While this year’s Oscar slate isn’t as great as last’s (to be fair, that is an unfair high bar), the awards show itself should be more interesting, with the winners not seemingly locked headed into Sunday. Several of the Best Picture nominees appeared on my year-end Top 10 (though my #1 “Challengers” was snubbed across… Continue reading 97th Academy Awards: Who Could, Should, and Will Win
Following the Actors and Screenwriters’ Guilds both going on strike last July, a dip in the quality and quantity of films in 2024 was going to be inevitable. This wasn’t a bad year for movies but there were just not many (if any) game-changers, compared to as many as five last year (including the eventual… Continue reading Top 10 Best Films of 2024
Close enough; welcome back, the 1970s studio picture! “The Brutalist” is a historical epic that follows a European Holocaust survivor (Adrien Brody) who immigrates to America, and takes up work as an architect for a rich businessman (Guy Pearce). Felicity Jones, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé, and Alessandro Nivola also star, while… Continue reading ‘The Brutalist’ Review: A Sprawling Epic About the American Dream
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