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Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Nomadland, News of the World, Johnny Oleksinski, Best Frances McDormand Movies

Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Chloé Zhao's "Nomadland" follows a woman who after losing everything in the Great Recession embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. This week, Adnan reviews the Frances McDormand led film that is sure to be a favorite to win Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards. Adnan also reviews Tom Hanks' latest film "News of the World" and gives his list of the Top 10 movies from 2020! Plus, NY Post writer & critic Johnny Oleksinski joins the show to talk about some his favorite films from the past year and how he started his career as a film critic. In honor of "Nomadland" the guys give their picks for the Mt. Rushmore of Frances McDormand Movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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J.O.W once again relies on mixed methods non-fiction rendered into compellingly realistic

0:27.5

drama. Thanks to a cast of non-professional actors playing versions of themselves. The result

0:32.6

is as stimulating and satisfying as it is iffy and curious. That's from Kay Austin Collins

0:38.2

of Rolling Stone talking about no mad lair. That is the heavy favorite right now to win

0:43.2

Best Picture, Best Director and perhaps Best Actress, which would be the third for Fats

0:47.1

to the Big Dormen. It is our feature review this week here on CineFile. In addition to that,

0:51.0

I was back in the movies. First movie I saw by myself in a theater in five months news

0:56.2

of the world. That goes to support Tom Hanks as Latest Venture, Director's Paul Greengrass,

1:00.5

a review of that. Plus, at long last, my boy Alpha Hill, I was exerciated. When he gave

1:04.5

him as the top 10, well thankfully I finally got that streetener to no mad land. No, I have

1:08.4

not seen promising young woman. I know same surface all over it. I haven't seen Menari yet.

1:12.9

I really want to see that, but I can't keep waiting here. Let's forget say it's middle of

1:16.6

February. Middle of January here. We don't want to be in the middle of February. I'm still

1:19.5

giving you a top 10 list. So my top 10 films of 2020 I'm releasing today in addition to

1:24.6

that Johnny Oliksinski, who is the terrific film creator for the New York Post. He is going

1:28.7

to give his picks for the best films of 2020 as well. In addition to that, we've got some

1:33.3

news involving Army Hammer, which is absolutely disturbing. Also Robert DeNiro, Noah Bomback,

1:38.5

Screen Actors Guild. Whole lot more coming up this time here on CineFile. As always, I

1:42.9

appreciate the love and support. You can go to Apple Podcast where you can subscribe,

1:45.8

rate and review. And you can also hit me up on Twitter at AdnanSFurk or I also CineFile

1:50.7

Pod CI-NEPHILEPOD. As always, appreciate your comments, your questions, your queries,

1:57.3

your feedback, whatever you got to say. I'm all ears for it and I appreciate all of

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