‘Phantom Thread’ has played to such rave reviews that I am loathe to dissent, but I found the main characters so morally repellent that I could not enjoy myself despite the movie’s production qualities.
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‘The Insult’ is ably directed by Ziad Doueiri, who has a fine sense of tension and human drama.
The 2018 Oscar ceremonies take place on March 4 and here’s your guide to the major categories.
‘Black Panther’ is blockbuster genius for Black History Month because its concepts of freedom appeal to the entire human race.
With his Oscar nominated ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,’ Martin McDonagh tried to make a provocative movie like Flannery O’Connor’s story ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’ – and he didn’t.
‘The Greatest Showman’ was mostly snubbed by the Academy and it is terrific entertainment. It dazzles the eye, engages your heart, and convincingly takes us back to a wonderful place and time.
Grab the kids of almost any age and go to see this inspiring film starring Julia Roberts and the unexpectedly compelling Owen Wilson.
My tasks included separating the nuts out of a popcorn snack, buying the Hollywood producer 5 lunches so he had choices, and delivering it all in ways so as to never meet him.
‘Darkest Hour’ is nominated for six Academy Awards and it is a masterpiece because had Churchill opened talks with Hitler, morale would have collapsed, Germany would have won the war, and this movie shows how close he came.
In the hands of director Guillermo del Toro, formulaic and sometimes silly material in ‘The Shape of Water’ becomes a delight and sets us cheering for the 13-fold Oscar nominee.
