Guest writer Katie Bienvenue has a review of The Lost Daughter, nominated for three Academy Awards. Do you remember The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood? Do remember the part where Ashley Judd’s character up’s and leaves her family because she just can’t take everything that’s happening with her family because it’s not how
Guest reviewer Chris Ward has a look at Belfast, nominated for six Oscars. Kenneth Branagh writes and directs this deeply personal film based on his own childhood as a young 9 year old living in Belfast during the troubles, in what is such a heartwarming film. Full of such brilliant humour and performances that were
Guest writer WMK Movie Reviews has a look at Cyrano, nominated for Best Costume Design. If we excuse its Telluride festival run back in September of 2021, Cyrano is easily the best film of the new year thus far. Based on the 1897 play Cyrano DeBergerac by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano is a bit of a
Guest writer MightyMatt has a review of CODA, nominated for three Academy Awards. CODA is a beautiful story told beautifully. It details a young girl, Ruby, who is a Child of Deaf Adults, hence the title, as she begins to become passionate about singing. With the all-important decision about college looming and her position in
Guest reviewer Mara Ahmed has a look at The Tragedy of Macbeth, nominated for three Academy Awards. Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is stunning. I will take a risk and say that I love how Americans do Shakespeare, at least on film. There is something earthy and unpretentious, something instinctually physical and meaty in
Guest reviewer The Cult Factor has a look at Nightmare Alley, nominated for four Oscars! Nightmare Alley is twisted, stylish and dark period piece which sees director Guillermo Del Toro at the peak of his powers. Mini-Synopsis: Nightmare Alley tells the story of Stanton Carlisle, a carnie who rises from the depths of poverty to
Guest reviewer The Nerd Review has a look at tick, tick…BOOM, nominated for two Oscars! I’m not a huge musical person. I haven’t seen that many, and I don’t really go out of my way for them. However, I loved this movie. Based on the off-broadway show of the same name, the movie follows the
Guest reviewer Rabz has a review of The Power of the Dog, nominated for a whopping 12 Oscars! The main draw to The Power Of The Dog for me was the persistent clamouring of praise for the performance of Benedict Cumberbatch. I hadn’t in fact been wholly over familiar with the work of director Jane
Guest reviewer Chad Clark has a review of Drive My Car, nominated for four Oscars! If a foreign film with a three-hour runtime sounds like a chore, you may stop reading. Still here? Good. Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, Drive My Car centers on a widowed thespian (Hidetoshi Nishijima) who takes a