the academy awards

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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First Time Watching The Classics: Oscar-Winning “All The President’s Men”0
- Film/TV
- February 21, 2022
What did I think it was? A political drama inside the White House, something that would actually show us… inside. I thought we’d see at least some of the President’s men, buuuuuut we saw a lot more of the President’s men’s female employees. And I’m a little pissed off that this could have been about
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Gutsy Awards Season Take And Prediction Strategy You Need To Read Before Best Picture Is Announced 0
- Film/TV
- January 13, 2022
Award-winning movies for artists, engineers, and performers are just a genre for marketing. Films that receive awards prestige were made specifically for that race. Sometimes talent attachments in the beginning of the process hinge on the team’s intention to finance an awards campaign. Those movies are not action, horror, or comedy by nature – they
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