Robert Hamer
Formerly an associate writer for recently-retired Award Circuit, Robert Hamer is a U.S. Navy veteran and current Washington, D.C. bean-counter who spends his time obsessing over movies and pop politics. He is returning to film and awards season commentary to return to a sense of normalcy in these plague-ridden times of rising fascism and late-stage capitalist dystopia. Join him, won't you, in these unorthodox attempts at cinematic therapy?
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in Op-edGina Carano Is Not A Victim of Anything but Her Own Bad Decisions
Ever heard of this thing called “At-Will Employment?” It means that, with very few exceptions, an employer can effectively fire an employee for any reason at all. It is currently the norm in all but one state. And for a long time – pretty much ever since organized labor movements were obliterated as a political […] More
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in Op-ed
Happy Birthday, President Lincoln! That Movie About You Is Still Great!
Today is a special day in American history, as it is the 212th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President who took office during the most dire domestic political crisis in our nation’s history and succeeded in preserving our Union and abolishing slavery. He was also the protagonist of one of the most surprisingly terrific […] More
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’… I Have Questions
In some ways, I’m a little surprised by the harsh reception to Wonder Woman 1984, relative to similarly middling superhero movies (our review is here). It has most of the flaws that have been creeping into these blockbusters for the last decade or so, and I suspect one reason why so many critics have been […] More
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in Op-ed
The Worst Movie Sequels (Part II)
Note: More Spoilers, All Spoilers from Here on Out And we’re back for five more sequels that brazenly contradicted the thematic and narrative legacies of the previous films! If you missed Part One, check it out here! I should preface this conclusion by admitting that, as an older brother to much younger sisters, I very […] More
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in Op-ed
The Worst Movie Sequels (Part I)
Note: This Article Contains, Like, Just So Many Spoilers, You Guys Film Twitter can be an interesting place, not only for the avalanche of “hot takes” that aren’t that hot to defiant declarations of pretty commonly held opinions to reassurances that yes, Sarah Paulson is indeed a national treasure, but also for the occasional question […] More
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Category Fraud’s Soft Bigotry
One of the few major awards hopefuls still on the calendar for this extended Oscar season is Supernova, a romantic drama about two lovers trying to make the most out of the remaining time they have after one of them is diagnosed with dementia. It’s had quite a rapturous reception on the film festival circuit […] More
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in Op-ed
How ‘Parasite’ Predicted the Outcome of the 59th Presidential Election
You ever think about how the Oscars would have gone had they not moved up their schedule a month to shorten the precursor season? Remember: COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on the 11th of March and the ceremony took place on the 9th of February. If they had gone […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #5: Joey, Myles, Robert, and Steve Get Political
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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Do We Still Need Saturday Night Live?
It seems like the general consensus around last weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live was a bit of a bust, with much of the criticism surrounding Jim Carrey’s… less than stellar impression of Vice President Joe Biden (because I guess we’ve all just accepted that Lorne Michaels will not let go of Alec Baldwin’s lackluster […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Accidental President’ is Presented by Intentional Grifters
For the next several years, we’re going to inundated with tell-all books, documentaries, speaking tours, and exposés that will try to capitalize on the open wounds inflicted on us by President Donald Trump. We’re going to see an avalanche of people who will “bravely” speak out about his abuses and crimes and how they were […] More
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The Good Enough Parents of ‘Babyteeth’
In a key scene in Shannon Murphy’s debut feature Babyteeth, beleaguered parents Anna and Henry look on in the backyard of their home, seeing their terminally ill daughter Milla suggestively “play wrestling” with her delinquent and older boyfriend Moses. “This is the worst possible parenting I can imagine,” Anna sighs. Which begs the question… compared […] More
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“Dark” Superheroes Aren’t The Heroes We Need, Or Deserve
The trailer for the next Batman movie, called The Batman, dropped last month, and it seems like… … pretty much like every other big-budget theatrical Batman movie of the last thirty years not directed by Joel Schumacher. I’m… just… so tired. Look, I have no doubt that Matt Reeves is going to deliver a handsomely-made […] More
