The Quite Nerdy Blog

For those of you who are unaware, the Razzies are an annual award held shortly before the Oscars that "celebrate" the worst movies of the year. After all, who says that bad films don't deserve recognition too? I would also like to apologise for the lack of Pan being nominated in every category. It was the worst film I saw last year and should have been in every category. Finally, I was lucky enough not to see all of these films so I'm just going off what other people have said and also my pre-existing hatreds of various people. Razzie Redeemer- Sylvester Stallone for Creed We're starting off positive with the Razzie Redeemer award. This award is for people who have made bad stuff but have started to make good stuff again. I chose Sylvester Stallone because he was great in Creed and he made it after slurring his way through three decades and three Expendables films. From ex-action star to rising dramatic actor, it's one of the most impressive returns sin...

Hey, Oscar fever will finally be over soon. It's this Sunday so it's now time to predict those final winners of the awards. Will I get them all right? Almost certainly not. Will I guess Best Documentary correctly? Of course I will. The rest, it's hard to say. Okay, let's predict! Best Documentary- Amy (Correct) Amy is one of the best films of the year, easily the best documentary. I appreciate that this sounds closed minded having seen none of the other nominees but it has to win. I honestly have no idea what could be better than this, plus it's already won a Bafta, which helps it's chances. Amy all the way. Best Animated Film- Inside Out (Correct) I really expected to see The Good Dinosaur and The Peanuts Movie get nominated here but that didn't matter too much because I preferred Inside Out to both already. Where my real conundrum came was with Anomalisa. Both are films that I rate as perfect 10s and both utilise animation in unique and excit...

This was my most anticipated film of the year. So has it lived up to the hype or has it flopped as hard as Green Lantern? Spoilers, it's not the second one. In case you didn't know, Deadpool is the story of Wade Wilson, an ex soldier who falls in love. Unfortunately, terminal cancer gets in the way of that and when searching for a cure, gets turned into a mutant with healing powers. The people there mess him up pretty bad so he seeks revenge and tries to find his girlfriend, while kicking ass and breaking the fourth wall to pieces. It's pretty typical origin story stuff but it deals with it with such a sense of self-awareness that it actually feels kind of fresh. There also isn't much story there which means that I can't ruin it, but does mean that if you're looking for story, you will be disappointed. My advice? Don't watch this for the story. What surprised me was how good all the acting is in this film. Admittedly, they're not Oscar performance...

This week, I was out of ideas again. It was originally going to be a piece on why I hope Season 4 of House of Cards was the last but it just got recommissioned for a fifth so that's defunct. Instead, I wanted to make a list of my favourite films nominated for this year's Oscars. Sure, it's very similar to my Top 7 of last year but some I put there aren't nominated here and I've seen some great films since. Finally, these are films I had seen by the start of February. Any I've seen since haven't made the cut. 7. Amy: 1 nomination (Best Documentary) I am so glad I finally get to talk about Amy, a film I only discovered recently. It is, as you may have gathered or already know, a documentary about the rise and fall of one of the most talented singers of a generation and is entirely heartbreaking. I'd always quite liked Winehouse's music and I did know about her history but seeing it all play out is the strength of this film. Personally, documen...

The last of my Oscar reviews, I plucked for my second most anticipated film of the year, Anomalisa. Sure, it's not out yet but I need to compare Inside Out to something and I know I'll support this film by buying it on blu-ray, especially considering how much I enjoyed the film. Piracy is bad kids, but sometimes necessary. Just make sure you support the industry. You probably haven't heard of it, so I'll give you the plot for Anomalisa. It's the story of Michael Stone, an author who's disillusioned with life. He visits Cincinati to prepare for a conference and while staying at his hotel, The Fregoli, he meets and becomes enchanted by a woman called Lisa. I don't want this to become a cop-out but I feel like saying anymore will ruin the story. It's a simple story and what I've told you is really as much as I can say. Just know that this being a Kaufman film, it explores simple emotions in complex and weird ways. I should probably mention here ...