Tag: 2019
Retrospective Review: Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019) – Director’s Cut
There are only a handful of moments during Ari Aster‘s unnerving, horrorsome new flick, Midsommar, were you find yourself chuckling. If only for a second….
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Review
I am of the opinion that if we’re going to get yet another adaptation from the literary canon, let’s at least do something interesting with…
FemmeFilmFest20 Review: The Assistant (Kitty Green)
In Kitty Green’s The Assistant, the slow simmer of impending doom permeates the film. Its 87 minute runtime still manages to pack a whole lot of…
Festival de Cannes Review: Atlantics / Atlantique (2019)
A multi-faceted, poetically haunting tale, Atlantics will leave its audience longing for more of its striking, absorbing aesthetics.
Scenes, Performances, Movies – A Random Review of 2019 in Film
I personally struggle to sum up such a year in film as 2019. Whatever your tastes, your passions, your guilty pleasures, there was greatness for…
Predictions for 92nd Academy Awards Nominations – by Daniel Joyaux
Welcome to our annual deep dive into what we can expect to see with the Oscar nominations for the major categories. You can safely depend…
WATCH: ‘2019 in FILM’ Video – A Great Year of Cinema in 6 Minutes
After five long days in the making, hoping to reflect an entire year of memorable cinema, this 6 minute video attempts to encapsulate what was…
Review: Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir (2019)
In the opening of The Souvenir, we are gifted some black and white footage of Sunderland, a northern English city, as Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne…
Film Road to Halloween: Ready or Not (2019)
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 4 days to…
Review: For Sama is 2019’s Most Indispensable Documentary Film
Some films you know little of the plot or much about them at all going into them. That’s not necessarily the message I want to…
LFF Review: Judy & Punch
Judy & Punch is a reimagining of the origin story of the famous puppet show. Drawing humour from the beating of puppet-Judy, the puppet show…
Filmotomy Podcast 91: Isn’t it a Little Early for an Oscars Podcast?
What a show this is! The first Oscars / awards season podcast at Filmotomy of this new season. Nice and early. Robin Write is the…
European Film Awards: 46 Feature Films in Selection for 2019 Awards
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions gathered to proclaim the 46 films for official selection in this year’s Feature Film section. A diverse bunch…
2019 in Film Halftime Report: The Movies
Well, you’ve blazed through our 30 Memorable Scenes of the year so far. You’ve awed at the 30 Great Performances. Now, it’s time to check…