Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie) is an aspiring con artist who picked the worst guy to steal a wallet from when she settled on Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith). She had no reason to suspect that he was a third generation flimflam man descended from a grandfather who ran a crooked poker game in Harlem back in the day. Nicky was more curious than infatuated when he accepted the seductive … [Read more...]
Oscar Recap 2015: ‘Birdman’ soars over the competition!
Birdman won Best Picture at the 87th annual Academy Awards on a night periodically punctuated by politically-conscious acceptance speeches. That film and The Grand Budapest Hotel tied for the most wins, four, followed by Whiplash with three, and Boyhood with two. There weren’t any upsets in terms of the major categories, with Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Eddie … [Read more...]