For close to a century, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been a pillar of open-mindedness and has set benchmarks for inclusion. This article celebrates their otherworldly knowledge and passion that totally isn’t bought or the source of controversy.
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Is ‘1917’ inherently nationalistic? The multi-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globes winner has come under fire from certain sections of the press, but Jacob Davis disagrees with the consensus. Full feature/essay here.
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It’s rare to see a film about World War I, but Sam Mendes’ ‘1917’, photographed by Roger Deakins, becomes a pretty fine example of the sub-genre according to Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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The nominees for the 92nd Oscars (2020) have been revealed with ‘1917’, ‘Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood’ and ‘Joker’ leading the charge. The full list of nominees here.
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“A Green Book Oscars win is the cinematic equivalent of burying one’s head in the sand” writes Jacob Davis of its Oscars 2019 Best Picture win in this special opinion piece.
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All of the winners from the 91st annual Academy Awards – The Favourite, Roma and more from the 2019 Oscars.
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The five nominees for the 2019 Oscar for Animated Feature are summarised and analysed by Rebecca Seghini in this, the Animation Race 2019.
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The Oscars seem to have got a lot wrong in 2019, from hosts to broadcasting. In this list, we celebrate 5 of their most overlooked in this: the 5 most idiotic Oscar snubs 2019.
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Hirokazu Koreeda’s Oscar-nominated Foreign Language film ‘Shoplifters’ is “humanist poetry on film”. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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The world's 2nd largest cinema chain, Cineworld, have announced that