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2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked

Posted on April 23, 2021May 15, 2021 by Joseph Wade

All 8 movies nominated for Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars ranked from worst to best. The likes of ‘Nomadland’, ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘Mank’ head-to-head.

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Wings (1927) Review

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Admin

‘Wings’ (1927) is, for better or for worse, the first ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Close to 100 years later, its issues and triumphs are more evident than ever. Review by Kieran Judge.

News of the World (2021) Review

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Kieran Judge

‘News of the World’ (2021), from Bourne Series director Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks, nominated for 4 Oscars including cinematography, is “two hours well spent”, but little more. Kieran Judge reviews.

Love and Monsters (2020) Review

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by Guest

‘Love and Monsters’, a new creature feature by director Michael Matthews and starring Dylan O’Brien, is an inventive little adventure movie. Scott Z Walkinshaw reviews.

Crip Camp (2020) Review

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Nominated for Documentary Feature at the 2021 Oscars, “Crip Camp is an essential story of liberty and spirit against impossible odds”. James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham direct, Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

Burrow (2020) Short Film Review

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Madeline Sharafian’s ‘Burrow’, the Pixar SparkShorts entry into the 2021 Oscars Animated Short category, is a nursery rhyme relevant to our times. Joseph Wade reviews.

My Octopus Teacher (2020) Review

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Katie Doyle

‘My Octopus Teacher’, the wildlife documentary phenomenon that has earned a nomination at the 2021 Oscars, isn’t quite the runaway success of other documentaries in its genre. Katie Doyle reviews.

Two Distant Strangers (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Oscar nominated live action short ‘Two Distant Strangers’, from Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, starring Joey Bada$$ and Andrew Howard, tells of police brutality and murder in the United States.

Collective (2019) Review

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 by Mark Carnochan

Romanian film ‘Collective’, a nominee in both the Documentary Feature and International Feature categories at the 2021 Oscars, is “one of the most important documentaries of all time”. Mark Carnochan reviews.

Genius Loci (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Joseph Wade

‘Genius Loci’, the 2021 Oscar nominated Animated Short from Adrien Merigeau in conjunction with Brecht Evens, is a wondrous example of cinema’s ability to connect on a deep level. Joseph Wade reviews.

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