Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 915 )

• HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Cries and Whispers

  

  This week on Hit me with your best shot we tackled a film by the esteemed Ingmar Bergman - "Cries and Whispers". This was my first viewing of the film and as... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Snowpiercer

  

  After much deliberation this weekend, I finally decided on my choice for "Movie of the Week". In a showdown between a pair of esteemed genre flicks by Asian... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• BLOGATHON: 6 Degrees of Separation

  

  We have another blogathon making the rounds from Nostra (from Myfilmviews) called "6 Degrees of Separation" and I was recently passed the baton from Josh at... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• COMING SOON: If I Stay

  As you probably know, one of the biggest box office hits of the year was the cancer romance film "The Fault in Our Stars" (to the tune of $121 million... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Under the Skin

  

  This week's assignment for Hit me with your best shot is a recent film that has thrilled many cinephiles since its debut nearly a year ago. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shall We Dance?

  

  Back in the 1997 awards season, a foreign film landed on American shores that seemed to universally capture the hearts of the nation's critics. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Caesar's Ready for His Close-up!

  

  I don't post random film news very often, but this one was too good to pass up. We all know that red carpet glamour and publicity are equally as important as th... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Batman: The Movie

  

  Hit me with your best shot returns this week and it's a Batman celebration! For this assignment, Nathaniel had us select any of the 9 theatrically released... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  

  This week's top film is one of this summer's biggest triumphs - "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes". A sequel to Rupert Wyatt's unexpected gem of 2011, this is a... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A ROTTEN TOMATO: Transcendence

  

  When coming up with my list of Most Anticipated Films of 2014, one film that stirred my interest was Wally Pfister's directorial debut "Transcendence". Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Roger Bobb to Receive 2014 Synergy Award

  

  The African American Film Critics Association recently announced that filmmaker Roger Bobb will receive the organization's Synergy Award for his contributions t... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Non-Stop

  

  This week's top pick is a film that was quite a surprise for me - "Non-Stop". The latest in a series of tough guy roles for Liam Neeson, many would point to thi... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Rotten Tomato: G.b.f.

  

  Earlier this week, I commented on the propensity for moviemaking trends to repeat themselves in terms of the scale of blockbusters. Upon watching the 2014 film... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• BEST ACTOR ROUNDTABLE: Daniel Day-Lewis

  

  After our short break, the Best Actor Roundtable is back with a bang. This week we discussed the merits of the one and only...Daniel Day-Lewis! Click here for... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Cleopatra

  

  As critics and cinephiles bemoan the arrival of the latest Transformers film, it's probably as good a time as any to reflect on Hollywood's history with the... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• COMING SOON: Boyhood

  Will we be seeing our first Best Picture contender as early as next month? Some pundits seem to think so with regards to Richard Linklater's "Boyhood". Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  

  This week's pick for "Movie of the Week" is a film by one of the Great American directors. "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" was directed by John Ford and... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Goldfinger

  

  This week on Hit me with your best shot we continued our 1964 anniversary celebrations (after "Zorba the Greek" two weeks ago) by looking at the classic James... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: 22 Jump Street

  

  This week's top pick is one of the year's biggest box office and critical successes - "22 Jump Street". It's the second smash hit of the year for the directing... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Orange is the New Black

  

  Hit me with your best makes a small detour into the world of "television" this week, by looking at season 2 of the Netflix hit show "Orange is the New Black". Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES