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
The Mitchells vs. the Machines has some stunning animation, hilarious writing, relatable characters, and a good message, so I can definitely see why it was nominated for an Oscar. That being said, the film didn’t really reach me. There’s a fine line between “entertainingly madcap” and “annoyingly nutso” and I think the movie crossed into
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! So while we’d like to say something glib about the state of the world (global pandemic, political dumpster fire, quickly escalating international conflict) it just doesn’t seem like something we can joke about? So we’re going to go watch some cartoons
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
Directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, Encanto follows The Madrigals, an extraordinary family that lives hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift — every child except Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). However, she soon
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