If I Were King of the Oscars… 2012

It’s time for my nominations! Hopefully, you’ve had a look at my top ten already. Now, it’s time for my favorites in every other category. I posted this last year, so even though the Oscars are long gone, I’m doing it again.  As usual, some of these the Academy got right, others not so much. Here is what my personal ballot for 2011 would look like. A lot of the same movies pop up, but I assure you, I honestly thought about what was best in each category. I didn’t just fill it out with my top 5 films, trust me.

Top 10 Trailers – 2011

Last week I shortlisted the year’s best posters, now it’s time for the trailers. For those who don’t know, creating trailers is literally my day job; so this is actually one of the more informed opinions on the internet (Kermit: Yayyyyyyy!). I’m a sucker for a good music cue, sharp editing, and anything that makes you want to see the damn picture. This list only covers movies released in 2011, so no The Dark Knight Rises here. This year, number one is so ridiculously obvious, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Get Innocuous! – “Contagion” Review

At first glance, Contagion might feel rather redundant. Killer plague movies have been done plenty. But I’d say you’ve never seen one like this, done this well. What separates this film from others in the genre is the simple, yet surprisingly unconventional, pursuit of realism. Often, these films wipe out 99% of the human race. Contagion shows you that 1% can be just as terrifying. So, while you won’t see Dustin Hoffman single-handedly save the planet and you won’t see the entire populace fleeing the undead, you will still be thrilled and scared shitless, albeit by something as innocuous as a bowl of nuts.

Opening Weekend: Keep Your Hands to Yourself

Nick Swardson plays a fledgling porn star, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton play brothers battling it out, Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis sell the dead, and we’re all gonna die when a deadly virus consumes the world. Fun times.

Fall Preview: 25 Films I Can’t Wait to See #10-6

The end is nigh. We’re down to the top 10 films I can’t wait to see. And we’ve got trailers for all 5 of today’s picks again.