Tag: Oscars

West Side Story is an adaptation of the 1957 musical. It was made into a movie in 1961 starring Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, and Rita Moreno. The 2021 version is helmed by director Stephen Spielberg. The story is most likely familiar to folks. It takes place in New York City and pits two…
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The 94th annual Academy Awards were overshadowed by the punch heard round the world. Here is the list of nominees and winners: Best PictureBelfastCODA – WINNERDon’t Look UpDrive My CarDuneKing RichardLicorice PizzaNightmare AlleyThe Power of the DogWest Side Story Best DirectorKenneth Branagh – BelfastRyûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My CarPaul Thomas Anderson – Licorice PizzaJane Campion…
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I’ll be honest, when I first heard about My Octopus Teacher I was a tad weirded out. It seemed like a documentary about this strange man who developed a creepy love story with an octopus. I put off watching it, and then when it got nominated for Best Documentary at the 93rd annual Academy Awards…
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From David Dobkin, the director who brought you Wedding Crashers, comes one of the most ridiculous movies you will see this year. Eurovision stars Will Ferrell so right away you know what kind of movie you’re in for. I highly recommend not being sober while watching this movie. I will say for a Will Ferrell…
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Every once in a while you’ll see a movie that is so wildly different than anything you’ve seen before and it will make you incredibly happy that unique stories are still being told. Sound of Metal is that type of movie. Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and Lou (Olivia Cooke) are in a band together. Lou sings…
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Quo Vadis, Aida? is based on a true story. It was one of my favorite movies of 2020 and tells the story of a genocide that few people seem to be acutely aware of. In 1995, the Bosnian Serb army raided the town of Srebrenica. The army was under the command of General Ratko Mladic.…
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The Mole Agent is a documentary from filmmaker Maite Alberdi. Alberdi bends the genre and form of traditional documentaries by setting the stage as more of a slick spy thriller. Investigator Rómulo Aitken has a client who suspects that her mother is being abused at a nursing home. He places an ad for an older…
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The White Tiger is a Netflix original movie that has garnered some buzz during award season. Writer and director Ramin Bahrani has done a mix of projects but I had never seen any of his work, so I was excited to view this movie with fresh eyes. The White Tiger follows a precocious young man…
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I am a massive fan of Vanessa Kirby. I first saw her in the Netflix show The Crown where she plays the young version of Princess Margaret. She went on to star in two huge action movies, Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw. It was an unlikely transition from…
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The 93rd annual Academy Awards were unusual to say the least. There was no host and there was a mix of nominees attending in person and some who were tuning in via Zoom. The producers of the show tried to mix things up this year by ending the ceremony with the Best Actor category, rather…
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