Welcome back to my Best Picture series, in which I set out to watch every one of the 92 films that have won the Academy Awards’ top prize! Eventually this series will take me waaay back to the 1920’s, but there’s a lot of cinema to get through between here and there! Today I turns the clocks back and examine the decade that closed the 20th Century, giving my thoughts on each of the films therein!
Welcome back to my Best Picture series, where I go back in time through the history of the Academy and watch/rate every movie that has won the Best Picture Oscar! Today we’re covering the turn of the century: the oughts, the zeroes, the oh’s, whatever you want to call them. Here are my thoughts on the Best Picture winners of the 2000’s!
Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit (2019) was one of the more controversial and polarizing films in the Oscar race this season, drawing passionate acclaim and vehement opposition in almost equal measure. It managed to take home the Best Adapted Screenplay award, but still there are those out there who believe the film is irresponsible in its depiction of Nazis. Is it dangerous to defang Nazis and show them to be bumbling oafs? Or does it serve the needs of this particular story and further the themes of radicalization and intolerance? Let’s dive deeper into the screenplay and figure it out for ourselves!
Continue reading ““Jojo Rabbit” Script Analysis: Pride, Peer Pressure and Persecution”
Welcome to my new series, where I go back in time and watch every Best Picture Oscar winner in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards! I’ve seen a handful of them already (mostly the more recent ones), but for many it will be my first time reacting to them. I plan on sharing my thoughts on each film and eventually putting them all together in one mega-list ranking them all! Let’s start off easy with the decade we just finished and work our way backwards, shall we?
Bong Joon-ho’s master work of a film Parasite (2019) took the Academy Awards by storm this year, nabbing four Oscars including Best Picture. And while I am absolutely thrilled that the Academy rewarded the best film of the year, I feel that we are only just beginning to scratch the surface of all the film is trying to say. This movie is far more than meets the eye: it is a multi-layered look at modern society and the rich vs. poor dynamic that does not trivialize or generalize its subject matter. It challenges the viewer to look at the situation from multiple perspectives and consider the at-times-conflicting viewpoints of each character. Today I will be digging deeper into the film’s Oscar-winning screenplay to try and unravel the carefully-constructed web Bong spins for our viewing pleasure. **SPOILERS AHEAD!**
Continue reading ““Parasite” Script Analysis: The Follies of Counter-Capitalism”
As 2019 awards season comes to a close, wrapping up another quality decade of cinema, I thought it would be fun to look at each of the Academy Award winners of the past ten years and declare an ultimate winner in each major category. What films, performances, scripts, and more will endure the test of time from the 2010’s?
The 92nd Academy Awards are now behind us, so it’s time to look forward more than a year in the future to the 93rd Oscars! What films from 2020 will be in the conversation for awards? What performances will prevail? Which filmmakers will have their day in the sun? Let’s take a look!
Continue reading “First Predictions for the 2021 Academy Awards”
The 92nd Academy Awards are behind us! Who were the big winners and losers? What were the biggest snubs and surprises? Let’s dive in and put a bow on this year’s awards season once and for all!
Welcome to part 2 of my official predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards! Today I’m looking at the below-the-line categories and determining who will win, should win, and should have been there!
We are less than a week away from Hollywood’s biggest night! Who will be victorious at the 92nd Academy Awards? Here are my official winner predictions!
Continue reading “2020 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win, Should Win, and Should’ve Been There”
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