Comedic Performances that Deserved Oscar Nominations
The Oscars are notorious for ignoring comedies, so we took to Twitter to find the comedic performances that were worthy of nominations. Dying is easy, comedy is hard. However, in the eyes of the Oscars, comedy isn't equal. Comedies are rarely taken seriously and when they are they are rarely broad comedies. With Olivia Colman…
2019 Oscars Wrap-Up: The Oscars are changing and resistant to change
The 2019 Oscars feel like a step back after so much progress in the last couple years, but there are glimmers of hope. The 2018-2019 awards season has finally come to a close and like every other season, it feels like looking at an empty room after a party. It’s still and lifeless with reminders…
2019 Oscars Final Predictions
Despite the mess that is the 2019 Oscars, it is refreshing to have a season that feels unpredictable. Best Picture is still up in the air as is Best Supporting Actress while there is room for upsets in nearly every category. As a lifelong Oscar fan, it's always more excited to not know who's going…
‘The Changeover’ review — A well-made gothic YA fantasy
The Changeover is a well-made fantasy YA movie that features a terrifying villainous turn by Timothy Spall. The Changeover — based on Margaret Mahy’s 1984 novel of the same — is refreshingly a young adult adaptation that doesn’t have aspirations for a franchise. In the vein of Twilight, the movie tells the story of Laura (Erana James),…
2019 Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor at the 2019 Oscars is stacked with industry veterans and newcomers looking for their shot at Oscar glory. Best Supporting Actor seems to be the most locked acting categories as Mahershala Ali has swept every televised acting prize including the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Critics Choice. However, I think there…
‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ review — Brexit via King Arthur
The Kid Who Would Be King delivers as a family-friendly fantasy-adventure based on the King Arthur legend and an allegory for Brexit. The Kid Who Would Be King tells the classic story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table via Brexit era Britain. As Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson truly chewing the scenery) — the…
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 Picture
Best Picture this year is as unpredictable as ever with four frontrunners and the possibility of a barrier-breaking superhero movie winning. Best Picture is an odd category at the 2019 Oscars. What is making this year more unpredictable is almost the opposite of last year. Instead of there being multiple films with valid chances of winning,…
‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ review — The art world, satire, and horror collide
Velvet Buzzsaw has trouble balancing its satirical and horror elements, which results in an interesting, but unsatisfying Netflix original. Velvet Buzzsaw doesn’t become the movie we want it to be until the last 30 minutes. That’s when it starts working effectively as an art-world satire and horror-thriller. The rest, though, has a hard time striking a…
‘Alita: Battle Angel’ review — A messy, but fun cyberpunk sci-fi adventure
Alita: Battle Angel boasts exhilarating action scenes and a breakout performance by Rosa Salazar, but buckles under the weight of its complex plot. Alita: Battle Angel gets one very important thing right: robots fighting. Director Robert Rodriguez — best known for the Spy Kids and Sin City franchises — knows how to direct an action scene.…