Hollywood has been going through a period of nostalgia in recent years. We have seen an abundance of franchises, sequels, prequels, reboots and remakes dominating the cinematic landscape, and it’s easy to understand why. These films provide a sense of comfort and escapism for audiences as they offer a sense of familiarity. One such example… Read More Nightmare Alley (2021)
Going into the 92nd Academy Awards, it seemed that pretty much every category was a lock. Joaquin Phoenix was favoured to take home the Best Actor gong for Joker, Renee Zellweger winning Best Actress for Judy and Sam Mendes was the strong favourite to win Best Director for 1917 with the latter ultimately winning Best… Read More Why Parasite’s win is important
One of the best Best Picture winners in Oscar history, Barry Jenkins’ coming of age tale follows Chiron, a young black man coming to terms with his homosexuality through three key stages in his life. Split into three segments: Little (Alex Hibbert), Chiron (Ashton Sanders) and Black (Trevante Rhodes), we follow Chiron’s ascendence from bullied… Read More Moonlight (2016)
From the incredible mind of Guillermo del Toro comes the Best Picture winning The Shape of Water, an adult fairytale following mute Eliza (Sally Hawkins) who works as a cleaner in a government lab and falls in love with a creature (Doug Jones) who is held captive for experiments. Working with various parties including her… Read More The Shape of Water (2017)
Emma Stone is one of the most exciting young actresses working today. She worked her way up in the ranks of quirky teenage comedies proving her ability to perform in an array of roles in various genres along the way. In such a short career, we have seen her portray a young writer in a… Read More Top 5 Emma Stone Performances
So after months of reviewing and ranking the Disney Animated Classic library, I have finally got my finished list. I thought it would be a bit easier than what it was and found my opinion and outlook changing on a fair few of the films. If you haven’t read this series then here’s your chance!… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Final Ranking
We finally made it! After months of reviews and rankings, this is the final post before we are all up to date before Frozen II hits cinemas. This series of posts have taken us through not only the history of Disney but also a history of animation as we transition from hand-drawn to computer animation.… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 51-57 Ranking
This post has been a long one coming as I have been slow reviewing and uploading this series of posts but we are almost there. This is the penultimate post before we are completely up to date just in time for the upcoming release of the much-hyped Frozen II. After featuring Disney during its slump,… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 46-50 Ranking
Undoubtedly the man of the moment in the film that has the festival circuit buzzing, Joaquin Phoenix is the frontrunner for awards for his titular performance in Todd Phillips’ origin story Joker. During a film climate that seems dominated by superhero films, Joker seems like it is doing something entirely different by twisting the tone… Read More Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances
Arguably the most hyped film of the year sees acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino return to his native Hollywood for his ninth (and penultimate) outing. Set in 1969 where hippies reigned and Hollywood stars are quickly on the wain, this film was always going to be the most personal for Tarantino as this film provides the… Read More Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
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