Tom Tangney

'Greta' may have the gloss of high art, but it's really after nothing more profound than cheap thrills and maybe a jolt or two to our nervous system.

The way voting works for the Oscars now makes for some potentially odd outcomes, where the most-loved movie could never even stand a chance.

"Capernaum" tells a harrowing tale of a 12-year-old boy born into abject poverty but making the best of it under rather dire circumstances.

"They Shall Not Grow Old" is a documentary made up entirely of 100-year-old Imperial War Museum footage, much of which we may already have seen in scores of WWI documentaries over the years. But oh, what a difference.

"Stan & Ollie" is sweet and sentimental, but the script is shallow and plays it safe.

Offering few thrills, chills, or even any sense of fun, "Glass" takes itself far too seriously to take seriously. It talks itself to death.

KIRO Radio film critic Tom Tangney provides a peek at his votes for the Critics Choice Awards ahead of the big event Jan. 13, 2019 in LA. Which films stood out over the past year?

After a year of watching movies, KIRO Radio's Tom Tangney has painstakingly compiled his list of the top 10 films of 2018, though there technically 13 films on this list, because he cheated.

"Mary Poppins Returns" is a dutiful sequel with passable songs but what it lacks is the irresistible sense of fun that Julie Andrews and the Sherman Brothers' songs brought to the one and only "Mary Poppins."

The "book" of this near-musical is too melodramatic for its own good but the musical performances make "A Star is Born" worth watching.