2018 Oscar Nominations — Final Predictions

The Oscar nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards are upon us! This has easily been the most unpredictable season in recent memory for the Oscars. There is still no solid Best Picture frontrunner and most categories don't have a solid group of nominees yet. Come nominations morning — Tuesday, January 23rd — we are…
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Tower review — Bravely reconstructs the first American school shooting

Tower is one of the most innovative documentaries in recent memory by blending rotoscope animation with live-action footage to emotional results. Many times with documentaries, especially those covering historical events, it feels like you are being taught a piece of the past that stays in the past and belongs in the past. However, with Tower, Keith Maitland,…
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Krisha review — Bold and emotionally breathtaking

Krisha is an incredible debut film by Trey Edwards Schultz with an emotional powerhouse performance by Krisha Fairchild As I'm sitting here trying to write this review for Krisha, I'm finding that I don't even know where to start. The experience of the film is, for lack of a better term, emotionally devastating. Simply put, it's one of the…
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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…
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