The 2018 Oscar Winners Are. . .
byHere they are: the 2018 Academy Award winners. What do you think?
2018 Academy Awards
‘Phantom Thread’ Is a Disturbing Oscar Nominee
by‘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.
In ‘Three Billboards’ Redemption Is Cheap
byWith 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.
‘Darkest Hour’: When One Man’s Character Made All the Difference
by‘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.
‘The Shape of Water’ – A Fragile Fairy Tale Saved by Director’s Craft
byIn 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.
‘Coco’: History Is Malleable in the Land of the Dead
byBeautiful and exciting, ‘Coco’ explores a realm of the culture, religion, and nationality of Mexico. It’s a real tour de force.
What Most Critics Missed in ‘Blade Runner 2049’
by‘Blade Runner 2049’ is a long, beautiful, solemn and confusing film. It starts with the secular premise that man can and does play God, and that it’s inevitable.
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Provokes Questions Like ‘What Was Going On, Exactly?’
byI enjoyed Gosling’s performance, and was pleased to see that Wright was not the villain you’d expect. But in ‘Blade Runner 2049’ the story’s logic failed.
‘Dunkirk’: A Film for Our Time
by‘Dunkirk’ is surely the best Hollywood war movie since ‘Master and Commander.’ It may be an all-time classic. It’s historically accurate and moving.
‘Get Out’ Director Jordan Peele Named 2017 Director of the Year by CinemaCon
by“Jordan Peele has instantaneously become a force to reckon with as a gifted and enormously talented director and filmmaker,” said CinemaCon’s Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser.