Brandon Streussnig, Author at The Playlist

Oscars 2022: ‘CODA’ Wins Best Picture, ‘Dune’ Takes 6 Awards [Full Winners List]

March 27, 2022 11:50 pm

After a long and predictably fraught journey, Oscar season finally came to an end tonight in a wild ceremony hosted by Regina Hall, Wanda Sikes, and Amy Schumer. In an effort to attract more viewers and make m...

The 2022 Spirit Awards Winners: Maggie Gyllenhaal and ‘The Lost Daughter’ Win Big

Brandon Streussnig

March 6, 2022 4:52 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Oscar season rolled on as the 37th Independent Spirit Awards took place tonight on IFC and AMC+. Hosted by comedy’s power couple, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, this year’s ceremony served as a bit of a dep...

‘Reacher’ Review: Amazon’s Reboot Series Is A Mean, Pulpy Breath Of Fresh Air

Brandon Streussnig

February 3, 2022 11:40 am

News, Reviews, Television

It wasn’t too long ago that television was a place without pretension. It was a place to go for serialized, no-frills storytelling and you’d never hear it compared to what you’d see in the cinema. The rise of ...

‘Righteous Gemstones’ Season 2 Review’: An Ambitious, Intermittently Hysterical Mess & Mixed Bag

Brandon Streussnig

January 9, 2022 11:29 am

News, Reviews, Television

Sins of the past influencing the decisions of the present weighed heavily over season one of “The Righteous Gemstones,” HBO’s comedic lambasting of televangelist mega-church culture. Putting on a pious show, t...

‘Cry Macho’ Is Clint Eastwood’s Sweetest Swansong Yet [Review]

Brandon Streussnig

September 20, 2021 3:18 pm

News, Reviews

For over two decades, it’s felt as if Clint Eastwood has been saying goodbye. Starting with “Unforgiven,” a film that could almost be seen as the last western, he’s spent the better part of his late period rum...

‘Copshop’: Gerard Butler’s Dirtbag Charm Elevates Joe Carnahan’s Solid Action Flick [Review]

Brandon Streussnig

September 20, 2021 11:55 am

News, Reviews

The premise of Howard Hawks’ classic western “Rio Bravo” is a simple, yet timelessly effective little potboiler. So much so, that it’s been retooled over and over again in any setting and the idea never quite ...

‘Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, And Rage’ Presents A World Of White Anger & Misguided Youth Without Any Real Interrogation [Review]

Brandon Streussnig

July 28, 2021 2:35 pm

News, Reviews

In many ways, 1999 felt like the last time the general public truly had nothing to rage against. That’s false, of course; the problems that exist now were always there, just swept under the rug. As the millenn...

‘Miami Vice’: Quintessentially Michael Mann At 15 Years

Brandon Streussnig

July 28, 2021 1:23 pm

Essays, Features, News

Early on in “Thief,” Michael Mann’s 1981 feature debut, James Caan’s Frank stares out at a body of water enveloped by a sky that seems to go on forever. He’s just returned from another successful heist in Mann...

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