Tag: movies

‘Parasite’ wins the Phoenix Critics Circle’s Top Prize

Jeff Mitchell

The Phoenix Critics Circle hosted its annual awards party on Dec. 13 at the Phoenix Film Foundation office, and the critics and their friends and family enjoyed a festive night of food, drinks, movie conversations and debates, and of course, the awards! Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” won four PCC awards, including Best Picture! Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong’o won the top acting awards for “Marriage Story” and “Us”, respectively, and here is the complete list of winners. BEST PICTURE • 1917 • The Irishman • Jojo Rabbit • Marriage Story •…

Veterans Day double-feature that faces PTSD in the 21st century

Jeff Mitchell

In honor of our veterans, AHFW recommends two sobering films that may have slipped past you in the theatres.  These pictures cope with post-traumatic stress disorder in the 21st century, and they are both available on Amazon Prime. “Thank You for Your Service” (2017) – Three young Iraq War veterans and friends return home to Kansas, but realize that they carried invisible, cerebral scars back from the Middle East.  Director Jason Hall and actors Miles Teller, Beulah Koale, and Joe Cole raise PSTD awareness in 2017 with their grounded, heartbreaking…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Movies, Ranked #22 to #1

Jeff Mitchell

With the Marvel making a massive 2019 San Diego Comic-Con appearance, let’s look at AHFW’s ranking of the MCU films, #22 to #1.  We hope that you enjoy this stroll down Movie-Memory Lane! 22. “Iron Man 2” (2010) – The world knows that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is Iron Man, so new threats like Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) and Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) do not need to peek under our hero’s red and gold helmet. Unfortunately, the script peaks during the first act – on a Monaco race track…