My friend Ben McClure has an interesting experiment on his blog, in which I am a participant. I’ll let him explain it in the post. Suffice to say, I never thought I’d be choosing between Batman and Return of the King in any context.
Here’s what I wrote about it:
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article71361902.html
The Star asked 8 writers to make the case for our favorite nominated films this year. Here’s mine:
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article62507007.html
The Kansas City Film Critics Circle held its 50th annual awards meeting on December 20th, 2015. Here are the winners of the James Loutzenhiser Awards for the best of 2015:
Best Picture: Mad Max: Fury Road
Robert Altman Award for Best Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Best Original Screenplay: Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Charles Randolph & Adam McKay, The Big Short
Best Animated Film: Inside Out
Best Foreign Language Film: Phoenix (Germany)
Best Documentary: Amy
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: Ex Machina
