Dir: Martin Scorsese Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects. Score: ★★★★★ Based on Charles Brandt's book I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman is the story of Frank Sheeran a World War II veteran who... Continue Reading →
Dir: Noah Baumbach Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score. Score: ★★★★☆ Writer / Director Noah Baumbach's comfort zone is with those people and families that are financially well off enough that they have time to think about how shitty things are and actually have... Continue Reading →
Dir: James Mangold Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing. Score: ★★☆☆☆ Ford v Ferrari or as it's known in the UK Le Mans '66, is the latest output by James Mangold, most well known for Cop Land, Girl Interrupted, Walk The Line and both Hugh Jackman X- Men spin-offs... Continue Reading →
Dir: Bong Joon-ho Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing. Score: ★★★★★ For Bong Joon-ho's South Korean black comedy thriller Parasite to be talked about seriously as a not only a best picture contender at this year's Academy Awards, but also to be... Continue Reading →
Dir: Todd Phillips Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing. Score: ★☆☆☆☆ Is Joker the worst movie of the year? OK I am sure there are many in reality (most... Continue Reading →
Dir: Quentin Tarantino Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing. Score: ★★★★★ One of the few directors to truly be a household name in the modern era, Tarantino is undoubtedly a master director, whether... Continue Reading →
Dir: Greta Gerwig Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design. Score: ★★★★☆ After the success of Greta Gerwig's 2017 debut feature Ladybird, the much hailed new director and long time offbeat comedy actress returns with her updated take on Louisa May Alcott's 1868/1869 (it... Continue Reading →
Dir: Taika Waititi Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing. Score: ★★☆☆☆ Jojo Rabbit is the 6th feature of New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi, a career that started with Eagle vs Shark progressed to What We Do In The Shadows, took a bizarre... Continue Reading →
Dir: Sam Mendes Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Orginal Score, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects. Score: ★★★★☆ In the long and storied history of cinema, war has always been a preoccupation with filmmakers, who's approach to the subject... Continue Reading →
