Tag: Oscars

I’ve been watching the Academy Awards since the 2001 ceremony when Gladiator beat Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon & Traffic for Best Picture. Over the last…

I hated cliques in high school. I hated the idea that you had to be or act a certain way in order to be accepted….

I’d been thinking for a long time about doing a podcast, and Robin and I have talked more specifically about doing one. The idea and…

Morten Tyldum decided that after making the pulsating, brilliant Headhunters in his native Norway that he would downgrade, flying off to make the English-language The Imitation…

Simply echoing what so many people have astutely pointed out already — this is not a well-rounded stage-to-screen adaptation. By adhering to the palcosenico’s static…

To boot, I loved almost all the separate components of the film individually but I didn’t love the resulting bundle. Aesthetically, my eyes were gently caressed…

Horror is Here to Stay. Whereas 2015 was a year for horror to experiment metaphor, narrative, and aesthetic (see: The Falling, Spring, Goodnight Mommy, It…

Did the studios fiddle while Rome burned in 2016? In other words, should Hollywood have done more to stop Trump and the Republican Party taking…

There are old fashioned crime tales of outlaws and the law on their trail, and gripping family dramas driven by blood and money. David Mackenzie’s…

I’m entitled to promote myself from time to time you know. I don’t endeavor to do that directly, even though I plug my own website…

Running close to Christmas now, too close for comfort, so I have not gift-wrapped these recent movie-related links. That said, they are all worthy of…

I am just dying to see Carol. Not sure how strongly I can emphasize this. And the time is near. This is of course backed…

Super Oscar nerds. Female Director Spotlight shiners. Awards bodies embracing Ex Machina. Yet another entertaining TV podcast. How can I not be excited about my…

Well, it has been way too long since I shouted out to those I regularly follow and read, so let’s just get on with it….