The Oscars
Past Lives (2023) Review
Celine Song offers one of the greatest debut features of all time in ‘Past Lives’ (2023), an achingly beautiful film starring Greta Lee. Review by Mark Carnochan.
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It’s easy to fall in love with ‘Barbie’ (2023) starring Margot Robbie because director Greta Gerwig speaks a universal truth about growing up and so much more. Review by Margaret Roarty.
Read MoreOppenheimer (2023) Review
‘Oppenheimer’ (2023) offers a depth of undertaking incomparable in the contemporary space, Christopher Nolan presenting an imperfect but important film. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreI’m With Terry: Marlon Brando’s Method Performance in ‘On the Waterfront’
How Marlon Brando’s Method acting enhanced ‘On the Waterfront’ and added nuance and sympathy to his character Terry. Essay by Jacob Davis.
Read MoreAn Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It (2022) Short Film Review
‘An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It’, the stop motion film nominated for Animated Feature at the Oscars 2023, is enchanting, unmissable. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreLiving (2022) Review
Bill Nighy is utterly astonishing in ‘Living’ (2022), Kazuo Ishiguro’s adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film ‘Ikiru’ about old age and illness. Review by Kieran Judge.
Read MoreMy Year of Dicks (2022) Short Film Review
‘My Year of Dicks’, the short film created by Pamela Ribon and nominated in the Oscars Animated Short category, is punk and loving, a great film. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreThe Martha Mitchell Effect (2022) Short Film Review
Have you ever heard of the Martha Mitchell Effect? You probably should have. Diane Alvergue and Debra McClutchy tell the story behind the term. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreThe Flying Sailor (2022) Short Film Review
Nominated for Animated Short at the 95th Oscars (2023), Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby’s ‘The Flying Sailor’ asks big questions in a short period. Review by Joseph Wade.
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