After a very busy spooky season in October, November will see the release of far more grounded films in what looks like to be month to showcase strong female lead performances as well as the release of several films directed by women, including - The Royal Hotel, Bottoms, How to Have Sex, Anatomy of a... Continue Reading →
Dir: Emma Tammi Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Matthew Lillard Five Nights at Freddy's lacks the scares or originality to make it an effective horror film in its own right but it will no doubt be a hit with its large and loyal fanbase Ever since the release of the... Continue Reading →
Strong Contenders Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame) Poor Things (Yorgos Mavropsaridis) (↑10) Killers of the Flower Moon (Thelma Schoonmaker) Barbie (Nick Houy) (↑5) The Holdovers (Kevin Tent) (↑1) Possible Contenders Maestro (Michelle Tesoro) (↑7) Air (William Goldenberg) Ferrari (Pietro Scalia) Anatomy of a Fall (Laurent Senechal) (NEW) Past Lives (Keith Fraase) Outsiders The Colour Purple (Jon Poll)... Continue Reading →
Strong Contenders Oppenheimer (Hoyte van Hoytema) (↑1) Killers of the Flower Moon (Rodrigo Prieto) (↑1) Poor Things (Robbie Ryan) (↑2) The Zone of Interest (Lukasz Zal) Maestro (Matthew Libatique) (↑7) Possible Contenders Saltburn (Linus Sandgren) (↑5) The Colour Purple (Dan Laustsen) (↑1) El Conde (Edward Lachman) (↓2) Barbie (Rodrigo Prieto) The Killer (Erik Messerschmidt) (↓3)... Continue Reading →
Dir: Emerald Fennell Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan Emerald Fennell's sophomore feature film is a dark and twisted tale of privilege and desire, that had me in stitches from start to finish Following the success of her debut feature, Promising Young Woman, in 2020,... Continue Reading →
As stated in my previous predictions, International Feature is one of the hardest categories to predict way an advance due to the long winded submission phases. We now know what films have been submitted by the International film industries and this has lead to the biggest shake up amongst my predictions across all categories. The... Continue Reading →
One of the most clear cut categories at the most recent Academy Awards was Animated Feature Film. usually there are only one or two contenders to take home the Oscar by the time the ceremony rolls around, and the remaining three nominees are usually fairly predictable. The same seems to be the case this year,... Continue Reading →
Like Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay is looking like a two horse race between two, almost certain, Best Picture nominees. Both Celine Song's "Past Lives" and Alexander Payne's "The Holdovers" have received strong reviews this year, with The Holdovers finishing runners-up at TIFF in September. The festival season has since changes in the top five with... Continue Reading →
Spooky season is here! Following on from the release of Saw X at the end of September, the horror releases are not slowing down in the lead up to Halloween. There are some iconic IPs getting movie releases this months, as well as some original horror releases to be excited for. Arguably one of the... Continue Reading →
Dir: Gareth Edwards Cast: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney, Ralph Ineson This original and timely sci-fi epic from writer-director Gareth Edwards is a visually stunning and action packed blockbuster, that sees the western world at war with Artificial Intelligence. Ever since the release of his ingenious... Continue Reading →
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