best picture contender

Best Picture Contender Review: Nightmare Alley 0
- Film/TV
- March 8, 2022
“But the moment it speaks to probably connects more for people in show business than any other walk of life, and show biz people are the ones that vote… so it’s not a long shot for Nightmare Alley to be the best picture winner.”
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BEST PICTURE CONTENDER REVIEW: BELFAST 0
- Film/TV
- March 3, 2022
Before I even pressed ‘play’, I knew BELFAST was very likely to be a personal film favorite for the year. In addition to my love of coming-of-age narratives, I have a particular affinity for stories that are intentionally limited in scope. Since BELFAST tells a story set in a short period of time, staged primarily
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Best Picture Contender Review: LICORICE PIZZA Is The Earnest Return-To-The-Valley Film We Didn’t Know We Always Needed From PTA 0
- Uncategorized
- February 28, 2022
I am a PTA fanatic. I love his films, particularly his early work set in the San Fernando Valley. There are a lot of films about LA, but most people who make films in LA didn’t grow up here. BOOGIE NIGHTS and MAGNOLIA are canon for me. They are must-views. Top Ten Material, okay? So…. I was excited
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BEST PICTURE CONTENDER REVIEW: DON’T LOOK UP 0
- Film/TV
- February 25, 2022
DON’T LOOK UP hit me in a way that I was not prepared for, much like the giant Earth-bound comet central to the movie’s plot. Writer/director Adam McKay’s apocalyptic dark comedy is certainly funny but it also often cuts very close to our real life media-centric experience while aiming for satire. Some elements are meant
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