Awards Season… Movie #60 2022: Elvis (2022) 10 Jul 20228 Jul 2022 Doesn't it seem like there have been an unusual amount of music biopics recently? From Rocket Man to Bohemian Rhapsody and from Respect to Judy, the 21st century - particularly…
Awards Season… Movie #35 2022: Drive My Car (2021) 8 Apr 20224 Apr 2022 Drive My Car is a tough one for me to review. There's a lot going on within it... but also seemingly very little? In fact, I'm not entirely sure what…
Awards Season… Movie #34 2022: Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised (2021) 6 Apr 20224 Apr 2022 I really should watch more of the documentaries nominated at the Academy Awards. In general, the Academy do get at least that category correct, don't they? If Summer of Soul…
Awards Season… Movie #31 2022: King Richard (2021) 30 Mar 202229 Mar 2022 Well. This is awkward, isn't it? Truth is, I watched King Richard before the Oscars ceremony, therefore I also saw it before... well, you know what. All I'll say is,…
Awards Season… Movie #29 2022: The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) 24 Mar 202223 Mar 2022 There are many critics out there saying that it's probably time to stop adapting Shakespeare plays into movies. I'd say they're 80% right. We all know the stories, we've all…
Awards Season… Movie #28 2022: Belfast (2021) 23 Mar 202223 Mar 2022 Seven Oscar nominations. That's what this film has garnered so far. Alongside that, Belfast won Outstanding British Film and Best Supporting Actress (the inimitable Caitríona Balfe) at the BAFTAs last…
Awards Season… Movie #27 2022: Licorice Pizza (2021) 22 Mar 202222 Mar 2022 Back to the Oscars race now, with a film that I found rather bizarre. Being quite a fan of Phantom Thread and There Will Be Blood, I expected to like…
Awards Season… Movie #25 2022: Nightmare Alley (2021) 16 Mar 202215 Mar 2022 With a director like Guillermo del Toro and an ensemble of such a high calibre attached to a film, you'd think that Nightmare Alley would be a runaway hit. Whilst…
Awards Season… Movie #23 2022: West Side Story (2021) 12 Mar 202211 Mar 2022 Musicals have always been a part of my life. Not only do I simply love them, but I've been in a lot of them. Training in musical theatre for twelve…
Awards Season… Movie #1 2022: The Lost Daughter (2021) 3 Jan 2022 Well, here we are again... Happy New Year! Back to movie #1. This is officially the third year I've been writing here, and to be honest, I'm still not fussed…
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