In our continuing coverage of Oscar-nominated films, guest reviewer PopC has a look at Promising Young Woman, nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. “Wow” did I say after one of the strongest openings in recent film history, and “wow” did I say when
In our continuing coverage of Oscar-nominated films, guest reviewer 420filmclub has a look at Father, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, and has been nominated for six Oscars. One of the finest psychological horror films I’ve ever seen. There’s no need for blood, jump scares or supernatural chills here; it’s the realistic horrors of dementia
The Oscars are less than two weeks away where the heck did the time go?! In our continuing coverage of this year’s Oscars, guest reviewer Fourth Wall Film Reviews has a look at Sound of Metal, nominated for six Oscars! A heavy-metal drummer’s (Riz Ahmed) life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose
In our continuing series on possibly Oscar nominees, guest writer maerit_vs_movies has a look at The Prom. Emma is a high school student living in Indiana who isn’t allowed to bring her girlfriend to prom after the PTA votes against it. Meanwhile, four self-centered and unemployed Broadway actors decide to support a cause to boost
Continuing our reviews of possible Oscar nominees, guest writer Siddharth Maitra has an in-depth and spoiler-free look at Nomadland. The year 2011. The small town of Empire, Nevada; home to the US Gypsum Corporation which used to provide jobs to a significant part of the population. A drop in demand for sheetrock has led to
It’s never too early to get a jump on the potential Oscar nominees: guest writer Roschelle Charters has a look at Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)Director: Aaron SorkinStarring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch,
This week guest writer Greyson Ridley has some thoughts on Fantasy Island. I’m not gonna lie, I don’t have the energy to even shred this garbage right now. Blumhouse should be ashamed at this product. First of all, this is not a horror film. This is an extremely lazy, half-assed exposition-filled expedition that does absolutely
This week guest reviewer Sheshank Mageshwar takes a look at Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey. Directed by Cathy Yan, Margot Robbie reprises her role as one fantabulous Harley Quinn and is joined by Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosa María Perez , Ella Jay Basco, and Ewan McGregor. With Harley Quinn’s emancipation from the Joker,
The 2000’s faltered heavily under a mass amount of half brain remakes and sequels for the horror genre, until Darren Aronofsky proved the genre didn’t have to be as straight forward as standard cliches with his psychological film, Black Swan. Ever since then, it feels as if new coming directors have taken great care with