Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 915 )

• CONTEST: The Predictions!

  

  The predictions are in! Thank you to all who participated and good luck!Click the link below to see all the predictions: ALL PREDICTIONSN.B. - A "1" indicates... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: The Animated Films

  

  As I normally do every year, I tried to seek out all the eligible films for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars. Unfortunately, time constraints meant that I wa... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: The Big Short

  

  I'm sure we all remember it like it was yesterday, the year when the world economy came crashing down. But 8 years after the 2008 financial crisis, can you... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Diary of a Teenage Girl

  

  Just over two years ago, a film called "Blue is the Warmest Color" took the arthouse world by storm, depicting an erotic romance saga unlike any we'd ever seen... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Golden Globe Awards

  

  Wow, what a night. I honestly would have done better if I made random predictions. Against all expections of a Spotlight-The Big Short season ahead, both films... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Golden Globe Predictions

  

  Funny hosts, drunk stars, memorable speeches. What's not to love about Golden Globes? I certainly can't wait to see how it all goes down. Here are my crazy... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• CONTEST: See Who's Playing!

  

  And we're off! As we wait in anticipation of the big day, 31 bloggers have signed up to test their skills at predicting this year's Oscar nominations. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: BAFTA Nominations

  

  Just when you thought this awards season was starting to make sense, the BAFTAs come along and throw everything into disarray again. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Brand New Testament

  

  “What if God was one of us?Just a slob like one of us?Just a stranger on the busTrying to make His way home?”The above lyrics are of course taken from Joan... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Chi-Raq

  

  The essence of Spike Lee's new pseudo-musical film "Chi-Raq" can be boiled down to the very first scene. We hear a brilliantly pointed opening theme song... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Film Actually's Year in Review

  

  And here we are, signing off another year into the history books. As I reflect on 2015, these 12 months will certainly go down as some of my most memorable. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK/OSCAR WATCH: The Revenant

  

  After last year's brilliant dark comedy "Birdman", Alejandro González Iñárritu is back with another venture in the genre phase of his career. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Mustang

  

  Growing up can be tough. For Lale and her four older sisters, the central characters of "Mustang", it is practically dehumanizing. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Room

  

  If you need to be reassured that "love conquers all", then Lenny Abrahamson's "Room" is the film for you. Of course, this old adage would seem more suited to a... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• CONTEST: Predict the Oscar Nominations!

  

  It's that time again! The best Oscar contest on the web is back for a fourth year as experts from the internaitonal blogging community compete for bragging... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Predicting the Foreign Language Shortlist

  

  just a few days, the foreign language shortlist will be announced, thereby making or breaking the Oscar dreams of films from around the world. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Goat

  

  In contemporary slang, the acronym GOAT is commonly used to refer to “Greatest Of All Time”. That word takes on ironic meaning in the English translation of... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Critics Choice Nominations

  

  "I can see clearly now, the rain is gone." After the confusion of last week's SAG and Golden Globe nominations, the race is starting to take shape across the... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Fencer

  

  Around this time of year, it’s common to see dramas centered around inspiring men, especially those based on real life. Indeed, the proliferation of biopics in... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Golden Globe Nominations

  

  Well, after the madness that was yesterday's SAG nods, some normalcy was returned to the awards season via this morning's Golden Globe nominations. Coming on... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES