THE OPTIMIST - MOVIE REVIEWS

      In the wake of Black Panther 's massive success, films are striving to find any semblance of longevity at the box office, and this week's newest release hopes to possibly gain favor over the King of Wakanda. Highly unlikely, but a worthy endeavor nonetheless. A Wrinkle in Time is a family-friendly fantasy-adventure adapted from the well-known book most people read in junior high. I went into this movie expecting a visually-stunning and heart-felt story, and what I got was most of one of these and less of the other. The book is a weird narrative to begin with, so adapting it would leave plenty of room for inspiration and liberties to be taken. This movie is stunning to look at...and that's about it. What seemed to be a film with promise, ends up being nothing more than a beautiful, hot mess.    After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg (Storm Reid), her brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), and her friend C...

  It is that time of year once again, and I have never been more ready! For the first time in years I've finally finished viewing all of the Best Picture Nominees BEFORE the Oscars actually air! I'm excited this year because there doesn't seem to be a true front-runner for the big take-away! After much deliberation and many, many viewings, here are my predictions for this year's winners! Let's see how many I can get right! Check back Monday for the results! *UPDATE - So I beat my record from last year and guessed 20 out of the 24 categories! Not too shabby! My correct guess are in BLUE and the ones I missed are in RED . Until next year... BEST PICTURE: Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri OPTIMIST'S PICK: The Shape of Water BEST DIRECTOR: Guillermo del Toro - The Shape of Water Jordan Peele - Get Out Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird Chr...