Here it is: People in Hollywood do not care about the Oscars. They do not care about The Critics Choice Awards or SAG Awards. They wait on the edge of their seats for The Shadow Awards. Voted by..well..by the one and only critic who writes with poor grammar and yet speaks in movie quotes. That would be me!!!
So put on the gowns and the tuxedos here we go...............
The Best Pitchman From The Grave Award
DAVID BOWIE
For these two wonderful trailers:
Lightyear..the trailer dropped in 2021..but film drops in 2022
Licorice Pizza
Entertaining trailers with great Bowie music!
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
ANDREW GARFIELD
Three very good performances:
A very small action packed, yet comical part in Spiderman No Way Home
A fantastic performance in an overrated film Tick Tick Boom
An underrated performance as Jim Baker in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye.
Three wonderful performances in 3 films in 2021.
Jesse in C'mon C'mon
Jesse is played by Woody Norman in the awful film C'mon C'mon. Now, I am not picking on the kid, he may be a pretty good actor, however the character Jesse, is a spoiled.. undisciplined kid. I hated this kid lol. I think we were suppose to like him, He came across as a jerk and I wanted to walk out of the theater.
FUNNIEST FILM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Free Guy
To be honest, there really wasn't many comedies in theaters this year..so..even though its not technically a comedy, Free Guy sure made me laugh. Going in you already know Ryan Reynolds has great comic timing. Then throw in funny man Lil Rel Howery. However of all people, known for being a Director of Jo Jo Rabbit and Hulk films per example, Taika Waititi as Antwan is hilarious. I mean I laughed out loud in the theater. We all know his character Antwan, the guy who is old but tries to be young and cool. So funny.
BEST ROM-COM AWARD
Finding You
Ok, it is corny as all get out. Still, its harmless. The lead, Rosy Reid as Finley is sweet and hey you have Vanessa Redgrave in it!!
BEST FEMALE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Emily Blunt
There were many wonderful performances by females in leading roles this year. However Emily Blunt came through twice:
Two entirely different roles:
She returned as Evelyn Abbott in A Quiet Place Part 2. She is fantastic as the courageous mother often acting without saying a word, because talking out loud can get you killed.
Then as the adventurous Lily Houghton in the fun and light Jungle Cruise. Her comic timing shines in this role.
BEST ACTION FILM AWARD
Nobody
He just wanted to retire. Live a quiet suburban life. It was a good plan. He overreached lol.
Bob Odenkirk is Hutch Mansell and he plays this out of control over the top action movie with the right amount of snark. It is a fun watch. Then you throw in Christopher Lloyd!! What else do you want???!!
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT AWARD
Cyrano
Oh my. The trailer fooled me. Peter Dinklage cannot sing. He is a bit too old for the part. Story was boring...with bad green screen work. The only thing that kept it off my 5 worst of the year are a couple good performances and a couple songs.
BIGGEST SURPRISE AWARD
Roadrunner Anthony Bourdain Story
I mean I went in the theater knowing nothing about him.Maybe I live under a rock. After watching this documentary it ended up in my top ten films of the year. Again..I knew nothing.
BEST NEWCOMER AWARD
Alana Haim Licorice Pizza
Oh boy. So many fantastic newcomers this year:
Jude Hill in Belfast
Rachel Zegler in West Side Story
Reid Miller in Joe Bell
Rose Reid in Finding You
Still Alana never acted before, she is in the group Haim. Paul Thomas Anderson wrote it with her in mind and he was absolutely right. I cannot see anyone else play the 26 year old lost with no direction Alana.
THE I STILL DON'T GET IT AWARD
Cruella
People cheer her on! You do know she eventually skins dogs to get their fur right?!!
I will just leave that there.
So the awards have been given out..we can all go home now. Get back into your sweatpants. I am not feeding you stop somewhere on the way home. Thanks for tuning in but..the show is over..
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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