Image by kalhh from Pixabay The Academy Awards are fast approaching with the anticipated ceremony taking place in less than a month on March 10. Knowing the history of the Oscars there’s bound to be some snubs and surprises, so with that in mind lets go through the main categories and see who the academy is likely to give the statues to, but also who they should go … [Read more...] about Oscar picks and predictions
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The Holdovers: An Instant Christmas Classic
The Holdovers is a film that holds a special type of charm; it’s a 1970’s period piece that feels less like a period piece, and more like a movie lost to time. Beginning with a seven-minute-long opening credits sequence played over the serene winter landscape of Massachusetts in December, it’s clear from the get-go that this is something different. The Holdovers is a film that … [Read more...] about The Holdovers: An Instant Christmas Classic
Movie Review: All of Us Strangers
From the first shot of a city bathed in melancholy, All of Us Strangers opens the door into a morose, passionate, and twisted world, and then locks you inside. Just as concerned with the chasm between parent and child as it is with the unfolding experience of new romance, Andrew Haigh’s film is a kaleidoscopic depiction of loneliness, longing, and love. Adam … [Read more...] about Movie Review: All of Us Strangers
Oscar nominations recap
Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels As Hollywood’s most anticipated night is fast approaching, the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were recently released, and we were surprised to see who didn’t make the shortlist (and who did). The movie that lured millions of people to dress up in pink was excluded from nominations in some of the major … [Read more...] about Oscar nominations recap
The Color Purple review: the Blitz Bazawule adaptation is both outlandish and exhilarating
This latest rendition of Alice Walker’s epistolary novel, The Color Purple, is once again a movie-musical that kicks the tragedy of the narrative into a dim-lit corner to bring the hollywoodish fantastical elements into play. The choice of such a fanciful genre to narrate a story of rape, domestic violence, and oppression black women face within the community, is both … [Read more...] about The Color Purple review: the Blitz Bazawule adaptation is both outlandish and exhilarating