So, we have closed the book on 2010. Now, as we transition to the new calendar year, this is when most men and women reflect back on the year before. In the film world, this can be when critics and movie lovers take some opportunity to review the past year. Not to mention, this is awards season. Together with the Critics' Choice Awards in just a couple of weeks and the Oscars less than two months ago, suffice to say the red carpet is officially out.

Up front, though, I would like to go ahead and say, I'm going to do this different than those big award shows. For one, you'll see some of the typical categories, but likewise there will be some off-beat ones. Granted all of the other little facets of making a movie help to make a movie better, however I believe entertainment succeeds a movie's technical prowess in order to define whether it is good or not. So, you won't be seeing me awarding these"artsy" movies just because of their"cinematic accomplishment" (whatever the hell that is).

Best Film: Inception
For me this came down to Inception and Black Swan. I've honestly spent days mulling it over in my head which would be my movie of the year. However, in the end, Inception wins out. Inceptionwas also perfect in a sense. With intelligent writing, good acting, fun action, great cinematography and so on and so on, the movie proved to be awesome style with great substance. Nolan proved once again here why he is one of (if not THE) most sought after filmmakers today. A narrative genius. After watching this movie, it made me realize what a god-send Nolan is to Hollywood really. Everybody in Hollywood should be taking notes. This is exactly how a blockbuster movie should be done. Let's not kid ourselves, blockbuster action movies will continue to be the bread and butter of Hollywood for some time to come. While this is alright, the problem usually lies in that they're so shallow and cliche and just "eh". They usually just rely on cool action sequences and awesome looking special effects. Not Inception, though. This movie provides all that, but then actually brings substance to that style giving us an engaging and mind-bending/intelligent storyline to go with it. This perfect blend makes Inception my movie of the year.


Best Actor: James Franco - 127 Hours
I've said it before and I'll say it again: you want to test the merit of an actor? Throw him in a movie where he is pretty much the only one ever on-screen and he has to carry the entire movie himself. Where the whole weight of the entire movie rests most assuredly on his shoulders. Will he shine? Will he crumble? This is the test. Others have proven themselves in the same way (Will Smith, Tom Hanks). And truly I believe this (and the"retard role") is among the biggest ways to test an actor and see if he is one of the greats. So, input James Franco and 127 Hours. Playing a mountain climber that gets trapped under a boulder and is all alone, Franco is made to take an entire film on his own. Can he succeed? Damn right he can. With flying colours at that. Keeping it interesting, conveying a range of emotions throughout the film and sucking you in all on his own, Franco clearly reveals he had the mettle to handle such a daunting task and come out on top. Because of this, he's my actor of the year.
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