscars_2005_nomination_predictions.php As we are only a few days away from the official announcement of the 2005 Academy Awards Nominations, I have completed my list of predictions and comments. I decided to stay away from all but the major 8 categories since... movie talk TheCasualCritic 2006-01-29T12:50:33-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2006/01/02/happy_new_year_site_upgrade.php In an attempt to start 2006 in a productive way I have completed an update of the site software which was long overdue (I was still one major revision behind). So... if things will appear broken, just let me know... site news TheCasualCritic 2006-01-02T13:30:19-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2005/12/14/the_awards_season_is_upon_us.php movies of the year and with the HPFA announcing the Golden Globe Nominations for 2005, the Awards season is officially started. ]]> movie talk TheCasualCritic 2005-12-14T08:14:59-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2005/12/12/classic_movie_reviews_3_moreorless_christmassy_movies.php I'm back with some more classical movie reviews (yes it's been a while...) This time around, I've been thinking about Christmas movies. The truth is though, I dislike most movies that are about Christmas - they either are frantic capers... movie talk bc 2005-12-12T15:40:35-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/archives/2005/10/28/classic_movie_reviews_halloween_horror_flicks.php Hi there, I'm the bc! BC could stand for "backwards critic" I suppose, though it actually means something else. But that is what I will be doing mostly here - that is, while TCC reviews the latest releases, I'll be... movie talk bc 2005-10-28T23:36:39-05:00