Tag: Acting
A Perception of Color in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator
The 2004’s The Aviator, Martin Scorsese wanted to imitate the color techniques from his memories watching the films of the era as a child. You…
Romantic Comedy Review: Off the Menu
I’m not a huge fan of romantic comedies, I often find them cheesy, predictable, unrealistic and cliched; however I found Jay Silverman’s Off The Menu to…
Film Honors 2017: The Handmaiden and Dunkirk Big Winners
The Film Honors for 2017 were finally announced. As perhaps expected, for those that know me, The Handmaiden and Dunkirk were the big winners. Below…
Why The Shape of Water is the Oscars Best Picture of 2017
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a beautiful tale of love conquering all. The plot is relatively simple; a fairytale for troubled times set…
The 90th Academy Awards Showed Signs Of Moving Forward And Backwards
How do I explain how the 90th Academy Awards went? Well, for the most part, every award went according to plan which made the ceremony…
Femininity in Crisis: Exploring the Representation of Femininity in the Films of 2017
2017 saw some excellent female characters being presented on screen. From the likes of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, to Saoirse Ronan’s Lady Bird, to Margot Robbie’s…
Review: Phantom Thread (2017)
Paul Thomas Anderson is considered an acquired taste, akin to Woody Allen. One either likes or dislikes the filmography and requires a few or several…
A Dream-Like Nightmare: The Master Review
In my opinion, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest three films feel like they are a part of an unofficial experimental trilogy. They each have a less…
The Handmaiden and Dunkirk Lead The Way With The 2017 Film Honors Nominations
Time to honor my own choices for the best in film of 2017. I know we are in mid-February now, but here in the UK…
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 15 – Hanging on by a Phantom Thread
With Al taking a well-earned podcast break, I’m joined once again by Bianca, there is a return from Daniel Smith-Rowsey, and we welcome Filmotomy newcomer…
Three Billboards Dominates At The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are revealed. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the stand-out winner, taking three of the five film awards….
For Your Consideration: Patrick Stewart, Best Supporting Actor, Logan
“I always know who you are. It’s just sometimes I don’t recognize you.” Charles Xavier, Logan Logan marked Patrick Stewart’s seventh film in the X-Men…
Screen Actors Guild Nominations Offer A Few Surprises
WOW!!!! That is all I can say about my thoughts on the Screen Actors Guild nominations. There’s so many shockers that I don’t know where…
Golden Globes Nominations Have Us Scratching Our Heads
This year’s nominations for the always unpredictable Golden Globes have been released and I must say, it is the snubs that are more noticeable than…
