Another film on my awards season list is The Forty-Year-Old Version, released on Netflix, the film is a brilliant comedy film written, directed and starring Radha Blank. It first premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, with Blank walking away with the U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award which made it one of the hottest releases… Read More The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
2020 has certainly been a whirlwind of a year for many reasons thanks due to global pandemic. Like many others within the film community, I have found solace in films during the difficult times and the closure of cinemas have resulted in the majority of new releases being released onto streaming services. My website has… Read More Top 5 Films of 2020
Continuing my awards season viewing with this fantastic stage to screen adaptation of August Wilson’s play of the same name. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom follows the titular Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), a blues singer and her band as they spend the day recording a new song in a studio in Chicago. Directed by George C.… Read More Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Admittedly, it has taken me a long time to get around to watching this film but it has been one of my most anticipated for the year. As a huge Spike Lee fan, I am always excited to see what he brings out. After his brilliant 2018 offering Blackkklansman that finally won him a deserved… Read More Da 5 Bloods (2020)
The only documentary I have seen in the festival thus far, One Man and His Shoes is the debut feature documentary from Yemi Bamiro. The film follows the rise of Michael Jordan’a relationship with Nike and the creation of the Air Jordans in the 1980s and how they have created a trend for extremely expensive… Read More London Film Festival 2020: One Man and His Shoes
Continuing with my London Film Festival adventure with this Bangladeshi debut feature directed and written by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit. Assisted with the Spike Lee Fellowship Award, Sumit was able to make The Salt in Our Waters (its original title is Nonajoler Kabbo), an intricate look into how climate change affects small communities and the lives… Read More London Film Festival 2020: The Salt in Our Waters (Nonajoler Kabbo)
When it comes to the best horror visionaries of the 21st century, it is most likely that Jordan Peele’s name will crop up. He rose to fame for his comedic acting alongside Keegan-Michael Key in the hit shows Mad TV and Key & Peele and the two are still often cast together such as their… Read More Jordan Peele: Double Feature
For this segment of my Oscars 2019 roundup, I am looking at the four “big” categories in the creative department – both adapted and original screenplays, director and best picture. I have previously discussed my thoughts on the acting categories here. The screenplay categories are my favourite categories in the whole of awards season and… Read More 91st Academy Awards – Creative Awards (Part 1)
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