Friday, May 17, 2024

Op-eds

Chasing the Gold: Why Jacki Weaver Should Have Won the Oscar for ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

When you think Jacki Weaver you think of a few things. A naturally comedic force from Australia that got her Hollywood break in her early sixties with her Oscar nomination for Animal...

Op-ed: Joanne Woodward in ‘The Three Faces of Eve’

I simply adore the incredibly talented Joanne Woodward who was most popular as a movie star in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She often lamented the fact that she didn’t become...

Op-ed: A Brief Journey Through French Poetic Realism

When it comes to the history of film movements around the world, France has been the locale for some of the most notable and influential. In between French Impressionism in the 1920s...

Chasing the Gold: How Did THAT Get Nominated for Best Picture? (2019)

After celebrating the much-deserved win of the beloved Parasite, it is difficult to recall the horror that was the Academy Awards of 2019. Yes, I am referring to the year that Green Book...

Op-ed: The Man Disgraced From Hollywood With The Famous Surname

Fox is a powerhouse name. There's Fox News, 20th Century Fox, Fox Broadcasting Company, and Fox Sports. The news is owned by the Murdochs and the entertainment was just bought up by...

Op-ed: Ain’t Baseball Great?

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the...

The Video Nasty: A British Form Of Censorship

In the United States, the old Hays Code ended and the MPAA was born, giving out its ratings to indicate the type of content a film has and whether it's acceptable for...

Shorts Review (Fantastic Fest): ‘Fantastic Shorts’ Nails the Fantastic Feeling

We are trapped. In the year 2020, or when we assume that we would have 20/20 vision on things, we are forced to march through life blindfolded as COVID-19 dismantles and shreds...

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