the oscars
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‘Past Lives’ Spotlights the Pull of First Love Alongside the Yearning For Glory
This story contains spoilers about ‘Past Lives’. The merit of the film Past Lives, written and directed by Korean Canadian Celine Song, is not its grandiose scale or beautiful scenery, but in its astutely controlled plot and action. The movie, now nominated for 2024 Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, portrays two…
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An Expert’s Predictions for Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars
Of the ten films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, six are really good. That’s a high percentage for a year – 2022 – in which most cinematic offerings seemed drab. This year sees films that are less moralistic than usual and less pretentious. The worst thing you can say about the worst film is…
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9 of the Worst Films From Oscar-Winning Directors (and What to Watch Instead)
The list of directors who have never won an Academy Award for directing is, perhaps, more revealing than the list of those who have. Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, Pedro Almodóvar, Howard Hawks, Jane Campion (yet) — none were deemed worthy of cinema’s highest honour. Mel Gibson, on the other…
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22 of the Best Car Movies That Aren’t Fast & Furious
Since 2001, the Fast & Furious films have been the go-to for racing action spectaculars. They’re wildly popular, and justifiably so, though not to everyone’s taste. Maybe you’re riding the high of the latest, F9, or maybe you’re looking for a racing movie with something different to offer.