The Oscars

The Power of the Dog (2021) LFF Review

Posted on October 17, 2021March 14, 2022 by Leoni Horton

Benedict Cumberbatch leads an ensemble cast in 2021 Jane Campion western ‘The Power of the Dog’, an unyielding exploration of masculinity against the backdrop of the old west. Leoni Horton reviews.

2021 Oscars Winners – Full List

Posted on April 26, 2021May 15, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Chloé Zhao and ‘Nomadland’ win the big awards at a toned down 93rd Oscars (2021) celebrating the best of cinema in 2020/2021. The full winners list.

2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked

Posted on April 23, 2021March 14, 2022 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.

Pages: 1 2 3

Wings (1927) Review

Posted on April 23, 2021March 25, 2022 by Kieran Judge

‘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, 2021July 27, 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.

« 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 25 »