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Anthony Mango
- Sunday, January 6, 2019
The 76th annual Golden Globe Awards are scheduled for this evening, Sunday, January 6, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton on NBC, hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg. This post will be updated with the full list of winners from all the categories. Tell us your thoughts on the results in the comments below!
TELEVISION AWARDS
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Alex Borstein in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Susie Myerson
Patricia Clarkson in Sharp Objects as Adora Crellin
Penélope Cruz in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story as Donatella Versace
Thandie Newton in Westworld as Maeve Millay
Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale as Serena Joy Waterford
WINNER = Patricia Clarkson in Sharp Objects as Adora Crellin
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Alan Arkin in The Kominsky Method as Norman Newlander
Kieran Culkin in Succession as Roman Roy
Édgar Ramírez in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story as Gianni Versace
Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal as Norman Josiffe
Henry Winkler in Barry as Gene Cousineau
WINNER = Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal as Norman Josiffe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
Amy Adams in Sharp Objects as Camille Preaker
Patricia Arquette in Escape at Dannemora as Tilly Mitchell
Connie Britton in Dirty John as Debra Newell
Laura Dern in The Tale as Jennifer Fox
Regina King in Seven Seconds as Latrice Butler
WINNER = Patricia Arquette in Escape at Dannemora as Tilly Mitchell
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
Antonio Banderas in Genius: Picasso as Pablo Picasso
Daniel Bruhl in The Alienist as Dr. Laszlo Kreizler
Darren Criss in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story as Andrew Cunanan
Benedict Cumberbatch in Patrick Melrose as Patrick Melrose
Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal as Jeremy Thorpe
WINNER = Darren Criss in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story as Andrew Cunanan
Best Miniseries or Television Film
The Alienist
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Escape at Dannemora
Sharp Objects
A Very English Scandal
WINNER = The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
Kristen Bell in The Good Place as Eleanor Shellstrop
Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
Alison Brie in GLOW as Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder
Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
Debra Messing in Will & Grace as Grace Adler
WINNER = Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel
Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
Sacha Baron Cohen in Who Is America? as various characters
Jim Carrey in Kidding as Jeff Piccirillo
Michael Douglas in The Kominsky Method as Sandy Kominsky
Donald Glover in Atlanta as Earnest "Earn" Marks / Teddy Perkins
Bill Hader in Barry as Barry Berkman / Barry Block
WINNER = Michael Douglas in The Kominsky Method as Sandy Kominsky
Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series (Drama)
Caitriona Balfe in Outlander as Claire Fraser
Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale as June Osborne / Offred
Sandra Oh in Killing Eve as Eve Polastri
Julia Roberts in Homecoming as Heidi Bergman
Keri Russel in The Americans as Elizabeth Jennings
WINNER = Sandra Oh in Killing Eve as Eve Polastri
Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series (Drama)
Jason Bateman in Ozark as Martin "Marty" Byrde
Stephen James in Homecoming as Walter Cruz
Richard Madden in Bodyguard as Sergeant David Budd
Billy Porter in Pose as Pray Tell
Matthew Rhys in The Americans as Philip Jennings
WINNER = Richard Madden in Bodyguard as Sergeant David Budd
Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
Barry
The Good Place
Kidding
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
WINNER = The Kominsky Method
Best Television Series (Drama)
The Americans
Bodyguard
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Pose
WINNER = The Americans
MOTION PICTURE AWARDS
Best Original Score
Marco Beltrami for A Quiet Place
Alexandre Desplat for Isle of Dogs
Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther
Justin Hurwitz for First Man
Marc Shaiman for Mary Poppins Returns
WINNER = Justin Hurwitz for First Man
Best Original Song
"All the Stars" from Black Panther
"Girl in the Movies" from Dumplin'
"Requiem for a Private War" from A Private War
"Revelation" from Boy Erased
"Shallow" from A Star Is Born
WINNER = "Shallow" from A Star Is Born
Best Supporting Performance by Actress in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams in Vice as Lynne Cheney
Claire Foy in First Man as Janet Shearon Armstrong
Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk as Sharon Rivers
Emma Stone in The Favourite as Abigail Hill
Rachel Weisz in The Favourite as Sarah Churchill
WINNER = Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk as Sharon Rivers
Best Supporting Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali in Green Book as Don Shirley
Timothée Chalamet in Beautiful Boy as Nic Sheff
Adam Driver in BlacKkKlansman as Flip Zimmerman
Richard E. Grant in Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
Sam Rockwell in Vice as George W. Bush
WINNER = Mahershala Ali in Green Book as Don Shirley
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns as Mary Poppins
Olivia Colman in The Favourite as Queen Anne
Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade as Kayla Day
Charlize Theron in Tully as Marlo Moreau
Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians as Rachel Chu
WINNER = Olivia Colman in The Favourite as Queen Anne
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Christian Bale in Vice as Dick Cheney
Lin-Manuel Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns as Jack
Viggo Mortensen in Green Book as Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga
Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun as Forrest Tucker
John C. Reilly in Stan & Ollie as Oliver Hardy
WINNER = Christian Bale in Vice as Dick Cheney
Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Glenn Close in The Wife as Joan Castleman
Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born as Ally Maine
Nicole Kidman in Destroyer as Erin Bell
Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Lee Israel
Rosamund Pike in A Private War as Marie Colvin
WINNER = Glenn Close in The Wife as Joan Castleman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama)
Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born as Jackson Maine
Willem Dafoe in At Eternity's Gate as Vincent van Gogh
Lucas Hedges in Boy Erased as Jared Eamons
Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody as Freddie Mercury
John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman as Ron Stallworth
WINNER = Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody as Freddie Mercury
Best Motion Picture (Foreign Language)
Capernaum
Girl
Never Look Away
Roma
Shoplifters
WINNER = Roma
Best Motion Picture (Animated)
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
WINNER = Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Director - Motion Picture
Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuarón for Roma
Peter Farrelly for Green Book
Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay for Vice
WINNER = Alfonso Cuarón for Roma
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Alfonso Cuarón for Roma
Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga for Green Book
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara for The Favourite
Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk
Adam McKay for Vice
WINNER = Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga for Green Book
Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice
WINNER = Green Book
Best Motion Picture (Drama)
BlacKkKlansman
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born
WINNER = Bohemian Rhapsody
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Anthony Mango
- Friday, January 4, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
A Quiet Place 2 Ideas
Supposedly, the story will follow a different group of people and focus on the same situation from another perspective. I'm cool with that. We don't need to necessarily follow these particular characters we've already gotten to know, as they were kind of placeholder people to begin with.
Bird Box
I liked it. I didn't love it, but I liked it. It felt like A Quiet Place to me (funny enough, second story here) but not quite as good. If you haven't seen it yet and you think it's interesting looking, I'd recommend checking it out, for sure.
The Punisher Season 2 Trailer
Eh...this felt like something that the creator thought was super deep and cool, but it didn't do much for me.
Carmen Sandiego Trailer
This is an interesting direction to take for the character to make her a hero, but still a thief. I kind of dig it.
PGA Best Picture Awards Nominations
Black Panther - Awesome. Loved it. I'd really love to see it win.
BlacKkKlansman - Haven't seen it yet.
Bohemian Rhapsody - Good movie. Thumbs up.
Crazy Rich Asians - Haven't seen it and I have no interest in watching it.
The Favourite - I don't even think I've heard of this. If I have, I forgot about it entirely.
Green Book - Didn't strike me as a movie I'd love, but I haven't seen it.
A Quiet Place - I liked it quite a bit. Very cool it's nominated.
Roma - I still don't even know what this is about.
A Star is Born - Yugh. Stop. This just has this stench of bait all over it and I hate that it's working.
Vice - Haven't seen it yet.
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Anthony Mango
- Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Welcome to a special edition of 6 Flicks Picks to jump-start the year 2019!
Naturally, this breakdown won't be listing the releases of every single movie that will be coming out in the year—partially because that's too daunting of a task and partially because even the studios don't know all of those yet—but it will still follow the same format as far as the picks go.
This will be much harder, as there are hundreds of films that will be coming out, but it still boils down to the same concept: if I had to pick only six movies that I could watch, which ones would they be?
Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2019!
6 FLICKS PICKS FOR 2019
What is so difficult about this type of thing is that I have to go by the general breakdown of the big releases, as there can definitely be movies that pop up that I'm completely unaware of that are smaller in scale. A major summer blockbuster is already in promotion now, but what about the little indie flick?
Those end up being ignored in this generic year scope, but on the monthly basis, they'll get much more attention, so keep that in mind.
This year, I had a list of over 30 movies that I was interested in right out of the gate, to varying degrees. Of course, some of those are definite theater experiences, while some might not even be a film I watch at all, even at home, as I haven't seen trailers for everything (case in point, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). I know I'm going to see Fighting With My Family, even though it looks awful, cause I'll cover it for Smark Out Moment, and with AMC A-List, I might just stumble on something random.
Normally, I do a "What Didn't Make the List" breakdown, but this year, I think I'm going to take things one step further and do a tier-ranking of the 24 things that didn't make the list and then the final cut of the top 6 in order.
Bottom Tier Honorable Mentions:
30. Alita: Battle Angel OR Charlie's Angels — This entirely depends on what Charlie's Angels turns out to look like. I don't have much interest in either of these movies, but they're at least on the bottom of my list for the year, which is something. This will be one of those things where I'm sure another film that isn't on my radar would definitely overtake this spot, but I just don't know about the smaller movies right now.
29. The Addams Family — I liked the two films as a kid. This animation looks weird as hell, and I don't like that, but I might be checking this out.
28. Frozen 2 — I'll have to watch it for the Oscars, as I'm sure it'll be nominated for Best Animated Film, and the first one wasn't bad (just overrated).
27. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World — The first two were decent. Same scenario of Best Animated Film preparation.
26. Son of Shaft — Why? I don't know. It's Samuel L. Jackson. I saw his Shaft film even though I have no ties to the series, as it's not from my generation, but hey, maybe this will be cool.
25. Hellboy — I saw the previous two films, and even though this isn't a continuation of that, it's still an offshoot of the same idea. Granted, I wasn't a fan of the comic series, so this doesn't have any strong ties to me, but it's a superhero film and I tend to see most of those.
Low Tier Honorable Mentions:
24. Men in Black International — I guess I have to watch MIB 2 and 3 first, right?
23. Jumanji 3 — Is this even happening? If so, I'm down. I thought Welcome to the Jungle was decently entertaining.
22. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — Quentin Tarantino made two of my favorite movies, Reservoir dogs and Pulp Fiction. I haven't enjoyed any of his other films as much as those two, but I still have a devotion to him to want to see his movies.
21. Brightburn — What is this weird horror superhero film's deal? I'm intrigued. Evil Superman. Neat.
20. Sonic the Hedgehog — Oooooh boy...this could be awful...and it probably will be. If they have Sonic 2's Robotnik theme, though, I'm gonna be pumped in the theater.
19. The New Mutants — I put this on my honorable mentions for last year, and they pushed the film back. I have even less interest in it now. I just don't think this is going to work as a horror film idea with FOX in control and the muddled franchise. I think it'll be one of those weird experiments that fails to accomplish anything. But it's an X-Men film, so of course I'll see it.
Middle Tier Honorable Mentions:
18. Pokemon: Detective Pikachu — How the
hell did such a stupid concept churn out a trailer that made me actually
interested in this, instead of laughing about it? It tapped into the
nostalgic part of my childhood that loved Pokemon and screw it, I'll see
this.
17. It: Chapter Two — The first part was decent and I had seen the older version, too, so why not?
16. Dark Phoenix — Yes, this is a few spots about The New Mutants, but that's only because I'll still get to see Cyclops and Magneto and Professor Xavier. I still think it'll be a wreck of a film.
15. Joker — Ugh. I feel like this whole idea of random experimentation and no unified game plan for DC films is not a good idea and this Joker film will be beyond stupid...but it's a Joker film and he's my favorite villain in anything, so...
14. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part — Admittedly, I think the first Lego Movie is overrated, but I still enjoyed it enough to want to see this. Just not enough for it to make the top 6 or anything.
13. Godzilla: King of the Monsters — Visually, this movie looks beautiful. Whether or not there's an actual story around it that is interesting enough to justify wasting time until the monsters pop up is a different story. But it's Godzilla. I've been a fan of that character since I was a kid, and even though I was never the most invested in the world, I always liked something about that franchise, so I'm down.
Top Tier Honorable Mentions:
12. Terminator 6 — Terminator 2 is my favorite movie of
all time. Ever. It pretty much always has been, for my entire life. But
Terminator 3, Salvation, and Genisys were so problematic that I can't
under any good conscience believe this is going to be anything but crap,
and that makes me sad. Remember that when it comes to me bringing up
Star Wars later on this list.
11. Zombieland Too — I'm not the biggest zombie fan in the world. In fact, I think the genre is kind of lame and they only work as villains in the context of destructible fodder, in a sense, and I have no interest in gore porn. However, Zombieland was a pleasant surprise that I actually enjoyed quite a bit. When they announced a sequel, I was already sold, even though I don't know much about the film itself and haven't seen a trailer yet.
10. Kingsman: The Great Game — I absolutely LOVE the first Kingsman movie, and the second one was really disappointing on several levels. This one, being a prequel, could right some of those wrongs or at least be a separate good film, and I hope they get back to the magic of what the first one was all about.
9. Star Wars: Episode IX — The Force Awakens shook my devotion to Star Wars, but The Last Jedi legitimately hurt my love for the Star Wars franchise so much that I unsubscribed from several YouTube channels and podcasts that I would check out weekly, I haven't bothered to watch TLJ or Solo for a second time, I have no interest in any of the spinoff things like The Mandalorian, and so on. This film absolutely has to undo what The Last Jedi did for my fandom. This should have been my #1 or my #2, and it only barely makes the top 10 just because Kingsman was disappointing and Terminator was killed long before Star Wars.
8. Aladdin — It's funny, the three animated films that are my favorite of all time are Aladdin, Toy Story and The Lion King, and they're all getting movies this year. They haven't released a trailer for this yet, which is why it is lower on the list even though it's probably my favorite animated film (maybe Toy Story beats it out...tough call, but Lion King is #3). I really hope this kicks ass.
7. Glass — When I saw Split, I just assumed it would be an interesting movie, but the twist at the end got me so excited, because I think Unbreakable was the best of M. Night's films and had untapped potential. This movie looks interesting as hell and I'm so down for Mr. Glass running the show.
What Made the Final Cut:
6. Shazam! — You'll never hear me say that Captain Marvel is one of my favorite superheroes, and DC is so damn flawed that I can't trust that this will be great. Still, there's something about how this comes off as a little different that I'm vibing with, and I like that.
5. Toy Story 4 — Remember how I said this was one of my three favorite animated films? Well, apparently, it's a tear-jerker, and the idea of Forky might sound stupid to some, but I thought that that was a pretty interesting direction to take the series. You sold me. The previous three are great and this probably will be, too.
4. Captain Marvel — You'll never hear me say that Captain Marvel is one of my favorite superheroes. I feel like we just went through this. Oh, wait, we did, but that's not Captain Marvel anymore, he's Shazam. This one is Captain Marvel, and he's....wait, it's not Captain Mar-Vell, it's Ms. Marvel. Goddamn this would be confusing to someone who wasn't in on the joke that I'm making right now. Anyway, this trailer didn't wow me enough to be super amped for it, but it falls under the MCU branch and I can't possibly at this point expect anything but good stuff coming from that team. This will likely be great.
3. Spider-Man: Far From Home — Again, it's the MCU, and it's Spider-Man, and yay.
2. The Lion King — Remember how I said this was one of my three favorite animated films? Well, couple that with how the trailer looked AMAAAAAAZING and you've got one of the movies I'm most excited to see, for sure.
1. Avengers: Endgame — Come on. You knew this was going to be #1 before you even clicked on this. OF COURSE this is the top ranked movie of the year. It's the culmination of everything we've seen for 10 years in a franchise that just keeps getting better!!
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Anthony Mango
- Saturday, December 29, 2018
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
IG-88 in The Mandalorian
Neat. I still think the show and the franchise in general is in rough shape, but I'm really curious how the hell they can make IG-88 be a character that looks and talks and all. I thought if anything, Bossk would be their go-to returnee.
"Us" Trailer
This looks interesting. I'm not a big horror fan, but I liked Get Out, and I'm willing to give this a shot.
Jigsaw Isn't Jigsaw in Punisher Season 2
So why is Billy just going to be Billy again? Why are these shows and sometimes even movies so against the idea of giving people their nicknames? Would it be that hard for people to refer to him as "the jigsaw-faced killer" or something and let that spark people calling him Jigsaw even twice in the season?
Thanos is/isn't a Sociopath
The Netflix description of Avengers: Infinity War had Thanos as a sociopath and people complained, because their lives are so good that being triggered about this is something worth being upset about. Jeez, people. Yes, Thanos may not be a sociopath in the movie if you look at it from his perspective and so on and so forth, but there are more important things going on.
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
We went through and watched as many variations of this as possible, because it was a lot of fun. I definitely recommend checking out when you can, and I want to talk more about it, but I don't want to spoil anything.
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Anthony Mango
- Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Welcome to the second annual FANBOYS FILM AWARDS! This is my attempt to counterbalance the Academy Awards bias when it comes to movies that are often ignored due to their genre.
So rather than focus on the Oscar-bait, the Fanboys Film Awards pays tribute and extends gratitude to the movies which are overlooked because they're more along the lines of science fiction, fantasy, action/adventure and so on.
The only qualification for the nominees is that they must fall somewhere into the geek culture spectrum, which means superhero films and similar genres. Everything else is not eligible for any of the categories, so you won't see A Star is Born on this list. That not only isn't what this focuses on, but it also looks like garbage pandering to me.
Also, you may notice that the awards structure isn't the same as the Academy Awards. That's because I feel this is a more efficient way of doing things and an easier list to make, rather than diving into technicalities that I'm not qualified to judge. But by all means, if you want to create your own categories, go ahead in the comments!
NOTE: All nominees were from the time frame of January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 as far as release dates. Plus, this is only one person's opinion and I admittedly haven't even seen every film that could potentially be nominated, so that's going to put a significant bias on this. You're encouraged to leave your choices for the nominees and winners in the comments below to keep the discussion going!
BEST PICTURE
WINNER = Avengers: Infinity War
EXPLANATION = You'll see that I gave Black Panther the Best Story award below. Forgive me. Overall, as much as I think that's the better film by itself, Infinity War appeals to me more as a fanboy and at the end of the day, this isn't the Academy Awards, it's the Fanboys Film Awards, so shouldn't that win out?
HONORABLE MENTIONS = A Quiet Place, Black Panther, Incredibles 2, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
BEST ACTOR
WINNER = Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa in Black Panther
EXPLANATION = I bought him as an action star, I bought him as a king, I bought him as a troubled man who doesn't know how to deal with the struggles of his position, etc.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = Josh Brolin as Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson in Creed II
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER = Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl in Incredibles 2
EXPLANATION = This wasn't a strong category and I honestly had nobody in mind, so I just went with one I felt would be overlooked. Honestly, though, this wasn't any performance that I took away anything big from. I just needed to choose somebody.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = n/a
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER = Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
EXPLANATION = Suddenly, Jake Johnson is one of my favorite people to play Spider-Man, even though he played a strange otherworldly version of the character. Awesome.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Creed II, Winston Duke as M'Baku in Black Panther
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER = Danai Gurira as Okoye in Black Panther
EXPLANATION = Okoye is a character I knew nothing at all about and didn't figure I would end up enjoying a lot, but wound up being one of my favorite characters in the film and a true standout.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = Letitia Wright as Shuri in Black Panther
BEST STORY
This is an alternative to Best Adapted/Original Screenplay where the execution of the overall product might not be the equivalent of Best Picture, but the idea was there.
WINNER = Black Panther
EXPLANATION = Oh man, I really wanted to give this to Avengers, but fundamentally, I have to say Black Panther was the best overall movie I saw this year as a standalone feature. Infinity War is more of a mad rush and it's fun, but it's also very simple. Black Panther dealt with much more complex themes and was executed so well.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = A Quiet Place (if that counts), Avengers: Infinity War, Creed II, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
MOST FAITHFUL ADAPTATION
Which felt like it was the most honorable to the source material it was trying to represent?
WINNER = Avengers: Infinity War
EXPLANATION = Not only was this true to the source material in as many ways as they could be, but it was also true to the expectations of the MCU precedent set before it.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = Aquaman, Black Panther, Creed II, Deadpool 2, Mission: Impossible - Fallout
BEST VISUALS
This examines special effects, cinematography, production design and even editing.
WINNER = Aquaman
EXPLANATION = That was the one takeaway from the film that I thought they did an impressive job with.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = Avengers: Infinity War, Bumblebee, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story
BEST ACTION SET PIECE
This honors the stunt work as well as the choreography and idea of an action sequence.
WINNER = Avengers: Infinity War (battle of Wakanda)
EXPLANATION = That battle of Wakanda was awesome.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = The First Purge, Ready Player One, Mission: Impossible - Fallout
BEST CHARACTER DESIGN
This combines makeup, costumes and the CGI build of characters.
WINNER = Black Panther
EXPLANATION = I know most people will probably think Thanos alone deserves this, but this isn't just CGI, this is everything. That includes all of the attention to detail they had for the different tribes for Wakanda, the Black Panther suit itself, etc.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, Venom
BEST MUSIC
This category examines both the score and the soundtrack.
WINNER = "Ashes" by Celine Dion from Deadpool 2
EXPLANATION = That song was the best part of the movie.
HONORABLE MENTIONS = Black Panther, Ready Player One
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Anthony Mango
- Monday, December 24, 2018
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Bumblebee by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
BUMBLEBEE (2018):
DIRECTED BY
Travis Knight
WRITTEN BY
Christina Hodson
STARRING:
Hailee Steinfeld (Charlie Watson), Dylan O'Brien (voice of Bumblebee), Megyn Price (Amber), John Cena (Agent Burns), Justin Theroux (Dropkick), Angela Bassett (Shatter) and Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime)
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the brink of turning 18 years old and trying to find her place in the world, soon discovers the battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns that this is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen.
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Anthony Mango
- Saturday, December 22, 2018
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
First Look at Aladdin
Well, these photos aren't making me go crazy, but they aren't making me run for the hills, either. It just looks like they're a little off in some way, as if they're a TV movie instead, or something. Seems like they're definitely trying to go for an Oscar in costumes and production design.
Hellboy Trailer
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'll watch it, I guess, but I never really loved those other two films.
Men in Black International Trailer
Generic. I'll probably see it if I have the time, but I'm not thrilled.
Kaldur is Aquaman in Young Justice
So in a still image from the next season of Young Justice, apparently, Kaldur'ahm has grown into the official Aquaman role while Arthur is just the king of Atlantis. I like this. I don't know how the context of it will work, but I like the idea behind it.
Benicio Del Toro Voicing Swiper in Dora the Explorer Movie
LMAO I had to watch this stupid ass show a bunch of times while babysitting and the idea of Del Toro being Swiper is so out there crazy.
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Anthony Mango
- Friday, December 21, 2018
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Aquaman by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
AQUAMAN (2018):
DIRECTED BY
James Wan
WRITTEN BY
David Leslie, Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall, Geoff Johns, and James Wan
STARRING:
Jason Momoa (Arthur Curry / Aquaman), Amber Heard (Mera), Willem Dafoe (Vulko), Patrick Wilson (King Orm / Ocean Master), Nicole Kidman (Atlanna), Temuera Morrison (Tom Curry) and Dolph Lundgren (King Nerus)
Aquaman finds himself caught between a surface world that ravages the sea and the underwater Atlanteans who are ready to revolt.
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