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A largely sentimental Oscar Ballot

February 20, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Chris’s favorites and predictions for the 2015 Academy Awards

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Academy Awards, awards, Birdman, Boyhood, Hollwyood, Oscars, Wes Anderson

How Wes Anderson’s Adorable Nostalgia became The Tidy Horror of The Grand Budapest Hotel

June 11, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Cat found the violence and poetry of Wes Anderson’s latest all a part of an elaborate hoax of false nostalgia

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Catherine Eaton, Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, Nostalgia, Poetry, Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson, Nostalgia, and the grace of pretending on the past

April 14, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Ruth shares her experience with The Grand Budapest Hotel and a night in the glow of nostalgia.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Darjeeling Limited, Grandview Theathr, Minnesota, Nostalgia, Ruth Rosengren, St. Paul, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

March 14, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

With The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson moves one stelp close to directig live-action cartoons

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Forest Lewis, movies, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson

A Wes Anderson Survival Kit

March 11, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

A few Wes Anderson ways to hold you over while waiting on The Grand Budapest Hotel

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Catherine Eaton, Moonrise Kingdom, Ralph Fiennes, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson

Trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel

October 17, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung Leave a Comment

It’s delightful.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson

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