Tag: Oscars 2020

Honeyland was one of my favorite documentaries this year. Directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov shot this movie over the course of several years in Macedonia. The film follows beekeeper Hatidze, a middle aged woman who takes care of her ailing mother. Hatidze approaches beekeeping in a natural way, preferring to let nature take its…
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This is not the first biopic about Judy Garland’s life. Nor will it be the last. This particular movie is about the later years of Garland’s life. The glitz and glamor of being a star has faded and reality and money troubles have set in. Judy (Renée Zellweger) has hit a snag financially. She’s in…
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I don’t care much about cars whether they’re Ford or Ferrari’s. I skipped out on Ford v Ferrari initially, hoping that it wouldn’t get any nominations this year, allowing me to save myself two hours of what I assumed would be cars zooming around a track. It was, of course, nominated for Best Picture for…
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Greta Gerwig’s version of Little Women had a lot of buzz surrounding it even before it was released. Not only was it Gerwig’s follow up to the critically acclaimed Lady Bird, but it was also an adaptation of a classic piece of literature. Not to mention there have already been several film and television adaptations…
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I like to keep my reviews pretty honest. So I’m going to begin by saying I did not in any way want to see Joker. I put it off, hoping that it wouldn’t be nominated for anything so I could skip it. Don’t get me wrong, I usually love comic book movies. This movie just…
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Me before seeing 1917: Oh please, this is another movie that’s filmed in “one shot.” It’s been done before and it seems like a gimmick. I’m not impressed. Me after seeing 1917: Oh my gosh it was not a gimmick. I am so impressed.  How many movies about WWI have you seen? Probably a lot, unless…
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I have a confession: I was raised Catholic and this is a major reason why I saw The Two Popes. The second major reason I saw this movie is because it was nominated for several Golden Globes and a few Oscars. Now you know my ulterior motives so we can proceed. The Two Popes aims…
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You know that line in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” that says they’d just settled their brains for a long winter’s nap? That’s how I felt when I first saw the run time for The Irishman. 3.5 hours? No thank you. When I finally decided to watch it, I felt like the characters…
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