Malawski's Movie Mania

July 18th, 1969, Massachusetts democratic senator Ted Kennedy drives drunk into a Massachusetts lake. His car, was occupying former aid of his brother Bobby, Mary Jo Kopechne. Who was killed in the accident while Kennedy survived. Bringing intense scrutiny, the end result brought forth Kennedy to not run for president in 1972 and 1976. Although he was later found guilty, his sentences were not carried out. A film of the dramatic incident, recounts all that happened in a stunning and jaw-dropping way. Playing the scrutinized senator, is Jason Clarke. It's uncanny how similar the two men look alike. Clarke portrays Ted in spectacular fashion, the facial resemblance, the raw emotion and utter dramatic factor he puts into playing Kennedy is remarkable. While, on-the-other hand, you have Ed Helms, Kate Mara and Bruce Dern rounding out the cast. Usually, with Helms, he is a comedic actor, but he sure does bring his "A-Game" in this film. Mara gives an emotionally gripping, ye...

Back in 1999, Cinema gave us the you’ll-laugh-so hard-you’ll-cry, comedy “ American Pie” . Now 19 years later, a film debuts with basically the same plot: lose virginity before graduating high school. The only difference here is that instead of a group of guys on a mission to do this, it’s a trio of girlfriends. “ Blockers” gives audiences a film that is undeniably raunchy, sexual and most importantly: laugh out loud craziness. Writer Kay Cannon directs the laugh fest. Cannon, who has previously written for “ Pitch Perfect” , ups the comedic efforts and it goes without saying. The film is bright. It has many colorful scenes, (by colorful, I mean clever) jokes, innuendos and gags. Even though this film is about girls wanting to lose their virginity, their parents, who are also friends with one another, try and sabotage that. Playing the parents are: Leslie Mann, John Cena and Ike Barinholtz. The three go all out on humor. They offer one of 2018’s best in a comedic film. Not only...

When I first saw the trailers for "RPO", I knew I had to see it, mainly because it was directed by the amazing Steven Spielberg. To make myself even more inclined to see this film I read the book for which the film is based on. This film and the book were everything I had hoped it would be. It is simply a tribute to the entertainment universe and pays homage to pop culture. This is one of my favorite Spielberg films and is one of the most colorful films I have seen to date. Being based on a prior work, you expect a lot out of a film whose source material is a novel. This film lives up to the book in the most impressive ways. The color. The animation. And the action sequences. Not only does this film have intriguing animation, it also has real world scenes that fit right along with the animation and the computer utopia "OASIS". As I said before, this is one of Spielberg's most colorful films, he approaches this with so much creativity and passion for the film...

*OSCAR 2018 WINNERS* BEST PICTURE The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Gary Oldman Darkest Hour ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Frances McDormand Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sam Rockwell Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Allison Janney I, Tonya ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Coco Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson CINEMATOGRAPHY Blade Runner 2049 Roger A. Deakins COSTUME DESIGN Phantom Thread Mark Bridges DIRECTING The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE) Icarus Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT) Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 Frank Stiefel FILM EDITING Dunkirk Lee Smith FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM A Fantastic Woman Chile; Directed by Sebastián Lelio MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Darkest Hour Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat MUS...

This film is essentially a comedic version of the game of " CLUE ". This film surrounds a group of friends on their "Game Night" in which turns crazy very quickly. They embark on a murder mystery. They do whatever it takes to solve this mystery. The group of friends compete against one another by teams of two. Whoever would solve this first would get a car. This film is complex by nature and hilarious with a witty script and lots of action. The film is one of the years best comedic films. On the game leader boards are: Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams. They star as the married couple of the friend group. Bateman's character envies his ultra successful brother (In turn really isn't as successful as once claimed.) On the other hand, McAdams plays Bateman's wife. She hasn't really been in anything funny since "Mean Girls", but this film pales in comparison to her comedic efforts in that film. The film is directed by Jonathan Goldstein and ...

Since the debut of recent superhero origin films like  "Wonder Woman" , that type of film approach has dominated the world and fans of all kinds of superheroes. Not only do these films generate an enormous fan base, (like Marvel), will keep making more and more of these provocative, dazzling and emotional films. The films of extraordinary magnitude also have important messages to be learned and that is something I usually don't see in these kinds of films. Ryan Coogler is king.. of the directors chair. He now ranks among: Chris Nolan, Patty Jenkins, Taika Waititi and The Russo Brothers as a magnificent superhero storyteller. Coogler tells the "Black Panther" story in a colorful and creative way that is extremely detailed. From the sets, costumes, action, humor and technology, this film is no doubt one of  Marvel's  best films as of yet. Even though this is only Chadwick Boseman's second go-around at the "King of Wakanda", it's very ente...

When three friends go on a European vacation, they wouldn't expect to be in the face of danger while on it. The three friends: Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, decide to make Paris one of their stops on the trip and terror strikes when they're on their way via a departing train from Amsterdam. This film shows real heroes and makes viewers feel a huge sense of pride and love of country after seeing this film. It's more authentic than other biographical film, in the sense of the actors. This film uses the real American heroes to reennact that courageous yet terrifying day. Mega talented director and actor Clint Eastwood makes the most of his long lived life while approaching 90. He depicts this films true story as accurate as possible and I think it pays off in the long run. These amazing heroes may not be cut out for acting, but they do a good job at retelling the story in a true light. The suspense of the film is absolutely astonishing. You know that it...