Tag: Academy Awards

The Tonya Harding true story is a fascinating one, and Craig Gillespie’s directing was expected to somewhat match the harsh reality of it. By the…

This needs little explaining. We’re heading towards the 90th Academy Awards, so a mass vote to establish a ranked list of the 89 Best Picture…

A review by Bianca Garner “Nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot.” These words are profound and they sum up the power of…

By Bianca Garner “Believe me, you don’t want Hannibal Lecter inside your head.” These words uttered by Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) in The Silence of…

Hey all Oscar fans, I’ve decided to put out my early Oscar predictions after the reactions to the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals. I’ve…

A record 92 countries have submitted films to be considered for the final shortlist in the Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards….

RE-POST And now, the end is near, and so we face the final cinematic curtain. My film friends, I’ll say it clear, we stated our…

RE-POST So we reach the penultimate 5 of actors and actresses who were not nomination for an Oscar, and feel they should have. You’ve come…

RE-POST Here you’ll find a couple of French, a couple of Greeks, not to mention a Dane, and a Norwegian. Your thoughts are always welcome…

RE-POST So we reach the penultimate part of the Oscar Missables. A pleasantly mixed bag too, with a few out-there options as well as some…

RE-POST This 5 features, in my opinion, one of the finest pieces of acting by a child I have ever seen – and the odds…

RE-POST Some truly crazed and murderous men acting their socks off here – and one man just trying to stay alive. Not one made the…

RE-POST Sorry Albert Brooks you are outnumbered here by feisty, fierce women. Go take a look at these Oscar never-weres. Jennifer Jason Leigh for The…

RE-POST – Originally Published September 2015. Here are 5 more acting performances not nominated for an Oscar. And might I add even further gratitude to those…