Ema (2019)
[This review is part of my ongoing coverage [...]
The Best Picture Winners
The Best Picture Winners: The Shape of Water (2017)
It would have been irresponsible for me to end this Best Picture journey with Moonlight. So, here is a bonus – the newest entry in Oscar’s top-prize scrapbook . . . The Best Picture winners, in many cases, have a way of signaling the times in which they were made. That’s no less applicable for The […]
The Best Picture Winners: Moonlight (2016)
So here we are – Oscar Day! The 90th Annual Academy Awards are just a few hours away. The suspense will finally be at an end and, sadly, so will our journey through the Best Picture winners. It has been a pleasure to walk through them with you. But first, let us take a look […]
The Best Picture Winners: Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just 4 days away and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. Being an actor must be one of the most psychologically […]
The Best Picture Winners: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. If modern movies have a no-fly zone, it has to […]
The Best Picture Winners: Argo (2012)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. I get the funny feeling that I shouldn’t love Argo […]
The Best Picture Winners: The Artist (2011)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. I take issue with anyone who accuses The Academy of […]
The Best Picture Winners: The King’s Speech (2010)
Oscar’s 90th birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, every other day from now through March 4th, I will be taking a look at each and every film selected for his top award – the good, the bad and the sometimes not-so deserving. When The King’s Speech was bestowed the honor of Best […]
