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…
adventure… Movie #24 2022: Dune (2021) 14 Mar 202211 Mar 2022 Most remakes never needed to be remade. I think we can all agree on that. The weird thing about Dune is that the original 1984 film was almost universally panned…
Drama… Movie #22 2022: The Power of the Dog (2021) 7 Mar 20225 Mar 2022 Can you tell I'm finally making an attempt at seeing some of this year's Oscar nominated films? The Power of the Dog is usually something I wouldn't even look twice…
Drama… Movie #21 2022: CODA (2021) 5 Mar 20225 Mar 2022 I'm not going to beat around the bush here: this movie absolutely destroyed me. I already had a feeling that I was going to like it, but I didn't think…
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