The 2022 Academy Awards are tomorrow; as per usual, a sizable divide exists between audience preference and critical acclaim. In fact, 2021's highest-grossing film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, garnered merely one nomination, for best visual effects. After the jump, check out links to our coverage for the nominated films, along with information about their nomination, … Continue reading Oscar Roundup 2022
Film Review: Minari
★★★★★ Minari is a moving and meaningful movie that perfectly encapsulates the ultimate struggle that is the American dream. We follow this family through highs and lows, but it always feels real. The dynamics between each of the characters are very well-established, though if I had one pet peeve it would probably be that the … Continue reading Film Review: Minari
Early Screening: Judas and The Black Messiah
★★★★ I see another Oscar nomination in Daniel Kaluuya's future. Fred Hampton is just the right meaty role for the budding actor to bite his teeth into, full of passion and vitality. This film, though, gives us not one but two fantastic central performances because LaKeith Stanfield is nearly just as good. His character being … Continue reading Early Screening: Judas and The Black Messiah