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Tag: Oscars

My Award-Winning Review of “The Master” (2012)

I became a finalist in the 2022 Gen Z Critics Contest with this essay on Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master.”

Entertainment, Film, Film Review, films, Gen Z, Joaquin Phoenix, Movie Review, Movie Review Contest, Movies, Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, PTA, Scientology, The Master

I’ve watched 150 movies in 2021 (as of June 20)

I watched movies in 12 languages, including works by Fellini, Paul Thomas Anderson, Bo Burnham, Scorsese, Kore-eda, and Jackie Chan.

Action, action movies, brokeback mountain, Charlie Chaplin, city lights, Coen Brothers, Drama, Entertainment, Lost in Translation, Martin Scorsese, modern times, Movies, Oscars, romance, Taxi Driver, Wes Anderson

I watched 50 movies in 35 days

I’ve decided to be a full-blown film buff. Here are are the 50 movies I’ve watched as of Feb 4, 2021. Also, 7 recommended movies for you to watch.

2020 movies, Back to the Future, Borat 2, Charlie Chaplin, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mank, Minari, Movies, Musical, Musical Theater, Netflix, Oscars, Oscars 2021, Pieces of a Woman, Studio Ghibli, The Dark Knight, Wes Anderson

Darkest Hour – Film Review

“Darkest Hour” is alright– until the plot turns painfully contrived and, frankly, baffling by the end. Gary Oldman is the only truly laudable part of this film, which drags on for far too long otherwise.

Biopic, British Films, British Movies, Darkest Hour, Entertainment, Gary Oldman, Joe Wright, Movie Review, Movies, Oscars, Oscars 2018, Rotten Tomatoes, War Movie, World War 2, World War II, World War II Movie

The Shape Of Water – Film Review

The Shape of Water is both harrowing and sensual: an idealistic fairytale and a portrayal of a universal, harsh reality.

Best Picture, Entertainment, Fantasy, Movie Review, Movies, Oscars, Oscars 2018, The Shape of Water

Venice vs. Cannes vs. Berlin vs. Oscars vs. More: Comparing the Great Festivals

Venice and Telluride snag Best Picture wins; Cannes, not so much.

Berlin Film Festival, Cannes Festival, Entertainment, Movies, Oscars, Sundance, Toronto, Venice Film Festival

Oscars 2018 Recap: What Went Right/Wrong

Historic wins from Peele, Deakins, and del Toro; questionable misses for Lady Bird and Get Out.

Best Picture, Dunkirk, Get Out, Guillermo del Toro, Jimmy Kimmel, Jordan Peele, Lady Bird, Oscars, Oscars 2018, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri

Oscars 2018: Best Picture Prediction

Good lineup overall, but the race comes down to two difficult but necessary films in the current polarized climate.

Best Picture, Best Picture Prediction, Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Oscars, Oscars 2018, Phantom Thread, Prediction, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards, Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri

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