Throwback Thursday Movie Reviews

2019

Throwback Thursday Review: 'How To Train Your Dragon'

2018

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Jaws'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Equalizer'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Mamma Mia!'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Mission: Impossible III'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Mission: Impossible II'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Incredibles'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. 

Won: Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Jurassic Park'

Nominated For: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects. 

Won: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects. 

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001)

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Mission: Impossible'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Avengers'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pacific Rim'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Shining'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The World's End'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Paddington'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Looper'

2017

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Jumanji' (1995)

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Room'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pitch Perfect'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Ratatouille'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Animated Feature.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Inception'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Original Score.

Won: Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Thor: The Dark World'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Incredible Hulk'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Superman' (1978)

Nominated For: Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Original Score.
Won: Special Achievement Award (For Visual Effects).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Blade Runner: The Final Cut'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Hot Fuzz'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Shawshank Redemption'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actor; Morgan Freeman, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Original Score. 

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Shaun of the Dead'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Amazing Spider-Man'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Despicable Me 2'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song "Happy" (written by Pharrell Williams).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Cars 2'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Mummy' (1999)

Nominated For: Best Sound.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Cars'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song "Our Town" (written by Randy Newman).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Prometheus'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Despicable Me'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Spider-Man 3'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Spider-Man 2'

Nominated for: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.
Won: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. 

Won: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Ghost in the Shell' (1995)

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) 

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Original Song "Beauty and the Beast" (written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman), Best Original Song "Belle" (written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman), Best Original Song "Be Our Guest" (written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman), and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Original Song "Beauty and the Beast" (written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman) and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'King Kong' (2005)

Nominated For: Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. 
Won: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Wolverine'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'

Nominated For: Best Actor; Johnny Depp, Best Makeup, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Spider-Man'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'John Wick'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Matrix Revolutions'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Matrix Reloaded'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Matrix'

Nominated For: Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects.

Won: Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'

Nominated For: Best Sound Mixing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Transformers'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Fast & Furious'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'

2016

Throwback Thursday Review: '2 Fast 2 Furious'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'West Side Story'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, Best Supporting Actor; George Chakris, Best Supporting Actress; Rita Moreno, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Picture, Best Director; Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, Best Supporting Actor; George Chakris, Best Supporting Actress; Rita Moreno, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, and Best Original Score. 

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Fast and the Furious'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Lilo & Stitch'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2'

Nominated For: Best Makeup, Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Thor'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'

Nominated For: Best Cinematography.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Jack Reacher'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Gone Girl'

Nominated For: Best Supporting Actress; Rosamund Pike.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'

Nominated For: Best Art Direction.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960)

Nominated For: Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Saving Private Ryan'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; Steven Spielberg, Best Actor; Tom Hanks, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Art Decoration, Best Makeup, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Director; Steven Spielberg, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'

Nominated For: Best Art Direction- Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pete's Dragon' (1977)

Nominated For: Best Original Song "Candle on the Water" (written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn) and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Dark Knight'

Nominated For: Best Supporting Actor; Heath Ledger, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects. 

Won: Best Supporting Actor; Heath Ledger and Best Sound Editing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Bourne Legacy'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Ghostbusters 2'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Ghostbusters' (1984)

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Original Song "Ghostbusters" (written by Ray Parker Jr.).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Tarzan'

Nominated For: Best Original Song "You'll Be In My Heart" (written by Phil Collins).
Won: Best Original Song "You'll Be In My Heart" (written by Phil Collins).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; Steven Spielberg, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects. Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Visual Effects. Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Independence Day'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Sound. 
Won: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Finding Nemo'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Animated Feature.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Now You See Me'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'X-Men: First Class'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Alice in Wonderland' (2010)

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction.
Won: Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Bourne Ultimatum'

Nominated For: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.
Won: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Trek' (2009)

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Makeup.

Won: Best Makeup.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Captain America: The First Avenger'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Iron Man 3'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Snow White and the Huntsman'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Jungle Book' (1967)

Nominated For: Best Original Song "The Bare Necessities"(written by Terry Gilkyson).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Iron Man 2'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Bourne Supremacy'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Man Of Steel'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Cloverfield'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Olympus Has Fallen'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Lion King'

Nominated For: Best Original Song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", Best Original Song "Circle Of Life", Best Original Song "Hakuna Matata", (written by Elton John and Tim Rice) and Best Original Score.

Won: Best Original Song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (written by Elton John and Tim Rice) and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Batman Begins'

Nominated For: Best Cinematography.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Zoolander'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Kung Fu Panda 2'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Kung Fu Panda'

Nominated For: Best Animated Feature.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Bourne Identity'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; Martin Scorsese, Best Actor; Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Supporting Actor; Jonah Hill, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

2015

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi'

Nominated For: Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing and Best Original Score.
Won: Special Achievement Award (For Visual Effects).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'

Nominated For: Best Art Direction, Best Sound, and Best Original Score.

Won: Best Sound and Special Achievement Award (For Visual Effects).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Wars: A New Hope'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; George Lucas, Best Supporting Actor; Alec Guinness, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Original Score.

Won: Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Original Score, and Special Achievement Award (For Sound Effects).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Up'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Score.
Won: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Rocky'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; John G. Avildsen, Best Actor; Sylvester Stallone, Best Actress; Talia Shire, Best Supporting Actor; Burgess Meredith; Burt Young, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Original Song "Gonna Fly Now" (written by Bill Conti, Carol Connors, and Ayn Robbins).
Won: Best Picture, Best Director; John G. Avildsen, and Best Film Editing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Hunger Games'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Skyfall'

Nominated For: Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song "Skyfall" (written by Adele and Paul Epworth).
Won: Best Sound Editing and Best Original Song "Skyfall" (written by Adele and Paul Epworth).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Quantum Of Solace'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Casino Royale'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith'

Nominated For: Best Makeup.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Hotel Transylvania'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Hurt Locker'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; Kathryn Bigelow, Best Actor; Jeremy Renner, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.Won: Best Picture, Best Director; Kathryn Bigelow, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Pulp Fiction'

Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Director; Quentin Tarantino, Best Actor; John Travolta, Best Supporting Actor; Samuel l. Jackson, Best Supporting Actress; Uma Thurman, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Screenplay.

Won: Best Original Screenplay.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Top Gun'

Nominated For: Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Song "Take My Breath Away" (written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock).
Won: Best Original Song "Take My Breath Away" (written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock).

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Snowpiercer'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Lone Ranger'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Fantastic Four' (2005) 

'Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation' Review

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol'

Throwback Thursday Review: 'Iron Man'

Nominated For: Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Editing.

Throwback Thursday Review: 'The Terminator'