You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! The 2020 Oscars have come and gone and Binary System has the complete recap! Well, mostly complete; Kathryn’s got the attention span of a magpie and kept leaving the room when she got bored. And Elizabeth still has the heebie jeebies
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
Continuing our coverage of Oscar-nominated films, guest writer Kasia has a look at Ad Astra, nominated for Best Sound Mixing. Astronaut Roy McBride travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge
I’ll say right off the bat, I didn’t want to see this movie. It looked like a combination of a Rom Com and a drama about the destruction of a relationship and boy howdy I have no interest in either of those things. But it’s up for several Oscars, and a lot of people seemed
The movie opens with an establishing shot of a Gothic mansion in the woods, the dark and sprightly string music letting the audience know that this is an odd place with a lot of creepy energy. We follow the housekeeper as she carries a breakfast tray through a house that’s stuffed to the rafters with
Continuing our coverage of Oscar-nominated films, guest writer Tyler Kelly has a look at Ford v Ferrari, up for four Academy Awards. I’m not giving away any spoilers because I want people to experience this movie on their own. I absolutely loved this movie; it’s literally the definition of a crowd pleaser.
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Welcome to Night Vale returns! Listen in as we recap Night Vale’s centuries-long quest to slap the bejeezus out of the moon, give shout outs to two listeners, and basically make stuff up about people we’ve never met.
Continuing our coverage of Oscar-nominated films, guest writer Tony Santiago has a look at Little Women, up for six Academy Awards. Little Women, written and directed by Greta Gerwig, is the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. Little Women is a triumph in direction and storytelling,
Continuing our Oscar coverage, guest writer The Popcorn Club has a look at Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, nominated for 10 Academy Awards. This film should come with a disclaimer, that it’s strictly for cinephiles and Tarantino purists.