Golden Globes 2016: The Results

So the Golden Globes were last night, and we’re all curious as to which movies are going to reign this year’s award season. Here’s a list of winners!

The winners are marked in bold.

Best motion picture, drama

“The Revenant”

“Mad Max: Fury Road”

“Carol”

“Room”

“Spotlight”

Best motion picture, musical or comedy

 “The Martian”

“Joy”

“Spy”

“The Big Short”

“Trainwreck”

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, drama

Brie Larson, “Room”

Saoirse Ronin, “Brooklyn”

Cate Blanchett, “Carol”

Rooney Mara, “Carol”

Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy

Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”

Melissa McCarthy, “Spy”

Amy Schumer, “Trainwreck”

Maggie Smith, “The Lady in the Van”

Lily Tomlin, “Grandma”

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, drama

Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”

Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”

Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”

Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”

Will Smith, “Concussion”

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture

Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”

Paul Dano,” Love”

Idris Elba, “Beasts of No Nation”

Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”

Michael Shannon, “99 Homes”

Best performance by actress in a supporting role in a motion picture

Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”

Jane Fonda, “Youth”

Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Hateful Eight”

Helen Mirren, “Trumbo”

Alicia Vikander, “Ex Machina”

Best director, motion picture

Alejandro González Iñárritu, “The Revenant”

Todd Haynes, “Carol”

Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”

George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Ridley Scott, “The Martian”

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy

Matt Damon, “The Martian”

Christian Bale, “The Big Short”

Steve Carell, “The Big Short”

Al Pacino, “Danny Collins”

Mark Ruffalo, “Infinitely Polar Bear”

Best screenplay, motion picture

Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs”

Emma Donoghue, “Room”

Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, “Spotlight”

Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, “The Big Short”

Quentin Tarantino, “The Hateful Eight”

Best original score, motion picture

Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight”

Carter Burwell, “Carol”

Alexander Desplat, “The Danish Girl”

Daniel Pemberton, “Steve Jobs”

Ryuchi Sakamoto, “The Revanant”

Best motion picture, animated

“Inside Out”

“Anomalisa”

“The Good Dinosaur”

“The Peanuts Movie”

“Shaun the Sheep Movie”

Best original song, motion picture

“Writing’s on the Wall,” “Spectre”

“Love Me Like You Do,” “Fifty Shades of Grey”

“One Kind of Love,” “Love & Mercy”

“See You Again,” “Furious 7”

“Simple Song #3,” “Youth”

Best motion picture, foreign language

“Son of Saul”

“The Brand New Testament”

“The Club”

“The Fencer”

“Mustang”

Best television series, drama

“Mr. Robot,” USA

“Empire,” Fox

“Game of Thrones,” HBO

“Narcos,” Netflix

“Outlander,” Starz

Best television series, musical or comedy

“Mozart in the Jungle,” Amazon Video

“Casual,” Hulu

“Orange Is the New Black,” Netflix

“Silicon Valley,” HBO

“Transparent,” Amazon Video

“Veep,” HBO

Best television limited series or motion picture made for television

“Wolf Hall,” PBS

“American Crime,” ABC

“American Horror Story: Hotel,” FX

“Fargo,” FX

“Flesh and Bone,” Starz

Best performance by an actor in a television series, drama

Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”

Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”

Wagner Moura, “Narcos”

Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”

Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”

Best performance by an actor in a television series, musical or comedy

Gael García Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle”

Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”

Rob Lowe, “The Grinder”

Patrick Stewart, “Blunt Talk”

Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television

Oscar Isaac, “Show Me a Hero”

Idris Elba, “Luther”

David Oyelowo, “Nightingale”

Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall”

Patrick Wilson, “Fargo”

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television

Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot”

Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”

Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall”

Ben Mendelson, “Bloodline”

Tobias Menzies, “Outlander”

Best performance by an actress in a TV series, drama

Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”

Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”

Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”

Eva Green, “Penny Dreadful

Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television

Maura Tierney, “The Affair”

Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”

Joanna Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”

Regina King, “American Crime”

Judith Light, “Transparent”

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television

Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel”

Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo”

Sarah Hay, “Flesh and Bone”

Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”

Queen Latifah, “Bessie”

Best performance by an actress in a television series, musical or comedy

Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

Jamie Lee Curtis, “Scream Queens”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin”

Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”

 

There you are, not long till the Oscars! Let me know what you think of the results in the comments or send a tweet to @film_swot.

Cameron Frew

Funny, not memorable – Daddy’s Home review

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg may have seemed like an unlikely comedy duo back before The Other Guys was released, but it turned out to be one of the funniest films out there. So naturally I was excited going in to Daddy’s Home, wondering if they’d be as hilarious this time round. What was the verdict?

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Daddy’s Home tells the story of Brad, a happily married step-dad chasing the essence of real fatherhood. Sure, he gets on – to an extent – with the kids, but at the end of the day he’s their step-dad. So when their biological father comes to town, things get interesting between the pair.

Now what I loved about The Other Guys was the amount of one liners, and the way it captured stupidity but at the same time it never felt particularly forced or unnatural. A major positive in Daddy’s Home is that the chemistry between Ferrell and Wahlberg is very much still there, and makes all their scenes together a shit ton more enjoyable than they would be with anyone else. Yes, there is a few good one-liners and hilarious moments in it, but you can already see where this is going.

The thing that has really pissed me off about Daddy’s Home is that although the story is a bit boring in the scheme of things, there was still a lot of potential for Ferrell and Wahlberg to have a fucking belter of a time on screen. When you watch The Other Guys, there’s scenes where the director evidently let them loose to do what they please, and those were its finest moments. Daddy’s Home fails massively by playing it safer than black at a funeral. It is clear the two leading stars were ready to give us a great time, but sadly weren’t allowed to deliver that.

Saying that, Ferrell and Wahlberg are definitely the highlights of the film. The co-stars on the other hand – here we fucking go. First of all, the kids in it were pretty annoying. They’re only kids I know, so I’m gonna leave them out of this. The mother, played by Linda Cardellini, albeit she’s attractive, frustrated me the whole way through. Her decisions and thoughts don’t really add up, and feel so forced to go along with how the writers wanted things to go between Ferrell and Wahlberg. Maybe she’s meant to be an fucking idiot and I just missed something?

Bobby Canavale, a name you may not recognise but a face you definitely would, is only their for a short time which is a shame as he is very very funny. Thomas Haden Church, who you’ll likely remember as Sandman in Spider-Man 3, shines consistently, which thankfully saves the film from a total disaster. And watch out for that John Cena cameo.

So to sum it up. Yes, Ferrell and Wahlberg are funny in this film. It’s definitely a more normal, sort of odd-ball Ferrell which is fine, and Wahlberg is great in his tough guy role. I wouldn’t complain about seeing the pair again, which will likely happen, but next time the writers need to realise that the pair are hilarious together and take advantage of that. I should of been crying with laughter, but instead I barely reached a loud laugh.

Rating: Meh

Check out the trailer below:

What do you think? Have you seen Daddy’s Home? Let me know in the comments or tweet @film_swot.

Cameron Frew

WEE WEDNESDAY REVIEW – Warrior

This is the first of a new type of post on Film Swot – WEE WEDNESDAY REVIEWS! Basically every Wednesday I will review a random film, in 50 words or less. Bitesize reviews in other reviews. The film I have chose to review is 2011 film Warrior, starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton.

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Top 10 – Films to look forward to in 2016

So, it’s 2016 – scary eh? Not to fear, there is a SHIT TON of amazing films heading our way this year, so here’s a list featuring the ones you should especially be thinking about. Just so you don’t go ham at me, we’ll only talk about films from February onward, since it’s already January!

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Top 10 – Christmas films

We’re fast approaching Christmas day, can you believe it? SAAAANTAAAA! With Christmas comes a load of fantastic films, so since we’re in the festive spirit here at Film Swot, here’s a top 10 list of the greatest Christmas films out there! Enjoy!

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The force is strong with this film – Star Wars: The Force Awakens review

It’s finally here. We have all been waiting for this for a long time, and it feels bizarre knowing that I’ve seen it. The new Star Wars film has had a tremendous amount of hype in the lead up to its release. So, did The Force Awakens live up to that hype? Yes, yes it fucking did.

(This review will be relatively short, sweet and most importantly – spoiler free. You guys are here to find out if it was good or not, I’m not gonna ruin it for you!)

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Top 10 – ‘Coming of Age’ films

Ah, growing up – it’s hard. You’ll go through various ups and downs in the massive learning curve. Whether its your first break up, getting ignored on MSN, falling out with your mates, pushing your Dad’s Ferrari out a window – you’ll have a shit time at one point or another. But growing up brings people some of their greatest memories, and this whole process makes for excellent movies. Therefore, here’s our top 10 ‘coming of age’ films.

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‘Divided we fall’ – Captain America: Civil War trailer released

It’s finally here – the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War dropped today.

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Top 10 – Comedies

Amongst the many genre of films, good comedies take a truly admirable level of skill. Having the ability to create a story, and make an audience laugh for a pro-longed period of time is no easy task, and my god there have been some absolute mince ones over the years. I felt it would be good to make up a list of the ten best comedies, so here you are – enjoy!

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Bond on Bond – Brosnan gives his views on Spectre

Pierce Brosnan has not held back in a recent interview with HitFix, in which he gave his opinion on the latest James Bond film Spectre, calling it “weak”.

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