2019 Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress has a frontrunner in Regina King, but there's a good chance she is upset by Rachel Weisz or even Marina de Tavira. Best Supporting Actress is possibly the trickiest category to predict at the Oscars this year. Here are my current rankings: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) — Golden Globe, Critics…

2019 Oscar Predictions: Best Actress

Best Actress is one of the most competitive categories at the 2019 Oscars as Glenn Close hopes to finally seal the deal. Best Actress, unlike its Best Actor counterpart, is a little bit more clear in terms of who the top contenders are. And many of them follow Oscar history — young ingenues, overlooked veterans.…

The Beguiled review — A darkly funny southern gothic tale

The 1971 southern gothic tale The Beguiled has been reimagined with a sharp, witty tone that delivers some darkly funny laughs. Some of the greatest facets of a southern gothic tale — equivocal gender roles, a decaying setting, social alienation — all appear in both adaptations of Thomas P. Cullinan’s novel A Painted Devil, renamed The Beguiled.…

Lion review — A remarkable true story beautifully told

Lion is one of the few inspirational true stories that translates beautifully on screen thanks to director Garth Davis and a strong performance by Dev Patel A Long Way Home, the book that the movie Lion is based on, is essentially devoid of emotion. That's not to fault the book's author and subject Saroo Brierley. He simply wasn't equipped with…

Final 2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions

And the nominees are... We take our best guess at who will be nominated at the 2017 Oscars The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards are next Tuesday and we'll finally know where this wacky awards season leads to. This year has been one of the most confusing awards seasons in recent memories. However, we do…