Best Movies of 2010

1. Precious
2. The Social Network
3. Inception
4. Kick-Ass
5. Alice in Wonderland


*Based on films released in the UK in 2010

The Worst Movies of 2010

1. All About Steve

2. Twilight Saga: Eclipse

3. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

4. Tooth Fairy

5. I Love You Phillip Morris

6. Paranormal Activity 2

7. Furry Vengeance

8. The Joneses

9. Marmaduke

10. Resident Evil: Afterlife

*Based on films released in the UK in 2010

68th Annual Golden Globe Award Results :-)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Winner - The Social Network

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Winner - The Kids Are All Right

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Winner - Colin Firth for The King’s Speech

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Winner - Natalie Portman for Black Swan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Winner - Paul Giamatti for Barney’s Version

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Winner - Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Winner - Christian Bale for The Fighter

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Winner - Melissa Leo for The Fighter

Best Director - Motion Picture

Winner - David Fincher for The Social Network

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Winner - The Social Network

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Winner - Burlesque ‘You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me’

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Winner - The Social Network

Best Animated Film

Winner - Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film

Winner - In a Better World

Congratulations to all of the winners, as well as the runners up. All nominations were well deserved.

COUNTDOWN TO OSCARS - 42 days

68th Annual Golden Globe Award Nominations :-)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees; Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network

Most Likely to Win - The Social Network

Deserves to Win - Inception

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees; Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque, The Kids are All Right, Red, The Tourist

Most Likely to Win - Alice in Wonderland

Deserves to Win - Alice in Wonderland

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees; Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network, Colin Firth for The King’s Speech, James Franco for 127 Hours, Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine, Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter

Most Likely to Win - Colin Firth for The King’s Speech

Deserves to Win - Colin Firth for The King’s Speech

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees; Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice, Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole, Jennifer Lawrence for Winter’s Bone, Natalie Portman for Black Swan, Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine

Most Likely to Win - Natalie Portman for Black Swan

Deserves to Win - Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees; Johnny Depp for The Tourist, Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland, Paul Giamatti Barney’s Version, Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs, Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack

Most Likely to Win - Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland

Deserves to Win - Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees; Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right, Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs, Angelina Jolie for The Tourist, Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right, Emma Stone for Easy A

Most Likely to Win - Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right

Deserves to Win - Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Nominees; Christian Bale for The Fighter, Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Andrew Garfield for The Social Network, Jeremy Renner for The Town, Geoffrey Rush for The King’s Speech

Most Likely to Win - Christian Bale for The Fighter

Deserves to Win - Geoffrey Rush for The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Nominees; Amy Adams for The Fighter, Helena Bonham Carter for The King’s Speech, Mila Kunis for Black Swan, Melissa Leo for The Fighter, Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom

Most Likely to Win - Helena Bonham Carter for The King’s Speech

Deserves to Win - Mila Kunis for Black Swan

Best Director - Motion Picture

Nominees; Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan, David Fincher for The Social Network, Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech, Christopher Nolan for Inception, David O. Russell for The Fighter

Most Likely to Win - David Fincher, The Social Network

Deserves to Win - Christopher Nolan for Inception

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Nominees; 127 Hours, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King’s Speech, The Social Network

Most Likely to Win - The Social Network

Deserves to Win - Inception

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Nominees; Burlesque ‘Bound to You’, Burlesque ‘You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me’, Country Strong ‘Coming Home’, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ‘There’s a Place For Us’, Tangled ‘I See the Light’

Most Likely to Win - Burlesque ‘You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me’

Deserves to Win - Burlesque  ‘Bound to You’

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Nominees; 127 Hours, Alice in Wonderland, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network

Most Likely to Win - Alice in Wonderland

Deserves to Win - Alice in Wonderland

Best Animated Film

Nominees; Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Tangled, Toy Story 3

Most Likely to Win - Despicable Me

Deserves to Win - Despicable Me

Best Foreign Language Film

Nominees; Biutiful, The Concert, The Edge, I Am Love, In a Better World

Most Likely to Win - Biutiful

Deserves to Win - Biutiful

The Golden Globe winners are to be announced on 16th January 2011.

Zombie Land

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 88 minutes

Director: Ruben Fleischer

When Zombies attack; a strange mix of characters find themselves reliant on eachother in order to survive, with a bit of a ‘boy-meets-girl’ back story intertwined. Starring Jesse Eisenberg (known also for The Social Network), Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone. A rather comedic scene of the death of Bill Murray thrust into the mix and it makes for better watching, but not exactly a classic zombie film. A one-time-watch only. I wasn’t overly disappointed though, as I hadn’t expected it to be dazzling in the first place.

Rating: ***

Dorian Grey

Certificate: 18

Running Time: 112 minutes

Director: Oliver Parker

The classic tale of Dorian Grey, the man who’s best-kept secret retains him eternal youth, but at what cost? As Dorian lives his life and falls in love, the elegant portrait of himself, locked in the attic begins to wither. I was excited to watch this depiction of the well-known tale, but it didn’t fully deliver. The acting was satisfactory but it just didn’t seem to fit together as a finished product. Worth a watch for a general film, but not one that will be remembered for years to come.

Rating: ***

Brothers

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 105 minutes

Director: Jim Sheridan

Tobey Maguire stars as Sam Cahill, an army Captain taken captive from the front line in Afghanistan. While he is presumed dead, his wife (Natalie Portman) and daughters grow closer to his good-for-nothing brother, played by Jake Gyllenhaal. A mix of gore, comedy, action and romance, this film was an average watch. The movie seemed very slow-moving, and although the plot was unique and endearing, wasn’t quite pulled off to the best of it’s ability.

Rating: ***

I Hate Valentine's Day

Certificate: 12

Running Time: 98 minutes

Director: Nia Vardalos

Not your typical love story, so I thought it might be quite good. The movie is about Genevieve Gernier, a woman with a very strict set of dating rules that sees her never to be heartbroken by a man. But the one catch; she never falls in love. But then she meets Greg Gatlin (John Corbett) by chance one day, the perfect man for her, and it seems she may have to leave her rules behind. Great idea for a plot, but very poor acting, and lots of cliche scenes. Does it’s job if you want a slightly funny, slightly trashy tale of romance.

Rating: **

The Book of Eli

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 118 minutes

Directors: Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes

One man in post-apocalyptic America, with one mission: to deliver a sacred book that could save mankind. Denzel Washington plays the role of Eli, and we all know Denzel rarely disappoints. Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis also star. A unique tale, completed to an okay standard, but I got the feeling that it was all a bit pointless as a whole. A few cool scenes, but not the action-packed flick I’d hoped for.

Rating: ***

The Last Song

Certificate: PG

Running Time: 107 minutes

Director: Julie Anne Robinson

The second adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks book this year (after Dear John), this film stars Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth and Greg Kinnear. Cyrus stars as Ronnie, a reluctant and rebellious teen who is sent to stay with her father for the summer. As well as finding love with an unexpected source, Ronnie learns to reconnect with her father and learns the reason behind her stay with him. Quite a handful of cliche moments, and sub-standard acting, they should have just left it as a novel. 

Rating: ***

The Men Who Stare At Goats

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 94 minutes

Director: Grant Heslov

A combat comedy surrounding an army experiment. George Clooney stars as an former army professional who claims he has the power to control things with his mind, whilst Ewan McGregor stars as an amateur reporter, waiting for a major scoop in Iraq. This unlikely friendship sees them together on a mission, delving into some of the armys biggest secrets. I expected this movie to be quite cheesy and not at all funny, but I actually rather enjoyed it. I get the feeling not everyone will take a fancy to it, but I certainly did.

Rating: ****

Jennifer's Body

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 102 minutes

Director: Karyn Kusama

With Megan Fox starring as the lead, this film probably made success from its sauciness alone. The whole thing seemed put together in a very amateur fashion, and although it wasn’t the worst film I’ve ever seen, I wouldn’t exactly call it a success. A kind of predictable, typical teen flick, trying to get in on the whole ‘vampire glam’ bandwagon that seems to be going around lately. Perhaps one for the male population, or young teenagers, but not for everyone. 

Rating: **

A Single Man

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 99 minutes

Director: Tom Ford

It is 1962. A depressed English professor (Colin Firth) decides to take his own life, but sets about his final day to get his affairs in order. As he reminisces about the death of his partner, and the life he used to know, he is effected by the people around him. Julianne Moore and Nicholas Hoult also star. A pretty compelling film to watch, interesting and unique. A few comedic moments intertwined among a very serious and grey plot. Firth is brilliant as usual. 

Rating: ****

Glorious 39

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 129 minutes

Director: Stephen Poliakoff

This mysterious tale surrounding a traditional family in pre-wartime Britain was actually rather average in standard. Anne Keyes (played by Romola Garai) is living the perfect life. She has a respected family, a flourishing career in acting and a powerful, handsome love interest. But upon her findings of some secret recordings, her life spirals into a world filled with brutality and betrayal. The phrase ‘curiosity killed the cat’ springs to mind. Also starring Bill Nighy, David Tenant and Julie Christie, this film could have been really worthwhile, but was put together in a very obvious manner, making it predictable.

Rating: ***